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Caroline Cournoyer

Senior Web Editor

Caroline Cournoyer -- Senior Web Editor. Caroline covered federal policy and politics for CongressNow, the former legislative wire service for Roll Call, has written for Education Week's Teacher Magazine, and learned the ins and outs of state and local government while working as an assistant editor at WTOP Radio.

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Maryland Legislature Updates Its Sexual Harassment Policies
Maryland will track allegations of sexual harassment made against state lawmakers, and politicians who violate the state's code of conduct can be expelled from the legislature.
December 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mining Set for a Comeback in Wisconsin After Scott Walker Ends 20-Year Moratorium
Gov. Scott Walker signed a measure Monday clearing the way for mining copper and gold in Wisconsin, handing a win to business groups over the proposal's environmental opponents.
December 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why States Are Taking Other States to Court Over Eggs
Thirteen states have filed suit against Massachusetts in response to a law mandating certain humane practices in food production.
December 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Melania and Ivanka Voted Absentee for NYC Mayor, But Their Votes Didn't Count. Here's Why.
The votes cast by First Lady Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump in last month's New York mayoral election were tossed out after the president's wife and eldest daughter made mistakes in their absentee ballots, NBC News reported Tuesday.
December 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Accused of Molesting His Daughter's Friend, Kentucky Lawmaker Refuses Calls to Resign
The marquee outside the Heart of Fire Church says the Sunday sermon is "Satan accuses/God says you're not guilty."
December 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States' Newest Idea for Executing Prisoners? Opioids.
The synthetic painkiller fentanyl has been the driving force behind the nation’s opioid epidemic, killing tens of thousands of Americans last year in overdoses. Now two states want to use the drug’s powerful properties for a new purpose: to execute prisoners on death row.
December 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Recount Possibility in Moore-Jones Race Puts Alabama's Secretary of State in the Spotlight
Secretary of State John Merrill said it's too soon to know whether the margin of victory by Doug Jones in Alabama's special election on Tuesday will trigger the state's automatic recount law.
December 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You can have my vote if you have sex with me.
Former New Mexico state Rep. Thomas A. Garcia's alleged response to Vanessa Alarid, a lobbyist, when she asked him if she could count on his support for a bill that could come down to a single vote. He then kissed her, and she pulled away. The next day, said bill failed by one vote and received a "no" from Garcia.
December 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
65 years old
Age of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee when he died of a heart attack on Tuesday. He was the city's first Asian-American mayor.
December 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Stephen Colbert, Chicago Mayor Talks Trump, Sports and Pizza
Mayor Rahm Emanuel took his anti-Trump shtick on the road Monday when he stopped by "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
December 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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