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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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The old minimum age to hunt in Wisconsin. As of Monday, the state is one of 35 where children of any age can hunt.
November 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Philadelphia's 'Sanctuary City' Case, Judge Rules Against Trump Administration
A federal judge has blocked the federal government's attempt to withhold law-enforcement money from Philadelphia over its so-called "sanctuary city" status.
November 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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He Thought He Had a Free Court-Appointed Lawyer. Then He Got a Bill for $10,000. His Story Isn't Unique.
After Kelly Unterburger and his girlfriend were pulled over for speeding in 2011, a state trooper searched the car and found what was described in court documents as a bag dusted with white powder. Unterburger was arrested for possessing less than a gram of a controlled substance and brought before a North Texas court.
November 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Candidate for Michigan Governor Sued for Alleged Fraud
A buyer filed a federal lawsuit against Democratic gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar, alleging the Ann Arbor businessman fraudulently inflated the value of a company before its 2016 sale.
November 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Limits Solar Incentives
To boost home-grown solar energy, Pennsylvania has built a legal wall at its border to keep out-of-state solar power from entering the state's alternative-energy market.
November 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Roy Moore Is Losing More and More Republicans' Support -- But Not From Key Alabama Leaders
The chorus of national Republican leaders speaking out against Alabama GOP nominee Roy Moore after allegations of sexual misconduct grew louder Tuesday, with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan joining the effort to oust him from the Senate race and Attorney General Jeff Sessions voicing confidence in Moore’s accusers.
November 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why States That Expanded Medicaid Are Ending 'Retroactive Coverage'
If you’re poor, uninsured and fall seriously ill, in most states if you qualify for Medicaid — but weren’t enrolled at the time — the program will pay your medical bills going back three months. It protects hospitals, too, from having to absorb the costs of caring for these patients.
November 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sexual Harassment Training Is Hard to Find in Statehouses
In most of the state capitols recently roiled by allegations of sexual assault or harassment, lawmakers have not been receiving regular anti-harassment training. But many of them will soon.
November 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Are Gunmakers to Blame for the Sandy Hook Shooting? Court Will Decide.
The eyes of the legal world and both sides of the growing debate about the role of guns in society is focused on the Connecticut Supreme Court Tuesday as justices began hearing arguments in a lawsuit by the victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre against the manufacturer of the weapon used in the shooting.
November 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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‘One of the Most Secretive, Dark States’: What's Kansas Trying to Hide?
The statement was simple. Factual.
November 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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