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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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Amid Immigration Crackdown, Cities Offer Free Legal Aid
ARLINGTON, Va. — Here in Judge J. Traci Hong’s crammed courtroom, the jargon flows: There is talk of I-360s and I-589s, of provisional waivers and LPRs — lawful permanent residents. Those who’ve come to plead their case shift in their seats, knees jittering. Some are with attorneys; others do without.
November 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Controversial DUI Law Upheld by Utah Supreme Court
The Utah Supreme Court has reversed a ruling by the Utah Court of Appeals, which last year found that a law making it a second-degree felony to cause death or serious injury while driving with a measurable amount of drugs in one’s system was unconstitutional.
November 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Unfortunately, no one’s in charge. Everyone is creating the problem, and unless everyone contributes to the solution, then the job won’t get done.
California Gov. Jerry Brown, giving a speech about climate change in Germany. He's in Europe for a United Nations conference on the issue.
November 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than 4,000
Pennsylvanians who signed up for the state's medical marijuana registry in its first week.
November 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite International Objections, Texas Executes Mexican National
Texas executed a Mexican national late Wednesday night despite a flurry of last-minute appeals and objections from his native country and United Nations human rights experts.
November 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Medicaid Expansion Passes Maine Voters, Governor Indicates He Might Block It
Just hours after a Medicaid expansion was endorsed by nearly 60 percent of Maine voters, Gov. Paul LePage and his Republican allies in the Legislature were vowing to delay, if not derail, the first-in-the-nation, citizen-initiated law that would provide health care to as many as 70,000 low-income residents.
November 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Self-Driving Bus Crashes on Its First Day in Las Vegas
A big public debut for a self-driving bus in Las Vegas turned out to be trouble.
November 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FBI Investigating Sexual Harassment Scandal in Kentucky Capitol
The Federal Bureau of Investigation acknowledged Monday that it is looking into details surrounding a sexual harassment scandal in the Kentucky Capitol that led to Jeff Hoover's resignation Sunday as speaker of the House of Representatives.
November 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Cyber-Thieves Stole From Iowa Pension Accounts
The online theft of money from Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) member accounts discovered on Halloween was not the result of a hack, an agency official said, but sparked an FBI investigation and changes to security practices.
November 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Removes Criminal History Questions From State Job Applications
Arizona is joining more than two dozen other states in giving convicted felons a foot in the door for employment.
November 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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