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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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In Victory for Trump, Supreme Court Drops 1 Travel Ban Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dropped one of two challenges it was considering to President Donald Trump’s travel ban policy, declaring moot a lawsuit over Trump’s attempt to block issuance of visas to citizens of six majority-Muslim countries.
October 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It went from being an annoying evacuation to something really scary.
Chris Thomas, who was visiting California's Napa Valley when they were ordered to leave due to wildfires that have killed at least 10 people and destroyed at least 1,500 homes and businesses. Wind gusts up to 70 mph pushed walls of flames nearly 100 feet high.
October 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
15 days
Time that parents can be sentenced to jail if their child violates any city law, including bullying, in North Tonawanda, N.Y. The law took effect Oct. 1.
October 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Coming Soon: A One-Stop Site for State Services
Imagine a day when you can renew your car registration, pay your taxes and apply for Medicaid, all by clicking on to one state web portal.
October 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California's One-Drug Execution Method Rejected
Proposed rules for single-drug executions in California were rejected Monday by a state legal agency, whose decision may soon be nullified by an initiative approved by state voters last November.
October 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Milwaukee Police Chief Pledges to Move Forward With Reforms
Two months ago, Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn criticized a draft of a federal review of the department as riddled with errors.
October 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Breitbart's Praise, Missouri AG Enters U.S. Senate Race
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is done exploring.
October 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Sue to Kill Trump's Birth Control Rules
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking to block President Donald Trump's recent revision to the Affordable Care Act that allows insurers and employers to opt out of covering contraceptives in their health insurance plans.
October 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Final Debate for Virginia Governor the Most Intense
Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie slashed at each other for an hour in southwestern Virginia Monday night, looking to gain an advantage in the final weeks of the closely watched campaign to be Virginia’s next governor.
October 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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EPA's Repeal of Obama's Clean Power Plan Won't Happen Overnight
The Trump administration's move to start dismantling the Clean Power Plan rule intended to curb carbon emissions that contribute to global warming will not be a quick process.
October 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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