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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 Defense of Maps Deemed Discriminatory, Texas Appeals Redistricting Ruling
Three days after a federal court ruled that Republican lawmakers drew congressional districts to intentionally discriminate against minority voters, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the decision and protect districts in Travis and Bastrop counties from having to be redrawn.
August 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Resignation Calls, Missouri Democrat Apologizes to Trump for Assassination Comment
Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal apologized on Sunday for a Facebook post that hoped for the assassination of President Donald Trump, saying, "I made a mistake."
August 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Confederate Statues Removed From University of Texas Overnight
The statues of four people with ties to the Confederacy, including Gen. Robert E. Lee, were being removed from their pedestals on the UT-Austin campus Sunday night, the university announced.
August 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Millions of Americans Drank Potentially Unsafe Water in the Past 10 Years
As many as 63 million people – nearly a fifth of the country – from rural central California to the boroughs of New York City, were exposed to potentially unsafe water more than once during the past decade, according to a News21 investigation of 680,000 water quality and monitoring violations from the Environmental Protection Agency.
August 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Dissent From Other Rulings, U.S. Court Allows Arkansas to Defund Planned Parenthood
A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that Arkansas can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, two years after the state ended its contract with the group over videos secretly recorded by an anti-abortion group.
August 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Trump's NAFTA Talk Worries States
President Donald Trump says the North American Free Trade Agreement has been a disaster. “It’s been very, very bad for our companies and for our workers,” he said at the Wisconsin headquarters of an automotive manufacturer this spring.
August 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
All sides need to agree that there is no room for suggestions of political violence in America — and the Missouri Democratic Party will absolutely not tolerate calls for the assassination of the president. I believe she should resign.
Stephen Webber, chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party, after Democratic state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal posted -- and then quickly deleted -- a Facebook comment that said "I hope Trump is assassinated!” Her comment came in the wake of the president's remarks about the deadly protests in Charlottesville, Va. As of Friday afternoon, she refused to resign.
August 18, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
21 years old
Age that Maine Gov. Paul LePage wants people to be to vote and join the military in his state. His proposal, which would need permission from the Trump administration, is in response to the legislature's decision to override him and raise the age for buying tobacco to 21.
August 18, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voting Interpreter Case a Win for Non-Native English Speakers and a Loss for Texas
Texas ran afoul of the Voting Rights Act by restricting the interpretation assistance English-limited voters may receive at the ballot box, a federal appeals court found.
August 18, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Confiscated Guns Must Be Sold, Not Destroyed, Rules Arizona Supreme Court
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled the city of Tucson can no longer destroy firearms that have been confiscated by police or turned in by citizens.
August 18, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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