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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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4 Abortion Laws Blocked From Taking Effect in Arkansas
A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from enforcing four new abortion restrictions, including a ban on a common second trimester procedure and a fetal remains law that opponents say would effectively require a partner’s consent before a woman could get an abortion.
August 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Orders North Carolina to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Maps
North Carolina will not have special elections in 2017 in new state legislative districts, but three federal judges ordered lawmakers to draw boundaries to correct what they have ruled to be unconstitutional racial gerrymanders by Sept. 1.
August 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hackers Demonstrate How Easily Voting Machines Can Be Breached
One of the nation’s largest cybersecurity conferences is inviting attendees to get hands-on experience hacking a slew of voting machines, demonstrating to researchers how easy the process can be.
August 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Elections Experiment Fails to Keep Big Money Out of Seattle Politics
After Seattle voters approved first-in-the-nation taxpayer-funded "democracy vouchers" for city candidates, Honest Elections Seattle declared that the program launched this year would "get big money out of politics."
August 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Big Oil, Business Execs Urge Texas to Flush Transgender Bathroom Bill
Top executives of big oil companies and other major Houston firms and organizations on Monday weighed into the political dogfight over the controversial bathroom bill, calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to block passage of the legislation that they warned will harm Texas' ability to grow its economy.
August 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Olympics Plan 2028 Return to Los Angeles, City Promises the Public Won't Pay
After weeks of negotiations with the International Olympic Committee, Los Angeles officials have reached a deal to host the 2028 Summer Games under terms they hope will generate hundreds of millions in savings and additional revenues.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'America's Toughest Sheriff' Found Guilty of Criminal Contempt
Joe Arpaio, the Arizona lawman who once proclaimed himself "America's toughest sheriff" and was largely praised by conservatives for his hard-line policing tactics, was found guilty Monday of criminal contempt, bringing his tenure as a relentless crusader against illegal immigration to an end.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Soda Tax Wins Court Approval Again, This Time in Cook County
Cook County shoppers who buy sweetened beverages will be charged a penny-per-ounce tax beginning Wednesday, after a judge dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the county tax as unconstitutional.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why You Better Watch Where Your Drone Flies in North Carolina
Flying drones near prisons and jails in North Carolina is now a crime.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Colorado has one of the strictest set of regulations for interacting with dogs.
Marcus Newell, owner of a doggy day care service in Colorado, where it recently became legal for people to care for three or fewer pets without the licensing that's required for kennels or doggy day cares.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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