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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.

News in Numbers
2 weeks
Time until power is expected to be restored on two popular tourist islands off the coast of North Carolina. The blackout, which started last Thursday, has forced thousands to evacuate.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Honolulu May Be First U.S. City to Outlaw Texting While Crossing the Street
Call it "The Cross and Text Law."
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pregnant Worker Protections Signed Into Massachusetts Law
A bill requiring employers to provide "reasonable accommodations" to pregnant employees and banning termination or hiring discrimination against women because of pregnancy has become law in Massachusetts.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nashville Mayor's Son Dies From Apparent Overdose
So often it has been Nashville Mayor Megan Barry seeking to comfort the city during times of tragedy.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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High-Speed Rail Hits a Roadblock in California
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that publicly owned railroads are not exempt from the state's bedrock environmental law, a decision hailed by environmental watchdogs on the North Coast and opponents of California's high-speed rail project.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama Abandons Major Health Reforms After Talks With Trump Administration
Alabama will end an ambitious attempt to move Medicaid from a fee-for-service model to one that rewarded health outcomes.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts' Marijuana Law Passed by Voters, Rewritten by Lawmakers
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday signed the long-awaited compromise marijuana bill into law, even as he voiced his disapproval with the controversial substance that Bay State voters broadly legalized in November 2016.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Locked-Up Juveniles Don't Always Get the Second Chance They Were Promised
Courtroom 801 is nearly empty when guards bring in Bobby Hines, hands cuffed in front of navy prison scrubs.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Chiefs Blast Trump for Endorsing 'Police Brutality'
Police leaders across the country moved quickly to distance themselves from -- or to outright condemn -- President Trump's statements about "roughing up" people who've been arrested.
July 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$19 million
Florida's spending on legal fees to defend state policies that didn't hold up in court since Gov. Rick Scott took office in 2011. The successful lawsuits have dealt with a range of laws -- from drug testing and voting rights to gay marriage.
July 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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