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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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68%
Mayors surveyed by Politico who would support their state switching to a single-payer health-care system.
July 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Appeals Court on Michael Brown's Death: Ferguson Isn't Done Yet
An appeals court on Tuesday upheld a federal judge here who refused to dismiss a lawsuit against the city of Ferguson and police related to the 2014 fatal shooting of Michael Brown.
July 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Governor Signs Cap and Trade Bill While Schwarzenegger Blasts Trump
Two California governors -- one a Republican, the other a Democrat -- joined together Tuesday to celebrate the extension of one of the state's key global warming programs and slam the federal government for abandoning the climate fight.
July 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Deep Budget Cuts Announced for Montana
After revenues came in $75 million lower than projected, the state Tuesday announced severe cuts that will deeply affect the way government serves Montanans, including lost jobs and reduced or terminated programs.
July 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'May Be [Immigrants'] New Bible': New Haven, Conn., Releases a How-To Guide for Surviving the Trump Era
Mayor Toni Harp said they came mostly from immigrant residents. It wasn't hard to pinpoint their worries: Trump had vowed to deport undocumented immigrants and build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Months later, Trump has mostly kept his word on enforcing immigration law, shedding Obama-era deferment policies that once focused on undocumented immigrants with criminal records. Now, undocumented immigrants who have no criminal history are being monitored and deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
July 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Administration Toughens Sanctuary Cities Policy, But Its Funding Impact Is Limited
The Trump administration strengthened its crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities Tuesday, announcing a new policy that says local governments will lose some federal grants if they do not give advance notice when illegal immigrants are about to be released from custody and give immigration agents access to local jails.
July 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Police Warning, Transgender Bathroom Bill Advances in Texas Senate
A Texas version of a North Carolina-style "bathroom bill" targeting transgender people has again passed the state Senate, on Tuesday, July 25.
July 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gun Rights Advocates Score Legal Victory in D.C.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a District of Columbia law that makes it difficult for gun owners to get concealed carry permits by requiring them to show that they have a good reason to carry a weapon.
July 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voter Registration Is Going to Get a Lot Easier in New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered state agencies to make voter registration forms available to the public and offer assistance in filling them out in an effort to boost participation in elections.
July 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
That K-9s could be exposed to opioids is a reflection of the epidemic we’re seeing.
Maryland state Del. Clarence Lam, who sponsored legislation that will protect police officers from liability when administering the drug that reverses overdoses to drug-sniffing dogs who have been exposed to fentanyl, which can be absorbed through the skin and fatal in a "microscopic amount."
July 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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