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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.

Who Said That
I am not sure how to respond so this looks as if it is coming from Gary's computer. I guess I can access his account with his password but Erin probably knows he isn't here today.
Karmen Sanone, the secretary for Salt Lake County Recorder Gary Ott. Sanone not only controlled Ott's email, she was also made his legal guardian -- a title his family disputed in court as his health publicly deteriorates.
July 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Trades Vasectomies for Jail Time in Tennessee
A Tennessee judge is offering to cut 30 days off inmate sentences if they agree to undergo an elective birth control procedure.
July 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$506 million
Revenue Colorado has made off marijuana since legalizing retail sale of the drug for recreational use in 2014, according to VS Strategies, a pro-legalization research company. Most of the money goes toward education.
July 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Jennifer Lawless sitting in a chair.
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Talking Politics With an Expert on Women in Politics [Episode 10]
Jennifer Lawless is optimistic about the wave of women thinking about running for office -- but only tepidly.
July 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine Gov. LePage May Run for U.S. Senate After All
Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he might change his mind and run for Senate after all.
July 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lobbyist Gift-Giving at Issue in More States
Two months after demonstrators demanding greater accountability from state legislators were arrested at the Pennsylvania Capitol, a bill to ban gifts from lobbyists to officials remains stuck in committee without a hearing.
July 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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American Indians Win Election Maps Lawsuit
The boundaries of election districts in a southeastern Utah county are unconstitutional and violate the rights of American Indians who make up roughly half the county's population, a federal judge has ruled for the second time.
July 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Not Off Our Coast': North Carolina Governor to Resist Trump on Offshore Drilling
North Carolina's Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday that his administration will oppose the Trump administration's efforts to open Atlantic Ocean waters to offshore oil and gas drilling. Cooper's decision reverses the state's policy under former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, who urged federal officials to promote energy exploration in ocean waters to help the nation achieve energy independence.
July 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Elon Musk Claims 'Verbal Government Approval' for Hyperloop That Gets From D.C. to N.Y.C. in Just 29 Minutes
Elon Musk said Thursday that he has received "verbal government approval" -- but not a formal go-ahead -- for his newest, tunnel-digging venture to build an underground, high-speed transportation system connecting New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
July 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Wanted to Harshen the Rules for Sex Offenders With Closed Cases. The Courts Said No.
It's a fancy legal term for a law that seeks to punish someone after the fact. It is a big no-no, banned by the U.S. and Pennsylvania constitutions.
July 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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