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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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Right-to-Work Law Survives Legal Challenge in Wisconsin
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld Wisconsin's law that bars collective bargaining agreements requiring workers to pay union fees.
July 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Is Gun Control Becoming a Bipartisan Issue in the States?
While Republicans in Washington keep promising rollbacks of gun control laws — though so far haven’t taken action on any on it — Mike Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety group is claiming another round of success in new restrictions passed on the state level.
July 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cops Pulled Over a Black Driver for Having 'Really Dark' Windows. It Was the Florida State Attorney.
Florida’s first African-American state attorney, Aramis Ayala, was leaving Florida A&M University College of Law in Orlando, Florida on June 19, when police officers stopped her.
July 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Illinois' Budget Negatively Impacts Wisconsin's
Wisconsin's state budget impasse just got $51 million harder to solve thanks to the tax increases that neighboring Illinois enacted to finally pass its spending plan, state lawmakers learned Tuesday.
July 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Low Marijuana Supply Spurs State of Emergency in Nevada
Nevada officials have declared a state of emergency over marijuana: There's not enough of it.
July 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Ally, Key Culprit in Bridgegate Scandal, Escapes Prison Sentence
On Jan. 14, 2014, David Wildstein walked into the United States Attorney's Office here and started talking.
July 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I want to send a message to the world that you don’t want to come to Middletown to overdose because someone might not come with Narcan and save your life. We need to put a fear about overdosing in Middletown.
Middletown, Ohio, City Councilman Dan Picard, on why he suggested that his city's 911 service should ignore calls about opioid overdoses when the user has overdosed more than two times. After his comments made nationwide news, Picard says he has "no regrets."
July 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
107 hours
Average annual time drivers spend looking for parking in New York City, which is the highest in the nation.
July 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On REAL ID, Oregon Catches a Break From the Feds
The federal government is giving the Oregon DMV another temporary reprieve after state lawmakers approved a plan to offer TSA-compliant driver's licenses.
July 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Transparency Advocates Score Legal Victory in New Jersey
Dashboard-camera videos of incidents in which police officers use fatal force must be made available to the public in most circumstances, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a unanimous decision that advocates for open government and transparency are calling a historic victory.
July 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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