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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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In Year of 'Unprecedented' Anti-Abortion Legislation, Another Heartbeat Bill Becomes Law
Mississippi on Thursday became the latest state to sign into law a ban on most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually about six weeks into pregnancy, despite criticism from opponents who called the move cruel.
March 22, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$10 million
Damages awarded to a San Francisco man who was imprisoned for six years before having his murder conviction tossed out after a jury ruled that the homicide inspectors in the case fabricated evidence against him and withheld evidence that could have helped him.
March 21, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
They got the chickenpox on purpose because we found a neighbor that had it and I went and made sure every one of my kids was exposed to it, and they got it.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Republican, who opposes vaccination requirements and made it easier for parents to obtain a religious exemption from them.
March 21, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
20
States that don't regularly track and evaluate tax incentives to see if the businesses that receive them are holding up their end of the deals.
March 20, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It keeps me up at night when I realize that there could be innocent people in our prisons and on death row.
Texas state Rep. Jeff Leach, a Republican, who still supports the death penalty despite the growing opposition to it within his party. Leach does believe a moratorium should "be on the table."
March 20, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hepatitis C Settlement Guarantees 'Cure to All Prisoners' in Minnesota
Minnesota prisoners with chronic hepatitis C infections must be provided with highly effective but costly antiviral drugs following a class-action lawsuit settlement.
March 19, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Laquan McDonald Case, Illinois Supreme Court Lets Ex-Cop's Sentence Stand
The Illinois Supreme Court decided Tuesday in a 4-to-2 vote that it will not order a new sentencing for Jason Van Dyke, rejecting an unusual bid from prosecutors that could have meant a much harsher prison term for the former Chicago police officer.
March 19, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scott Walker's New Gig: Urging States to Call a Constitutional Convention
A national group says its campaign to convene an unprecedented U.S. constitutional convention to balance the federal budget has a new leader: former Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
March 19, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
38.1 years old
Average age of renters, which is on the rise because, in the last decade, there was a 43 percent increase in renters over the age of 60.
March 19, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Someone asked if I believe in bipartisanship. I said it depends.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, who will lead a nonprofit pushing state legislatures to call for a new constitutional convention in order to add a balanced-budget amendment.
March 19, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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