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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 Georgia, Citizens Can Redirect Their Taxes to Private Schools
Georgia's highest court has determined that a state law allowing taxpayers to steer some of what they owe the state to private schools instead does not violate the state constitution.
June 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gun Advocates Lose U.S. Supreme Court Case
California's concealed-weapons law, a virtual ban on carrying a hidden handgun on the streets of San Francisco and most other urban areas, survived a U.S. Supreme Court challenge by gun groups Monday.
June 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Weakens Wall Between Church and State
In what some are calling a landmark ruling for religious freedom, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided in favor of a Columbia, Mo., church that had been denied state assistance to improve its playground.
June 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bernie Sanders 'Extremely Disappointed' as Single-Payer Bill Dies in California
Sen. Bernie Sanders is not happy with Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, who on Friday called a proposed California universal health bill "woefully incomplete" and killed it for the year.
June 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1979
Year that the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that women cannot revoke consent after sexual intercourse begins. The law, which isn't found anywhere else in the nation, makes it difficult to prosecute rape cases.
June 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
His whole job is to get people, convince Republicans to [expletive] kick people off of [expletive] health care. I'm glad [U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise] got shot.
Phil Montag, who was ousted from his job as co-chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party's technology committee after a recording of his comments surfaced. Scalise was among the several people shot during a Congressional baseball practice earlier this month. He remains hospitalized in "fair condition." For his part, Montag claims the recording was edited and that his words were taken out of context.
June 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump's DOJ Sides With Texas in 'Sanctuary Cities' Lawsuit
The Department of Justice on Friday sided with Texas in the lawsuit against its recently passed sanctuary cities ban, lending significant if unsurprising support to boosters of the law.
June 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio's Attorney General Announces Run for Governor
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced on Sunday that he is running for Ohio governor, putting him in contention against two other statewide officials and a U.S. congressman seeking the Republican nomination in 2018.
June 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As U.S. Mayors Gather, Advice Given and Received Galore
U.S. mayors spent a long day in Miami Beach giving and taking advice about what to fix in their cities, how to convince voters it's a good idea and -- best of all -- how to pay for it.
June 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pro-ISIS Messages Posted on Hacked Local Government Sites
The Howard County, Md., government website was hacked Sunday with messages supporting the Islamic State, part of a larger attack on local government websites around the country.
June 26, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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