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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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City of Ferguson Settles Michael Brown Lawsuit in Secret
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a secret civil settlement of the wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of Michael Brown over his 2014 fatal shooting.
June 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Man excited about having dual monitors.
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Upgrading Government's IT 101
Public employees are often resistant to technological change. In some cases, it's their employers' fault.
June 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Bittel isn’t a racist. But he’s a rich white man who doesn’t know that the things that come out of his mouth can be really offensive.
A Democrat who witnessed Stephen Bittel, chair of Florida's Democratic Party, reportedly say that “the black caucus members were acting like three-year-olds." Bittel has since offered to resign over the comment -- if that's what members of the legislative black caucus want.
June 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
120 degrees
High temperature that was forecast for Phoenix on Tuesday, which prompted American Airlines to cancel some flights out of the city.
June 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Who Helped Immigrant Temporarily Escape Federal Agents Cleared of Any Wrongdoing
Multnomah County Circuit Court administrators have determined that Pro Tem Judge Monica Herranz didn't violate any rules of judicial conduct when she allowed an undocumented criminal defendant to leave her courtroom through a back door as immigration agents waited in the hallway.
June 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Free Tuition, Tennessee Discovers, Isn't Enough
Free tuition isn't enough to get many Tennessee students to enroll in college, according to a new report.
June 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Food Sovereignty Law, a First of Its Kind, Signed in Maine
With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Paul LePage last week enacted landmark legislation putting Maine in the forefront of the food sovereignty movement.
June 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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5 Things Weighed in Secret Health Bill Also Weigh It Down
Anyone following the debate over the “repeal and replace” of the Affordable Care Act knows the 13 Republican senators writing the bill are meeting behind closed doors.
June 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Overrules North Carolina Law That Kept Sex Offenders Off Facebook
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a North Carolina law prohibiting registered sex offenders from using Facebook or other social networking sites that minors can join.
June 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Partisan Gerrymandering Added to U.S. Supreme Court's Docket
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will decide in its next term a case brought by Democratic voters in Wisconsin who argue that state Assembly districts are unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Republicans. The court in a separate order delayed the drawing of new state Assembly district boundaries.
June 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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