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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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Judge Rules, Again, That Texas Voter ID Law Intended to Hurt Minorities
A federal judge ruled Monday for the second time that Texas' 2011 voter identification law was filed with discriminatory intent -- another blow to the state in a six-year legal battle over the legislation.
April 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Drought Is Over in California. Now What?
Startlingly green hills, surging rivers and the snow-wrapped Sierra Nevada had already signaled what Gov. Jerry Brown made official Friday: The long California drought is over.
April 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Impeachment Hearings Begin, So Do Resignation Rumors for Alabama Governor
The gavel fell, and Alabama's government Monday went to a place it hasn't visited in 102 years.
April 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Montana Throws Out Decades-Old Law That Limited Drug Treatment Centers
When the Bakken oil boom peaked, and substance abuse spiked along with it, Jim Novelli wished he could have offered substance abuse treatment out of his clinic’s offices near the North Dakota border.
April 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Federal Cybersecurity Bill Would Help State and Local Governments Ward Off Hackers
In just the last two months, hackers may have obtained the personal data of millions of job seekers in 10 states that outsource job-search services. In Pennsylvania, Democratic state senators were locked out of their computers for two weeks after a malware attack.
April 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hackers Took Over Emergency Sirens in Dallas
Dallas officials blame computer hacking for setting off emergency sirens throughout the city early Saturday.
April 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Lunch Shaming' Happens All Over, But It's Only Outlawed in New Mexico Schools
What is “lunch shaming?” It happens when a child can’t pay a school lunch bill.
April 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Will Offer Free College Tuition -- With a Caveat
The governor's office estimates that nearly 940,000 families in New York State will be eligible for free public college tuition when the plan is fully phased in.
April 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Loans ‘Designed to Fail’: States Say Navient Preyed on Students
Ashley Hardin dreamed of being a professional photographer — glamorous shoots, perhaps some exotic travel.
April 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Facing Possible Charges, Alabama Governor Seeks Forgiveness and a Restraining Order
Facing the possible end of his political career and potential criminal charges, Gov. Robert Bentley went to God Friday. His attorneys went to court.
April 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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