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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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California Joins Court Challenge to Trump's Immigration Ban
Three days before President Trump's new travel ban is due to take effect, California joined a legal challenge by Washington and four other states Monday arguing that the proposed halt on admission of immigrants and refugees is a thinly disguised anti-Muslim decree that would damage the states' universities, hospitals and economies.
March 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee Files First-of-Its-Kind Lawsuit Over U.S. Refugee Policy
Tennessee became the first state in the nation on Monday to sue the federal government over refugee resettlement on the grounds of the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
March 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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CBO: 24 Million Would Lose Health Insurance in First Decade of GOP's Plan
An estimated 14 million people would lose health insurance in the first year of the Republican proposal to overturn Obamacare, according to a new estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
March 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nor'Easter Brings Flights, Schools, Transit to a Halt From D.C. Up
A powerful nor'easter pounded the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast early Tuesday, prompting flight cancellations, school closures and warnings from city and state officials to stay off the roads.
March 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Public Records Should Be Easier to Find Under Wisconsin Governor's Order
Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday issued an executive order making it easier for the public to find state government notices and meeting minutes.
March 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Education Rules Swept Aside by Congress
With all the attention paid to President Trump’s lightning-rod secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, and her advocacy for private school vouchers, little public notice has been paid to the action on education in Congress — where lawmakers have broader power than Ms. DeVos to make changes to the nation’s school system.
March 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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He Passed Out in a McDonald's Parking Lot With a Gun. Then the Ohio Lawmaker Was Arrested.
Ohio Rep. Wes Retherford, R-Hamilton, was arrested in Butler County this morning on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and improper handling of firearms.
March 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas State Senator Proposes Satirical Masturbation Regulations for Men
A bill filed late last week by a Houston Democrat to convey the frustration women feel about having their health care and family planning decisions scrutinized would penalize men for "unregulated masturbatory emissions."
March 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Redistricting Ruling Bolsters Democrats' Battle in Texas
A new federal court ruling that some Texas congressional boundaries in 2011 were purposely drawn to dilute minority voter strength could someday help turn Texas a little more blue.
March 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland AG Will Use His New Power to Join Lawsuit Against Trump's Immigration Ban
Maryland's attorney general says he plans to use newfound power to sue the federal government by joining a Washington state lawsuit trying to upend President Donald Trump's new travel ban.
March 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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