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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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Washington Judge Upholds Faithless Electors' Fines
A Washington state administrative judge on Wednesday upheld fines for three presidential electors who broke their pledges to vote for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in December.
March 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DUI Law Curbed by Arizona Supreme Court
The Arizona Supreme Court says police can’t have blood samples taken from an unconscious DUI suspect without having a search warrant or facing urgent circumstances beyond the natural dissipation of alcohol in blood.
March 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Foreign Influence in State Elections? Not If Lawmakers Have a Say.
Amid concerns that Russia helped sway the 2016 presidential election, several states are considering legislation that would bar companies with significant foreign ties from contributing money in state campaigns.
March 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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List of States Fighting Trump's Immigration Ban Keeps Growing
Massachusetts, Oregon, New York and Washington state declared Thursday that they will follow Hawaii in challenging President Trump's revised travel order, saying the latest executive directive still amounts to an unconstitutional ban on Muslims.
March 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voters to Decide Whether Arkansas Should Strengthen Its Voter ID Law
The number of proposed constitutional amendments on the 2018 general election ballot rose to two Tuesday when the Senate approved a proposal that would require future voters to present photo identification.
March 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Case Over Bail's Fairness, a Sheriff Testifies Against His County
It was an awkward scene for officials of Harris County, Texas, who are defending themselves in federal court against a claim that they keep poor defendants locked up just because they cannot afford bail.
March 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hawaii Won't Be Only State Taking Trump to Court Over Immigration Ban
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday that the state would take President Donald Trump to court to block enforcement of his new, revamped travel order pausing refugee resettlement and travel from six majority-Muslim countries.
March 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The State of Paid Parental Leave in the Public Sector
Few state or local government employees have the benefit, but that's slowly changing -- and so are the circumstances for getting it.
March 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Sets Wildfire Record ‘It Never Hoped to See’
More than 500,000 acres of Clark and Comanche counties have burned in what is being called the largest single fire in the state’s recorded history.
March 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GPS Monitoring of Sex Offenders Upheld by Delaware Supreme Court
The state can continue tracking with GPS the highest tier of sex offenders who are on probation, according to the Delaware Supreme Court.
March 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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