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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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2 Killed During Inmate Revolt at Nebraska Prison
For the second time in two years, inmates on Thursday took control of a portion of a state maximum security prison and killed two fellow inmates.
March 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pence Used Private AOL Email for Public Business as Governor -- and It Was Compromised by Hackers
Vice President Mike Pence regularly used personal email to conduct public business while serving as governor of Indiana, and his account was compromised last year by hackers, according to The Indianapolis Star.
March 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tough-on-Protesting Bills Worry Free-Speech Advocates
About an hour after some 200 police officers cleared the last demonstrators against the Dakota Access Pipeline from their sprawling encampment on the North Dakota prairie last week, Gov. Doug Burgum signed into law four bills aimed at making it easier to control such protests.
March 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Some Democratic AGs Snubbed Trump
The White House issued standard guidance Tuesday that listed 47 state attorneys general who had just met with President Trump. But the story of their visit was a little more complicated than that.
March 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Opioid Crisis Triggers Emergency Declaration in Maryland
Amid mounting overdose deaths, Gov. Larry Hogan pledged Wednesday to spend an extra $10 million a year to battle Maryland's problem with heroin and prescription pill abuse.
March 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rising Democratic Star Announces Run for Florida Governor
Andrew Gillum, the young African-American Democratic Tallahassee mayor who took on the gun lobby, will formally announce his 2018 bid for Florida governor on Wednesday.
March 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Sends Virginia Redistricting Case Back to Lower Court
The Supreme Court has refused a plea from Democratic Party lawyers, at least for now, to rein in alleged "racial gerrymandering" by Republican-led states in the South that protects black lawmakers at the expense of other Democrats.
March 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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If Public Workers Strike, Illinois Governor Ready to Replace Them
The administration of Gov. Bruce Rauner has set up a website intended to recruit people willing to work for the state in the event of a strike by union employees.
March 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Signs Bill to Nix Gun Checks for Mentally Ill
President Donald Trump quietly signed a bill into law Tuesday rolling back an Obama-era regulation that made it harder for people with mental illnesses to purchase a gun.
March 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Advocates of Local Control and Minimum Wage Score a Legal Victory in Missouri
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state couldn't bar St. Louis from establishing its own minimum wage. The ruling could bolster legal arguments in favor of a higher minimum wage in Kansas City if voters approve one in an upcoming election.
March 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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