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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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No Looming Oroville But Michigan's Aging Dams Pose Real Flood Risks
While Michigan faces no potential dam collapse disasters like the worsening situation in Oroville, Calif., the Great Lakes State has thousands of dams that are aging, under-maintained and pose localized risks.
February 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Silence NAACP Leader, Missouri Lawmaker Turns Off His Mic During Public Hearing
State Rep. Bill Lant was accused of "unprofessional and racist behavior" by a House colleague after he cut off testimony by the president of the Missouri state conference of the NAACP during a hearing Monday night. The president of the NAACP conference also asked Tuesday for Lant, R-Pineville, to be removed as chairman of the House Special Committee on Litigation Reform.
February 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Target Undocumented Workers, Some Legislators Want Employers to Do More
Legislators in several states are looking to crack down on illegal immigration in one of the few ways they can: by requiring businesses to more thoroughly verify that applicants are authorized to work in the U.S.
February 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Seattle Triples Its Paid Parental Leave for Public Employees
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to offer city employees up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, rather than the four weeks they are offered now.
February 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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South Carolina House Endorses Obamacare -- by Accident
The GOP-controlled S.C. House of Representatives approved a 935-word resolution Tuesday urging new Gov. Henry McMaster to expand Medicaid, a basic tenet of Obamacare.
February 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After White House’s False Voting Fraud Claims, New Hampshire Fires Back
New Hampshire state officials and operatives on both sides of the aisle are fighting back after White House Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller renewed false claims over the weekend that there was widespread voter fraud in the state.
February 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In 1 Day, Trump's Immigration Ban Suffers 2 Court Blows
President Donald Trump's order barring people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from the U.S. for 90 days suffered another blow after a Virginia judge ruled it likely violates the rights of state residents.
February 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oroville Dam Problems Came to California's Attention More Than a Decade Ago
Potentially catastrophic problems with both the primary and emergency spillways at the Oroville Dam appear to have been caused by flaws that either had shown up in inspections or were flagged to state and federal officials going back more than a decade, an expert in infrastructure failures said Monday.
February 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Solitary Confinement No Longer a Given for Pennsylvania Prisoners Taken Off Death Row
A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered Pennsylvania prisons to abandon a policy that automatically kept former death-row inmates in solitary confinement, in some cases for years after their capital sentences had been vacated.
February 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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2 Years After His Forced Resignation, Gov. Kitzhaber Makes an Unlikely Comeback
In early January, a capacity crowd filled the Mission Mill for a Salem City Club presentation on health care. It was politics at its most grass-roots, full of wonky detail about capitation rates and coordinated care organizations.
February 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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