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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: New Jersey Town Discriminated in Mosque Case
A Muslim congregation that has waged a five-year battle against a New Jersey town for the right to build a mosque has moved "one step closer" to finally having a place to pray.
January 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NYPD to Start Allowing Beards, Turbans for Religious Officers
The New York Police Department will allow officers to begin wearing beards and turbans for religious reasons, in a policy shift intended to help diversify the nation's largest police force.
January 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Urges Chicago to Ask for Federal Help Combating Violent Crime
President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter Monday to again draw attention to Chicago's struggles with surging violent crime, this time suggesting that perhaps Mayor Rahm Emanuel should seek help from the federal government.
January 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina Law Stripping New Governor of Power Put on Hold
Gov.-elect Roy Cooper filed a lawsuit Friday challenging the North Carolina General Assembly's special session law that revamps the state elections board.
January 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Powerless State Democrats Frustrated With National Committee
Democrats around the country are demanding change from a national committee they say has focused too heavily on the White House at the expense of governorships, legislatures and state party operations.
January 03, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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2 Years Before Election, Illinois Governor Beefs Up His Campaign Chest
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, nearly two years away from Election Day 2018, deposited $50 million into his campaign account this week in what party operatives billed as a "first installment" in the effort to win a second term for the wealthy former venture capitalist.
December 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pregnancy Centers Win Early Victory Against Illinois Abortion Law
The state of Illinois cannot, for now, force a group of clinics that refuse to perform abortions to direct patients to doctors who will do the procedure, a state judge has ruled.
December 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Uber Moves Self-Driving Car Experiment to Arizona
Uber is moving its self-driving pilot project to Arizona, one day after the California Department of Motor Vehicles ordered the autonomous vehicles off the roads in San Francisco.
December 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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2017 Declared 'Year of the Bible,' Again, in Kentucky
The “Year of the Bible” will apparently last 24 months in Kentucky.
December 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine Governor Says Ballot Referendums Are Just ‘Recommendations’
Gov. Paul LePage has a history of interpreting the state’s constitution in ways that are later discredited, but that didn’t stop him from lobbing more dubious claims this week.
December 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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