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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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How Texas Jails Reduced Suicides by Almost 60% in 1 Year
Texas county jails have seen a sharp decline in inmate suicides since they began using a revised mental health screening tool last December.
December 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Another Texas GOP Elector Refuses to Vote for Trump on Dec. 19
Another Texas Republican elector is objecting to Donald Trump, saying he will not vote for the president-elect.
December 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bomb Threat Puts Los Angeles Transit on High Alert
An overseas tip about an imminent bombing of the Metro Red Line's Universal City station has forced federal and local law enforcement in Los Angeles to swiftly ramp up security across its sprawling transit system, authorities said Monday.
December 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Appears Concerned About Racial Gerrymandering
A Supreme Court majority on Monday appeared to lean in favor of Democrats in Virginia and North Carolina seeking to rein in what they call racial gerrymandering by Republican-controlled legislatures in those states.
December 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mistrial Declared for Police Officer Who Killed Walter Scott
A jury could not reach a decision on Monday in the murder trial against a former North Charleston police officer accused of shooting a black motorist in the back.
December 06, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina Gov. McCrory Concedes Defeat as Recount Wraps Up
Republican North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory announced Monday that he's conceded the election to Democrat Roy Cooper, the state's attorney general, and will support transition efforts.
December 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How States Are Making the Holidays Merry, Even for Prisoners
The “most wonderful time of the year” may be the hardest for tens of thousands of young people locked up for the holidays.
December 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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ExxonMobil Fires Back at Massachusetts AG With Its Own Lawsuit
When Attorney General Maura Healey and other Massachusetts law enforcement officials announced last spring that they were pursuing fraud investigations against the world’s largest oil company, ExxonMobil, former vice president Al Gore called it “the most hopeful step I can remember in a long time” to combat climate change.
December 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Recount of Michigan's Presidential Votes Should Start Today, Rules Judge
A federal judge early Monday morning ordered a recount of Michigan's presidential ballots to begin at noon on Monday, and for the state to "assemble necessary staff to work sufficient hours" to complete the recount by a Dec. 13 federal deadline.
December 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pipeline Protesters Celebrate as Obama Administration Agrees to Explore Other Routes
The Army Corps of Engineers on Sunday denied permission for the Dakota Access pipeline to cross under a section of the Missouri River, handing at least a temporary victory to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and its supporters.
December 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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