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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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GOP-Drawn Maps Ruled Unconstitutional in Wisconsin
A panel of federal judges on Monday ruled that Wisconsin's 2011 legislative redistricting plan, created by Republican leaders virtually in secret, is an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
November 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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If Trump Creates Muslim Registry, NYC Mayor Vows to Sue
Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a defiant challenge Monday to President-elect Donald Trump from the stage of the historic Cooper Union in Manhattan, saying New York City would not comply with federal policies that threaten its residents' rights.
November 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kris Kobach Meets Trump With His Immigration Plan in Hand
When Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach met with President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday, he was carrying a copy of a plan for the Department of Homeland Security.
November 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Is Texas Trying to Hide the Details of a Failed Attempt to Combat Opioid Abuse?
Faced with a rising death toll from opioid abuse, Texas public health officials in May decided to apply for a $1 million federal grant to purchase Naloxone, a drug that, if administered during an overdose, can save the life of a person addicted to heroin or pain pills.
November 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democrat Still Leading as North Carolina's GOP Governor Fights for Votes
The State Board of Elections on Sunday rejected a request from Gov. Pat McCrory’s campaign to take over election protest reviews, instead setting a 10 a.m. Tuesday meeting to set guidelines for counties to address the complaints.
November 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Rejects 6 States' Lawsuit Against California Egg Law
Six states lacked the legal right to challenge a California law that prohibits the sale off eggs from chickens that are not raised in accordance with strict space requirements, a federal appeals court said Thursday.
November 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Pipeline Protests, North Dakota Lawmakers Cancel Traditional Tribal Address
In light of ongoing Dakota Access Pipeline protest activities and increased demand on law enforcement, lawmakers broke tradition Thursday by canceling the traditional State of the Judiciary Address and Tribal-State Relationship message held during the first week of the upcoming legislative session.
November 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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America's First Test of Automatic Voter Registration, in Oregon, Has Mixed Results
Nearly 100,000 Oregonians who otherwise may not have voted cast ballots in the Nov. 8 election after registering to vote in the state’s new automatic voter registration program, Democratic Secretary of State Jeanne Atkins said.
November 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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1 Day. 4 Cities. Police Officers Shot in All.
A man being sought as a suspect in the shooting of a St. Louis police officer Sunday night was shot and killed in a shootout with police early Monday.
November 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study: Retail Clinics Don’t Drive Down ER Visits
Even if there’s a retail health clinic less than a 10-minute drive away, consumers are just as likely to go to the emergency department for low-level problems like bronchitis or urinary tract infections, a recent study found.
November 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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