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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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Judges in 2 States Refuse Democrats' Request to Restrict Trump Supporters at the Polls
Federal judges in North Carolina and Pennsylvania have turned down Democratic Party requests for orders barring their Republican counterparts from harassing voters at the polls.
November 08, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Many States Break Early-Voting Records, Florida Leads Nation
Powered by a historic number of early voters, many in Democratic strongholds, Florida's pre-election turnout hit a record 6.4 million Monday, more than any other state and equal to half of the state's nearly 13 million voters.
November 08, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon Breaks Campaign Spending Record on Ballot Measures
The costs of Oregon's most contentious campaigns continue to rise in the final days before the election.
November 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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5.0 Earthquake Hits Nation's Largest Hub for Oil Storage
The fifth strongest earthquake to hit Oklahoma came Sunday night about 7:44 p.m., rattling people's nerves and shaking buildings across central Oklahoma.
November 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Philadelphia's Transit Strike Ends Just in Time for Election Day
The week-long work stoppage that sidelined subways, trolleys, and buses and threatened to complicate a closely contested presidential election ended in the pre-dawn hours Monday as SEPTA and leadership for the Transportation Workers Union Local 234 reached a tentative five-year agreement on a new contract for 4,738 transit personnel.
November 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Pennsylvania, Court Rejects Trump and GOP's Calls for Rogue Poll Watchers
A federal judge has rejected a bid by the Pennsylvania Republican Party to legalize a call from presidential nominee Donald Trump for supporters to serve as itinerant Election Day poll watchers.
November 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Orders North Carolina Counties to Restore Purged Voters
A federal judge Friday ordered three North Carolina to restore names to voter rolls that were part of a recent mass purge.
November 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Mail-In Ballots, Supreme Court Lets Arizona GOP Enforce New Law
The Supreme Court cleared the way for Arizona Republican leaders to enforce a new state law that makes it felony for anyone other than family members and caregivers to deliver mail-in ballots to polling places.
November 07, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Bridgegate Finale, Gov. Christie Aides Found Guilty on All Counts
A federal jury found two former aides to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie guilty of conspiring to misuse Port Authority of New York and New Jersey resources to cause tremendous traffic problems near the George Washington Bridge in September 2013 as part of a scheme to punish a local mayor.
November 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Passes New Laws to Limit Opioid Prescriptions
Gov. Wolf signed into law Wednesday a package of bills intended to curb the epidemic of opioid abuse in Pennsylvania.
November 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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