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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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U.S. Supreme Court Halts Execution of Alabama Man
The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the Department of Corrections to temporarily delay Thomas Arthur's execution as they review his pending appeals.
November 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FBI Raids Paterson, N.J., Mayor's Office
While top city officials were on retreat at a Poconos resort, FBI agents executed a search warrant at Paterson Mayor Joey Torres’ City Hall office Thursday evening, capping a daylong hunt for documents in a fraud investigation involving the use of federal funds for a controversial prison-reentry project, city officials said.
November 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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These Officials Write Ballot Questions. Companies Write Them Checks.
Big-money corporate lobbying has reached into one of the most obscure corners of state government: the offices of secretaries of state, the people charged with running elections impartially.
November 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ruling Boosts Overworked Public Defenders in Only State That Doesn't Fund Them
The offices were filthy. Not enough phones; not enough computers. Just overwhelming caseloads, and not enough hours to handle them. As a result, some courtrooms, according to one attorney, became guilty-plea assembly lines.
November 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As California Votes on Marijuana, Cities Scramble to Outlaw Its Sale
Worried that California might legalize recreational marijuana, the state's third-largest city by population has voted to ban pot sales ahead of Tuesday's election.
November 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hired by an Algorithm: HR's Technology Problem
Getting rid of paper applications speeds up the hiring process, but it can lead to the wrong people making the cut.
November 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democratic AG Outraises Incumbent in North Carolina’s Most Expensive Governor’s Race Ever
Democrat Roy Cooper has continued to outraise and outspend Republican Gov. Pat McCrory in what has become the most expensive gubernatorial race in North Carolina history.
November 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indiana's Libertarian Candidate for Governor Taken to Hospital
Libertarian candidate for Indiana governor Rex Bell of Hagerstown was taken to Reid Health after he suffered a medical incident Wednesday night.
November 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police-Seizure Ruling Puts Montana in Line With Most States
The Montana Supreme Court says citizens have a right to trial by jury before the state can take private property in civil forfeiture cases, a ruling that bolsters a law that state legislators passed last year to limit police seizures.
November 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Take Ballot Selfies, Californians Will Have to Wait Til Next Year
Voters will have many options at the polls Tuesday. Taking a selfie of their ballot won't be one of them.
November 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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