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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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Abortion Becomes Late Issue in Vermont Governor's Race
Republican Phil Scott said Monday he generally supports abortion rights, but if he's elected governor he could imagine signing bills barring some late-term abortions or restricting minors' access to the procedure.
November 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Mexico Agrees to Stop Withholding Immigrants' Tax Refunds
The New Mexico tax department has agreed to stop automatically withholding income tax refunds from many foreign nationals without Social Security numbers who file under alternative identification numbers provided by the IRS, a New Mexico state senator said Friday.
November 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Hampshire Candidates for Governor Agree on One Thing: 'The Walking Dead'
They questioned each other’s business experience and acumen, tossed in some jabs about politicking and pandering, but the men who would be New Hampshire’s next governor were united during a Halloween debate in their appreciation of “The Walking Dead.”
November 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Rejects NYPD's Settlement in Muslim Surveillance Case
A federal judge has rejected the settlement of a lawsuit stemming from the New York Police Department’s surveillance of Muslims, saying the proposed deal does not provide enough oversight of an agency that he said had shown a “systemic inclination” to ignore rules protecting free speech and religion.
November 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Transgender Bathroom Wars Reach U.S. Supreme Court
A shorthanded Supreme Court on Friday entered the bathroom wars, as justices agreed to consider a transgender student's access rights.
November 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Deny Using Facebook Against North Dakota Pipeline Protesters
Tens of thousands of Facebook users across the U.S. have been falsely "checking in" at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota after a viral message claimed that investigators were tracking protesters on Facebook.
November 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kasich Voted, But Not for Clinton or Trump
Gov. John Kasich, who had vowed not to vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, voted Monday by absentee ballot.
November 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Strike Brings Transit to a Screeching Halt in Philadelphia
Despite last-minute negotiations and a visit from Democratic heavy-hitter Congressman Bob Brady, 4,738 transit workers walked off the job Monday night, beginning a strike that halted subways, trolleys and buses in Philadelphia.
November 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama Abortion Laws Blocked by Federal Judge
A federal judge blocked two laws today that would have restricted abortions in Alabama, including one that would prevent clinics from operating within 2,000 feet of public schools.
October 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Spotty State Laws Prompt U.S. Rules on Health-Care Translators
A 9-year-old girl, misdiagnosed with the stomach flu, died after a doctor failed to communicate to her Vietnamese-speaking parents that the drug he prescribed for her could have dangerous side effects.
October 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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