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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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Police Use of Facial Recognition Rarely Regulated
A new report by a think tank at Georgetown University calls for greater oversight in the use of emerging facial recognition software that makes the images of more than 117 million Americans — a disproportionate number of them black — searchable by law enforcement agencies.
October 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Final Debate for North Carolina Governor, Candidates Spar Over HB2, Taxes and Coal Ash
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Democrat Roy Cooper sparred over taxes, House Bill 2, coal ash and even hurricane relief Tuesday night in the final debate of their gubernatorial campaign.
October 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A First in Its History, Faculty at 14 Pennsylvania State Universities Go on Strike
Faculty at 14 Pennsylvania state universities went on strike Wednesday morning, affecting more than 100,000 students, after contract negotiations between the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the faculty union hit an impasse.
October 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Introducing: How to Be a Better Mayor 101
Harvard and Bloomberg Philanthropies have teamed up to offer what they say is the first major effort to formally educate mayors about how to be more effective.
October 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Mayor Resigns Over His Racist Facebook Posts About Obama
Charles Wasko's days are numbered as West York mayor, and it's a pretty low number: four, after West York's borough council voted unanimously on Monday to accept his resignation.
October 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Clinton Campaign Sends Money to Some Down-Ballot Democrats
With three weeks until Election Day, Hillary Clinton's team is stepping up its coordinated campaign efforts, sending an additional $6 million to seven battleground states with competitive Senate races.
October 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Louisiana, Democratic Governor Loses LGBT Lawsuit Against His Republican AG
In a setback for Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Baton Rouge judge refused Monday to order Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry to approve state contracts that protect gays and lesbians from workplace discrimination.
October 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Kills Florida's Death Penalty Law for Not Requiring Unanimous Sentences
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Friday that Florida's revamped death penalty law is unconstitutional, declaring that death sentences must be determined by a unanimous jury and triggering the potential re-sentencing of hundreds of inmates on Death Row.
October 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nevada Raises Taxes to Build an NFL Stadium for a Team That May Not Play There
Nevada gaming leaders, lawmakers and laborers who supported legislation that provides public funding for an NFL-ready stadium cheered as Gov. Brian Sandoval signed the bill into law this morning.
October 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gas Tax Going Up in New Jersey for First Time in 28 Years
Gas prices in New Jersey will go up Nov. 1 by 23 cents a gallon after Gov. Chris Christie signed the largest gas tax increase in state history on Friday.
October 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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