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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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Like Trump, Candidates for Missouri Governor Aren't Releasing Their Tax Returns
Like Donald Trump, the candidates for Missouri governor are making it difficult to determine how much they earned and paid in taxes last year.
September 29, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Hampshire's First-in-Nation Ballot Selfies Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court on Wednesday soundly struck down New Hampshire's ban on ballot selfies concluding it restricted innocent, political speech in the pursuit of what the judges called an "unsubstantiated and hypothetical danger" of vote-buying.
September 29, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bill Cosby-Inspired Bill Becomes Law in California
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday that eliminates the 10-year statute of limitations on rape -- a concern that emerged last year as dozens of women stepped forward to accuse actor Bill Cosby of rape but were unable to pursue criminal charges.
September 29, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey Cracks Down on Synthetic Drugs and Expands Treatment
Gov. Christie returned to his drug recovery message Tuesday as he announced expanded efforts by the state to tackle opioid addiction.
September 29, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hit Hard by Coal and Oil Slowdowns, Wyoming Refuses to Raise Its Wind Tax
The answer is apparently not blowing in the wind. At least not in Wyoming. At least not for the state's Republican-led Legislature, which has spent months looking for ways to close a multimillion-dollar gap in the state budget.
September 29, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study: Racial Bias Against Black Boys Starts With Their Preschool Teachers
For African-American boys, the presumption of guilt starts before they have entered a kindergarten classroom, new research shows.
September 29, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Federal Judge Upholds Alabama Ban on PAC-to-PAC Campaign Donations
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Alabama's ban on transfers between political action committees, saying it didn't affect a political group's ability to make independent expenditures.
September 29, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Blocks Election Day Voter Registration at Illinois Polls
A federal judge Tuesday blocked Election Day voter registration at polling places in Illinois, declaring a state law allowing the practice unconstitutional because it created one set of rules for cities and another for rural areas.
September 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Debate, Candidates for Governor Describe Two Different Washingtons
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee and Republican challenger Bill Bryant sketched starkly different pictures on Monday night of how Washington has fared over the past four years.
September 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rick Perry Voted Off 'Dancing With the Stars'
Rick Perry did not survive to dance another day.
September 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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