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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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After Raising Taxes Twice to Hire More Cops, Indianapolis Has Fewer Than Before
Since 2007, the city of Indianapolis has raised income taxes twice in order to hire new police officers.
September 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tulsa Cop Charged With Manslaughter in Unarmed Man's Death
Tulsa prosecutors charged the cop who fatally shot 40-year-old Terence Crutcher with first-degree manslaughter, saying the officer "reacted unreasonably by escalating the situation" and "becoming emotionally involved to the point that she overreacted."
September 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Mayor Reveals Long-Awaited Plans for Reducing Record Crime
Presiding over a city in the national glare for a yearlong failure to control sharp spikes in gang shootings and gun deaths, Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered a speech Thursday night aimed at convincing Chicagoans he's getting a grip on the problem.
September 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pence: People Talk Too Much About Police Racism
People should stop talking so much about racism and policing, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, Donald Trump's running mate, said Thursday.
September 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tiny, Mayorless Ohio Town Deemed 'Unauditable'
A tiny river town in Adams County has no mayor, no clerk and, apparently, no financial records. The state auditor's office has ruled the Village of Rome "unauditable" and is warning that legal action may follow.
September 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Curfew Calms But Doesn't Stop Police Protests in Charlotte
Protesters gathered in Charlotte for a third straight night Thursday, as National Guard troops patrolled the streets and the city instituted a midnight curfew in hopes of heading off the violence that erupted after a black man was fatally shot by police.
September 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In North Dakota, Court Orders State to Let Voters Without ID Participate
North Dakota will offer an affidavit to voters who don't bring an identification to the polls, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
September 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court: Kentucky Governor Lacks Authority to Cut Universities' Funding
The Kentucky Supreme Court dealt a decisive blow to Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's executive power Thursday, finding that he exceeded his statutory authority by cutting state universities' budgets by 2 percent this spring, after the General Assembly had already appropriated their funding.
September 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Washington Governor's Opponent Makes Mental Health Problems a Key Part of Race
Republican gubernatorial challenger Bill Bryant on Wednesday sought to turn festering problems at a state psychiatric hospital into a central campaign issue, calling Gov. Jay Inslee's record one of "mounting incompetence."
September 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With New Guidelines on Self-Driving Cars, Feds Urge States to Back Off
Answering the call of automakers who don’t want to tangle with a patchwork of state regulations, the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued its first policy for putting self-driving cars on America’s roadways.
September 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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