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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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Black Men Have Legitimate Reasons to Flee Police, Rules Massachusetts Court
The state’s highest court, tossing out a Boston man’s gun conviction, ordered judges Tuesday to consider whether a black person who walks away from a police officer is attempting to avoid the “recurring indignity of being racially profiled” — and not because the person is guilty of a crime.
September 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wyoming Loses Its CIO to Google
Wyoming's chief information officer is resigning this week to take a job with Google.
September 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Deadly Summer, Chicago Hopes to Hire Nearly 1,000 More Cops
After years of insisting Chicago police could make do without adding officers, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration acknowledged Wednesday that the department needs hundreds more to combat the violence plaguing the city, announcing a plan to hire nearly 1,000 beat officers, detectives and supervisors over the next two years.
September 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina Governor Declares State of Emergency as Charlotte Protests Continue
Protests turned violent for a second night in Charlotte after Tuesday's fatal police shooting of a black man. Late Wednesday, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency for the city and deployed the National Guard and State Highway Patrol troopers to assist local police.
September 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mike Pence Punts on Wrongfully Convicted Man's Pardon Request
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has declined to rule on a historic pardon request involving the wrongful conviction of an Illinois man.
September 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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West Virginia Governor, Still Hoping for More Federal Help, Signs Flood Relief Bill
Only a day after approval in the West Virginia Senate, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Tuesday signed into law a flood relief bill that provides $85 million for recovery from the late-June floods, an amount he said will ensure the state meets its obligation to cover 25 percent of the cost of repairs.
September 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Governor Calls on Convicted State Rep. Acosta to Resign
State Rep. Leslie Acosta vowed Tuesday to remain in office and to continue her reelection campaign even as leaders of her party -- including Gov. Wolf -- called for her to resign over the revelation last week that she secretly had pleaded guilty to federal felony charges earlier this year.
September 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Protests Erupt in Charlotte, N.C., After Police Kill Black Man
The police shooting of a man in Charlotte, N.C., sparked overnight protests and unrest, temporarily shutting down a major interstate in the area.
September 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Curt Schilling Agrees to Pay Back Rhode Island for Failed Video Game Venture
38 Studios founder Curt Schilling, other executives from his failed video-game company and their insurer have agreed to pay a $2.5-million settlement to the state to resolve their part in the four-year legal battle against the architects of the state's failed $75-million loan deal.
September 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Gas Leak Impacting Several States, Georgia Governor Freezes Prices at the Pump
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has issued an executing order prohibiting price gouging in the wake of a leak at an Alabama pipeline that has sent prices up and supplies down.
September 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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