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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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In Closely Watched Case Around U.S., California Teachers Unions Get a Major Victory
Monday was the end of the line for a landmark California case challenging tenure and other traditional job protections for teachers -- and the teachers won.
August 23, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Veto, Illinois Governor Makes Prisoners Keep Paying for Their Stay
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday used his amendatory veto power to rewrite a bill that would have ended the state's growing practice of suing prison inmates to recover the costs of their incarceration -- effectively killing the legislation, according to the bill's two sponsors.
August 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. May Be Ending Private Prisons, But Ohio Won't
Ohio officials do not intend to follow the lead of the federal government in abandoning private prison operations.
August 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study Finds Zero Prosecuted Cases of Voter Impersonation
Politicians and voting rights advocates continue to clash over whether photo ID and other voting requirements are needed to prevent voter fraud, but a News21 analysis and recent court rulings show little evidence that such fraud is widespread.
August 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Students Head Back to School, Judge Blocks Obama's Transgender Bathroom Rules
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Obama administration's instructions for public schools to accommodate transgender students, siding late Sunday with Texas and a dozen other states that challenged the contentious guidelines for bathrooms and other facilities.
August 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DOJ: Jailing People Just Because They Can't Afford Bail Is Unconstitutional
Holding a defendant in jail simply because they can’t afford a fixed bail amount is unconstitutional, the Justice Department said in a brief it filed Thursday in a Georgia lawsuit.
August 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pipeline Protests Prompt Emergency Declaration in North Dakota
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple issued an emergency declaration for southwest and south central North Dakota in response to protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline near Cannon Ball.
August 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Criminal Justice Reforms Stall in a Liberal Capital: New York
Utah, a state where even regular beer is considered too intoxicating, has made possession of heroin or cocaine a misdemeanor rather than a felony.
August 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Baltimore City's Top Lawyer Fired After Hiring Contractor With Neo-Nazi Ties
After nearly a decade as Baltimore's top lawyer, City Solicitor George A. Nilson will no longer lead the city law department, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Friday.
August 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Zika Cases Extend CDC's Travel Warning to All of Miami-Dade County
With Miami-Beach now listed as a local source of the Zika virus, federal officials are advising pregnant women and their partners who are concerned about the virus to avoid non-essential travel to anywhere in Miami-Dade County.
August 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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