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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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For DNC Only, Pennsylvania Extends Last Call for Alcohol
The clock hit 2 a.m. Wednesday, and lo and behold, bartenders were still serving drinks at the Bank and Bourbon restaurant inside the swanky Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Center City.
July 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott to Lead Pro-Trump Super PAC
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has been tapped as the national chairman of the super PAC dedicated to electing Donald Trump as president.
July 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Corrupt Sheriff the First Ousted in Almost 50 Years in Alabama
Alabama Supreme Court Justices have found Sumter County Sheriff Tyrone Clark guilty of willful neglect of duty and corruption in office.
July 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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One of Nation's Toughest Unemployment Laws Ruled Unconstitutional in Missouri
A state law that capped unemployment benefits for laid off workers at 13 weeks has been found unconstitutional by the Missouri Supreme Court.
July 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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S&P Downgrades Kansas' Credit Rating, Again
A major rating agency on Tuesday downgraded Kansas’ credit rating for the second time in two years because of the state’s budget problems.
July 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina Creates a Charter School-Run District
The governor’s office on Tuesday announced a number of recent bill signings by Gov. Pat McCrory, including a statewide district for five low-performing schools that is meant to improve student proficiency.
July 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Should Violence Against Cops Be a Hate Crime?
Blue Lives Matter bills that would increase the penalties for attacking police are popping up in states and Congress.
July 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Remaining Charges Dropped Against All Cops in Freddie Gray Case
Prosecutors dropped all remaining charges against three Baltimore police officers accused in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray in a downtown courtroom on Wednesday morning, concluding one of the most high-profile criminal cases in Baltimore history.
July 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Silent Drug Epidemic of Older Addicts
When Clifton Hilton decided to quit drinking this month, he called a residential drug and alcohol detoxification center in this coastal Maine city on a Friday afternoon and was told a bed was available for him.
July 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Abortion Doctors in Texas Must Give Patients Medically Inaccurate Information
Death and infertility were just two of the risks a doctor described to Kryston Skinner when she chose to have an abortion last year.
July 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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