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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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Massachusetts Cracks Down on 'Copycat' Assault Weapons
Attorney General Maura Healey stepped up the ban on military-looking rifles yesterday, prompting licensed gun enthusiasts to flood gun shops on what they believed might be the last day to buy AR-style guns here.
July 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Judge, Again, Bans Ballot Measure That Would Revoke Legislature's Redistricting Power
A Cook County judge on Wednesday tossed from the fall ballot a constitutional amendment to take away the General Assembly's power to draw legislative district boundaries, dealing a loss to Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and a win to Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan.
July 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mike Pence’s Health Policy Record Is a Mixed Bag
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is in the spotlight this week as the man Donald Trump has picked to be his running mate.
July 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NBA Pulls All-Star Game From North Carolina 'to Effect Positive Change'
The NBA announced late Thursday afternoon that it is moving the 2017 All-Star Weekend out of Charlotte, in reaction to concerns with the North Carolina law known as House Bill 2.
July 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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THC, Marijuana’s Active Ingredient, Taints Town's Water Supply
The tests found something fishy in the water.
July 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Makes Drug Dealers Pay for Addicts' Anti-Overdose Meds
Fed up with the rising number of opiate overdoses in Western Pennsylvania, an Allegheny County judge is making convicted drug dealers buy lifesaving naloxone kits for the communities where they've sold drugs.
July 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Former MLB Player, Bill 'Spacemen' Lee, Makes His Pitch for Vermont Governor
It’s summer 2017. The governor’s radical vision for Vermont’s portion of the interstate highway system, a cornerstone initiative for the new administration, has fallen into place.
July 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cops Can't Stop Cars for Using High Beams, Rules New Jersey Supreme Court
It was 3 a.m. on a November Sunday, and the car had just turned left onto Adams Street in Newark, N.J. Al-Sharif Scriven was in the front passenger seat, a .40 caliber handgun under his jacket, with hollow-nose bullets and a large-capacity magazine stowed elsewhere in the car.
July 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mike Pence Accepts VP Nomination as Scott Walker Endorses Trump at RNC
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Wednesday night told the crowd of delegates and guests at the Republican National Convention that he accepts the party's nomination to run and serve as vice president of the United States.
July 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court: Strict Voter ID Law in Texas Is Discriminatory
Texas’ voter identification law violates the U.S. law prohibiting racial discrimination in elections, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
July 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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