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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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Chicago's 2016 Olympics Bid Leaves Pricey Legacy 7 Years Later
Chicago's Washington Park was nearly empty on a recent Friday afternoon as Bronzeville resident Rosemary Jarrett power-walked her usual five laps around the perimeter of the graceful meadowland where a temporary Olympic stadium could have risen this summer.
July 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lead Water Crisis Drives Away Portland's Longtime Superintendent
Portland Superintendent Carole Smith announced Monday she is stepping down "now" in the wake of the lead controversy in Oregon's largest school district.
July 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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At the GOP Convention, a Behind-the-Scenes Race for Indiana Governor
The race to be the new Republican nominee for governor is well underway, but most of the action is taking place far from Indiana at a Hilton Garden Inn near the Cleveland airport.
July 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Ferguson-Inspired Laws Reform Cops and Courts in Missouri
Missourians with criminal convictions could have an easier time sealing those records under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Jay Nixon.
July 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Administration Asks Supreme Court to Reconsider Immigration Case
The Justice Department on Monday filed a petition asking that the full nine-member U.S. Supreme Court rehear the blockbuster lawsuit against President Barack Obama's plan on immigration.
July 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After 3rd Cops' Acquittal in Freddie Gray Trials, Should Prosecutors Change Strategy?
Despite three acquittals and a hung jury through the first four trials of officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, prosecutors have the prerogative to push forward with the remaining trials.
July 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Rhode Island's Governor Vetoed a Bill to Give Grandparents More Adoption Rights
Governor Raimondo has vetoed a bill that would have given grandparents, with temporary custody of their grandchildren, adoption -- and parental-termination rights -- they do not currently have.
July 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Vermont Governor's Race, Only 1 Candidate Has Raised More Than $1 Million
Documents made public last week give voters a final look at the financial support propelling Republican and Democratic candidates for governor into the Aug. 9 primary elections.
July 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After 'Walking Dead'-Like Scene, New York Cracks Down on Synthetic Drugs
Poisonings from fake marijuana have jumped alarmingly and usage has become so prevalent that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced new efforts Thursday to prevent the sale of products often sold in head shops, vaporiums and online.
July 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Congress Recesses Without Funding Zika Effort
Congress is about to leave for a seven-week vacation without giving the Obama administration any of the $1.9 billion it's seeking to battle the Zika virus, and a Senate effort to revive the nuts-and-bolts process of passing agency budgets was dealt a significant setback at the hands of Democrats.
July 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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