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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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Allegations Fly in Latest Missouri GOP Governor's Debate
The long-simmering feud between Eric Greitens and John Brunner, two Republicans seeking the party's nomination for Missouri governor, broke open on a stage at Lindenwood University on Wednesday, with Greitens accusing Brunner of being a campaign saboteur and liar, and Brunner counterattacking over the controversial source of Greitens' single largest campaign contribution.
July 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Another Obamacare Insurer Falls, the Remaining 7 Go Into Survival Mode
New failures are piling up among the member-run health insurance co-ops carrying out one of the Affordable Care Act’s most idealistic goals, leaving just seven remaining when the health law’s fourth enrollment season starts in the fall.
July 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Governor, Lawmakers Strike Deal on Taxes to Fund Budget
Pennsylvania has an annual budget -- nearly nine months sooner than it took last year.
July 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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ACLU Sues Baton Rouge Police for 'Military-Grade Assault on Protesters' Bodies and Rights'
Local and state law enforcement agencies have run roughshod over the First Amendment in dealing with protesters in the wake of Alton Sterling's July 5 shooting death at the hands of Baton Rouge police, Louisiana's leading civil liberties organization and local organizing groups alleged Wednesday in a federal lawsuit.
July 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medical or Not, Smell of Pot Can Warrant a Police Search, Rules Arizona's Highest Court
Police in Arizona may legally search an individual's home or vehicle based solely on the smell of marijuana, even though the drug is legal for medical use, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
July 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What a Pence-Trump Ticket Means
There are implications not only for the presidential race but the Indiana governor's election as well.
July 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Controversial Facebook Post Leads Seattle Police Union President to Resign
Ron Smith, president of the Seattle Police Officers' Guild, is resigning amid heavy criticism over a Facebook post about the death of five police officers in Dallas last week.
July 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump's VP? 10 Things to Know About Indiana Gov. Mike Pence
Trump-Pence 2016?
July 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Protests, LAPD Cop Cleared of Wrongdoing in Fatal Shooting of Black Woman
As hundreds of people demonstrated in downtown Los Angeles against killings by police, the city's Police Commission decided Tuesday that an LAPD officer did not violate the department's deadly force policy last year when he fatally shot an African American woman in a South L.A. alleyway.
July 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Governor, in Recovery, Will Skip GOP Convention
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will not attend the Republican National Convention as he recovers from severe burns he suffered during a family vacation, according to his office.
July 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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