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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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Transgender Bathroom Ruling in Virginia Won't Be Reconsidered
The federal appeals court for Virginia on Tuesday denied the Gloucester County School Board's request for a review of its recent ruling in the lawsuit filed by 16-year-old transgender student Gavin Grimm.
June 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Stop Trump, California Gov. Jerry Brown Endorses Hillary Clinton
California Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday he will vote for Hillary Clinton in the state's upcoming primary, explaining that she has the best chance of thwarting the "dangerous candidacy" of Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
June 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Death Penalty Ruling Reflects U.S. Supreme Court's Divide
The Supreme Court on Tuesday took action in two death penalty cases, rejecting a broad constitutional challenge to capital punishment from Louisiana and reversing a death sentence from Arizona.
June 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Want a Full-Time Pension for Working Part-Time? Be a Kansas Lawmaker.
Before the Kansas Legislature adjourned in Topeka early this month, lawmakers passed a budget that let the governor sort out the details of where to cut spending.
May 31, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Weighty Water Ruling, Texas' High Court Backs Landowner
The Texas Supreme Court has strengthened protections for landowners who don’t have rights to the water underneath their property.
May 31, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Maps Could Predict Where Flooding Will Hit Worst
The National Hurricane Center will launch storm surge inundation maps for the first time this summer, predicting where and how deep flooding will hit here and elsewhere.
May 31, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Iowa Supreme Court Bans Life Without Parole for Teen Murderers
Ruling in the case of an Eastern Iowa teenager who killed his grandparents, the Iowa Supreme Court has concluded that sentencing a juvenile offender to life without the possibility of parole violates the state constitution.
May 31, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama Has Change of Heart About Same-Sex Adoptions
The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday vacated its ruling last September that refused to recognize a same-sex adoption from Georgia and denied visitation rights to one of the lesbian mothers.
May 31, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lawmakers Unite Against Governor to Give Chicago Some Pension Relief
State lawmakers dealt a surprise loss to Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday when a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to override his veto of a bill to provide Chicago with financial relief in paying for police and fire pensions.
May 31, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio Takes Over Struggling Health Insurer
The state has taken over a struggling health insurance cooperative based in Westerville that was set up to be a lower-cost option for Ohioans who shop the federally run health insurance marketplace.
May 31, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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