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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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In Nashville, Parents Will Start Picking Their Kid's Principal
Shayne Elementary School needs a new principal for the 2016-17 school year, and Metro Nashville Public Schools is asking the community to have a say in the type of leader the school needs.
May 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Every State But 2 Now Requires Drunk Drivers to Use Car Breathalyzers
Some Pennsylvanians caught driving drunk for the first time will be required to use ignition interlock devices under a bill Gov. Wolf signed into law Wednesday.
May 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gearing Up for a Rowdy RNC, Cleveland Cops Pepper Spray Each Other
Instructor Matt Schaefer thought it best that police lock up their loaded guns before pepper spraying one another.
May 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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South Carolina Governor Signs Abortion Law That's Likely to Bring Lawsuits
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed into law Wednesday a ban on abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later.
May 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Portland Police Chief on Paid Leave After Friend's Shooting
Portland Mayor Charlie Hales on Tuesday placed Police Chief Larry O'Dea on paid administrative leave a day after new details emerged that the chief misled an investigator about his involvement in an eastern Oregon hunting accident.
May 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lead by Texas, 11 States Sue Feds Over Transgender Bathroom Policy
Texas and 10 other states are suing the Obama administration over its directive that schools must allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding to the gender with which they identify.
May 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Will Sue To Stop Obama Transgender Directive
Texas will sue to stop a federal directive instructing school districts to let transgender students use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday.
May 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court: Ohio Restricted Voting to Point of Violating Constitution
A federal court ruling Tuesday declaring Ohio GOP lawmakers' voting restrictions unconstitutional could easily wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court -- and generate a 4-4 split decision, a voting-rights expert says.
May 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Criticizes High-Ranking Republican Gov. Susana Martinez
A crowd of roughly 8,000 people lustily cheered Donald Trump and booed protesters inside the Albuquerque Convention Center on Tuesday night, as other protesters outside clashed with armored police.
May 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Gas Shortages Loom, Energy Emergency Declared in Michigan
Gov. Rick Snyder has declared an energy emergency in Michigan, citing concerns about gasoline supplies as one of the biggest driving weekends of the year approaches.
May 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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