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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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Hawaii Files First U.S. State Lawsuit Over Honda Air Bags
Hawaii has filed the first state lawsuit against Japanese manufacturer Takata Corp. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. alleging they intentionally sold cars that were made with dangerous air bags.
May 16, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Court Strikes Down Kentucky's Free-Speech Restrictions on Judges
A federal judge has struck down some of Kentucky's judicial conduct rules meant to keep nonpartisan judges and judicial candidates out of organized politics.
May 16, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Chicago's Chinatown Is Booming While Others Fade
One of the first things Chinese immigrant Sau Fung Lam did upon arriving in Chinatown 24 years ago was go to the local grocery store to try to buy an apple.
May 16, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Joe Arpaio, 'America's Toughest Sheriff,' Found in Contempt of Court in Racial Profiling Case
A federal judge in Arizona has ruled that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio intentionally violated the judge's orders to end profiling of Latinos 19 times, a decision that raises the possibility he could face criminal charges.
May 16, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama's New Anti-Abortion Laws Likely to Land in Court
Gov. Robert Bentley Thursday signed two bills restricting abortion clinic locations and banning an abortion procedure.
May 16, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Kansas, Public Workers Can Soon Carry Guns on the Job
Kansas public employees who go out into the community will be allowed to carry concealed weapons on the job starting in July.
May 16, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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State GOP Leaders Attack 'Never Trump' Movement
Republican activists chose party unity over “never Trump” resistance Saturday, with party leaders in one state after another pressuring their members to fall in line behind the presumptive nominee — and even punishing those who refused.
May 16, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Looking for Anti-Homelessness Ideas? Read San Francisco Newspapers on June 29.
As the editor in chief of The San Francisco Chronicle, Audrey Cooper has overseen countless stories on homelessness.
May 16, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Attendance and Suspensions Will Start Factoring Into California's School Ratings
California's schools are going to have to answer for more than just test scores, by the year after next. The state may also judge them on suspension rates, graduation rates, attendance and the rate at which students who are still learning English are becoming proficient.
May 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Rules Texas School Funding Constitutional But in Need of Reforms
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday issued a ruling upholding the state’s public school funding system as constitutional, while asserting that the state’s more than 5 million students “deserve transformational, top-to-bottom reforms that amount to more than Band-Aid on top of Band-Aid."
May 13, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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