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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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Cleveland Police Union Releases Victim-Blaming Statement Following Tamir Rice Settlement
The head of the Cleveland rank-and-file police union says the family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice should use money from a $6 million settlement to educate children about the use of look-alike firearms.
April 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arrests, Protests Over Anti-LGBT Law Mark Start of North Carolina's Legislative Session
Thousands of demonstrators descended on the state capitol Monday for the first day of the North Carolina General Assembly's short session. The flashpoint: House Bill 2.
April 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voter ID Law Upheld by U.S. Court in North Carolina
A federal judge has upheld North Carolina's voter ID law in a ruling posted Monday evening.
April 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Ruling, Texas Seeks Feds' Help With Disabled Kids' Therapy
A Texas appeals court delivered a big loss on Thursday to a group of home health agencies and parents of children with disabilities who sued the state over payment cuts to in-home therapy providers.
April 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Do Political Boycotts Actually Hurt States' Economies?
Bruce Springsteen canceled a concert in North Carolina, and Sharon Stone scrapped plans to film a movie in Mississippi.
April 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Boston Mayor Heard on Wiretap, Claims He's Not Feds' Target
A federal wiretap that reportedly recorded Mayor Martin J. Walsh when he was head of the Boston Building Trades pressuring a developer to use union labor is part of a broader probe that, according to Walsh's spokeswoman, "has little to do with the Walsh Administration."
April 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Decades-Long Mystery of Why Texans Have Been Eating Toxic Fish
When Emma Quintero moved into her modest, bright blue house eight years ago, she'd watch neighbors pass by on their way to fish the murky waters of two sprawling reservoirs and irrigation canals that reach into the Rio Grande Valley like tentacles, delivering water to fields of citrus and vegetables.
April 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Criminal Charges in Flint Water Crisis Are 'Only the Beginning,' Says Michigan AG
Three officials responsible for maintaining safe water in Flint tinkered with evidence, tweaked testing and misled county and federal officials, helping to set in motion the contamination of the city's drinking water with lead, according to criminal charges filed by Michigan's chief law enforcement official Wednesday.
April 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Felons Get Back Their Right to Vote in Virginia
The decision by Virginia's Democratic governor, Terry McAuliffe, to reinstate the voting rights of almost a quarter of a million convicted felons could reverberate into the general election.
April 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Defeat Trump, Kasich and Cruz Team Up in 3 States
In the latest effort to upend Republican front-runner Donald Trump's bid for the presidential nomination, the campaigns of rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich announced Sunday night that they would join for a divide-and-conquer strategy in three states as they scramble to seize remaining delegates in a rapidly dwindling primary season.
April 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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