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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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California Lawmakers Reach Deal to Raise Minimum Wage to $15
California lawmakers have reached a tentative deal with labor groups to increase the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next six years, a move that could head off a costly fight at the ballot box in November.
March 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Anti-Abortion Laws May Thwart Zika Research
Even as mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus advance northward, lawmakers in 18 states are trying to block the fetal tissue research that might reveal the keys to unlocking the disease and preventing the massive birth defects associated with it.
March 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Chicago Will Keep Classes Going When Teachers Strike
Chicago Public Schools will provide about 250 "contingency sites" for students locked out of the classroom by a one-day teachers strike April 1, while also asking teachers who disagree with the walkout to report for work.
March 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Long Poll Lines Weren't the Only Problem in Arizona's Primary
As Maricopa County voters dealt with excruciatingly long wait times, Pima County residents struggled with a different challenge on Tuesday: incorrect party-affiliation listings that prevented some from casting a ballot.
March 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects GOP Case to Close Montana Primaries
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Republican Party appeal seeking to close Montana's primary elections in June, meaning any registered voter will be able to select a GOP ballot.
March 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Outside Law Firm to Probe Chicago's Handling of Police Shootings
Chicago's police oversight agency has tapped an outside law firm to perform an audit on whether police shooting investigations by the agency have been conducted properly.
March 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indiana Becomes 2nd State to Outlaw Disability-Based Abortions
Gov. Mike Pence made Indiana the second state in the nation to ban abortions sought because the fetus has a disability, signing into law Thursday an expansion of the state's already restrictive abortion laws.
March 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee's First-in-Nation Law Punishing Drug-Addicted Mothers to End
A controversial law that criminalizes women who give birth to drug-dependent babies will sunset later this year after a bill in front of a House committee failed Tuesday.
March 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Newspaper Sues Chicago Police Department Over Hidden Emails
The Chicago Tribune filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the Chicago Police Department violated state open-records laws by failing to produce emails sent by, received by or copied to former Superintendent Garry McCarthy.
March 24, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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HBO Explores Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Mayor Kevin Johnson
The woman who accused Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson of molesting her two decades ago when she was a teenager in Phoenix appeared on camera to tell her story for the first time Tuesday night.
March 24, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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