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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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EPA Pressures States to Follow Rules and Find Lead Water Lines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday sent letters to governors and water regulators across the U.S. promising greater enforcement of rules to protect citizens from lead in drinking water in the wake of the crisis in Flint and urging every state to locate lead water lines as required.
March 02, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Upholds California's Use of Unclaimed Cash
California's system of seizing and spending "unclaimed" cash from banks, mutual funds and defunct businesses has survived a Supreme Court challenge.
March 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge: Indiana Governor Can't Block Aid to Syrian Refugees
A federal judge overrode Gov. Mike Pence's attempt to stop Syrian refugee resettlement in Indiana, issuing a preliminary injunction Monday that the state immediately contested.
March 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Affordable Housing Advocates Score U.S. Supreme Court Victory
Advocates of low-cost housing scored a legal victory Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court left intact a ruling by California's highest court allowing cities and counties to require builders to include a percentage of affordable units in each new development.
March 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas' Kris Kobach Endorses Trump and His Border Wall
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on Monday endorsed Donald Trump for president -- and he backed Trump's plan to force Mexico to pay for a border wall.
March 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Being Closed Off, Maine Prisoners Can Now Communicate With Outsiders
The Maine Department of Corrections on Monday issued its revised inmate discipline policy that reverses previous practices that prisoners, advocates and lawyers had said were unconstitutional, particularly restrictions on communicating with the outside world.
March 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Layoffs, Strike Threats and Pension Fights in Chicago Public Schools
The layoffs announced Monday by Chicago Public Schools -- 62 workers, 17 of them teachers -- were far milder than feared earlier in the school year, but the district's plan to end its longstanding practice of picking up pension costs for teachers led to a fresh strike threat from the Chicago Teachers Union.
March 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scott Walker Signs Dozens of Wisconsin Bills Into Law
Gov. Scott Walker signed nearly four dozen bills on Monday, including a ban on county executives serving concurrently in the Legislature.
March 01, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Improve Transparency, Missouri Courts Put Records Online
More people face traffic tickets than criminal charges, but until now, only the latter could be looked up online here.
February 29, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Poverty Reaches Highest Level in Decades in Wisconsin
Poverty in Wisconsin hit its highest level in 30 years during the five-year period ending in 2014, even as the nation's economy was recovering from the Great Recession, according to a trend analysis of U.S. census data just released by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
February 29, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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