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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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Oklahoma Supreme Court Reverses Abortion Ruling
A dispute over the constitutionality of a 2014 state law restricting the use of abortion-inducing drugs is headed back to a lower court.
February 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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No-Show Republicans Bring Political Gridlock to a New Level in Oregon
A question buzzed through the Oregon Senate late Wednesday, an hour before a scheduled 5 p.m. floor session: Where are the Republicans?
February 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Miami Police Agree to Federal Oversight
The U.S. Department of Justice will spend the next four years looking over the shoulders of Miami's 1,300-member police force, after city commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to approve a policing agreement with the federal government.
February 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval Reportedly Being Considered to Replace Scalia
The White House is considering picking the Republican governor from Nevada to fill the current vacancy on the Supreme Court, scrambling political calculations in what is expected to be a contentious confirmation battle in which Senate Republicans have pledged to play the role of roadblock.
February 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Obama Administration Policy Rebukes Sanctuary Cities
The Obama administration is winning praise from conservative Republicans for initiating a change in federal policy that could encourage so-called sanctuary cities to abandon their stance against cooperating with deportation requests.
February 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Governor Says Cancer Won't Impact His Work
Gov. Wolf has been diagnosed with a "mild" but treatable form of prostate cancer, he said Wednesday.
February 24, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rick Perry Gets His Criminal Charges Dropped
Texas' highest criminal court on Wednesday dismissed the remaining felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry in the abuse-of-power case that he blamed for his early exit from the Republican presidential race.
February 24, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Governor Endorses Ted Cruz
Gov. Greg Abbott has endorsed Ted Cruz for president, becoming the highest-ranking elected official in Cruz's home state — and the country — to support the U.S. senator's campaign.
February 24, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Low Gas Prices, California Lowers the Tax Rate
The state Board of Equalization on Tuesday approved lowering the statewide excise tax rate on gasoline by 2.2 cents.
February 24, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Texas, Living on the Border Is Actually Safer Now
It’s a scene repeated often in Texas towns along the Rio Grande: a white U.S. Border Patrol van sporting the agency's trademark green stripe competing with a Laredo Police Department car at a busy Stripes convenience store.
February 24, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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