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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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In Freddie Gray Case, Court Delays Cops' Trials
In a rare move, Maryland's highest court agreed Thursday to halt trial proceedings against the Baltimore police officers charged in the Freddie Gray case, taking up competing appeals on whether Officer William G. Porter can be compelled to testify against his five fellow defendants.
February 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scott Walker Cuts Planned Parenthood Funding
Gov. Scott Walker signed two bills Thursday that cut by several million dollars a year the amount of public money that goes to Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.
February 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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ACLU Sues Kansas Over Voter ID Law
The American Civil Liberties Union sued Kansas officials on Thursday over what it calls illegal demands for additional proof of citizenship for people trying to register to vote when they renewed or applied for drivers' licenses.
February 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Porn Industry Defeats Condom Requirements in California
After nearly five hours of often emotional testimony from porn stars and others in the adult film industry, state regulators voted Thursday against a controversial set of workplace safety regulations that would have required performers to use condoms.
February 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Autism Coverage Uneven, Unpredictable in States
All morning at the Autism Academy of South Carolina, 6-year-old Brooke Sharpe has been doing what her therapist tells her to do: build a Mr. Potato Head; put together a four-piece puzzle of farm animals; roll a tennis ball.
February 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Where Affordable Housing Is Scarce, So Are Teachers
To get people to teach in expensive or rural areas, some school districts are offering to help pay their rent or mortgage.
February 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Freddie Gray’s Neighborhood, the Best Medical Care Is Close But Elusive
The Baltimore health system put Robert Peace back together after a car crash shattered his pelvis. Then it nearly killed him, he says.
February 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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2 States Launch Social Impact Bond Programs
Two states announced Tuesday that they would experiment with an unusual method of financing human service programs that allows governments to pay nothing unless the programs are successful.
February 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Governor Releases Second Budget Before Passing First
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday framed the state's precarious financial situation as a choice for lawmakers this year: work with him on a long-term mix of budget cuts, tax hikes and his pro-business, union-weakening agenda -- or steep cuts will have to be made.
February 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hillary Clinton Blasts Illinois Governor's Agenda as Return to Robber Baron Era
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Wednesday delivered a hard-hitting critique of Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, accusing him of pushing an agenda that would return the state to "the robber barons of the 19th century."
February 18, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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