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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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After Privatization Fails, Illinois Governor Creates New Economic Development Arm
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner used his executive powers Wednesday to pull an end run around Democratic lawmakers, signing an order that directs the state's economic development agency to work with a not-for-profit corporation the administration formed to recruit businesses to Illinois on the state's behalf.
February 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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School District Turns Away Inspectors Hired by Detroit Teachers Union
Officials from Detroit's teachers union blasted Detroit Public Schools on Wednesday after the district blocked the union's environmental experts from investigating possible mold growth, water damage and other problems inside nine schools.
February 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After DOJ Threat, Alabama Adopts Online Voter Registration
Alabama voters can now register to vote online.
February 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Cities Get More Time to Regulate Medical Marijuana
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday gave cities and counties more time to develop local regulations on the commercial growing of medical marijuana, amid concern that a March 1 deadline had many rushing to ban cultivation.
February 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study Shows Impact of Cutting Planned Parenthood Funding
The state of Texas' sustained campaign against Planned Parenthood and other family planning clinics affiliated with abortion providers appears to have led to an increase in births among low-income women who lost access to affordable and effective birth control, a new study says.
February 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Flint Mayor Announces Plan to Replace Lead Pipes
An aggressive plan to remove Flint's lead-contaminated pipes from the water distribution system was announced Tuesday by city officials who said the city will first target the homes of high-risk populations, including children and pregnant women.
February 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Teachers Union Rejects Contract, Calls Cuts an 'Act of War'
One day after the Chicago Teachers Union rejected a contract proposal from Chicago Public Schools, district officials said they would slash school budgets and stop paying the bulk of teachers' pension contributions -- moves CTU's president quickly blasted as "an act of war."
February 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Exonerations Reach Record Level in America
For the second year in a row, criminal exonerations in the United States have reached a record level, with more than one in four stemming from Harris County drug convictions, a survey released Tuesday reveals.
February 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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First Case of Sexually Transmitted Zika Virus Confirmed in U.S.
Dallas County health officials on Tuesday confirmed a case of Zika infection through sexual transmission, the first confirmed case of locally acquired Zika in the U.S. during the current outbreak.
February 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Iowa Democrats Struggled to Count Caucus Votes
The phone rang at 1 a.m. on Tuesday at the home of Gary Gelner, the Democratic chairman of Iowa's Hancock County. State party officials wanted the results from two caucus precincts in his rural swatch about 100 miles north of the state capital.
February 03, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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