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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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With Some Exceptions, Kentucky's New GOP Governor Pledges $650 Million in 'Cuts Across the Board'
Gov. Matt Bevin called for $650 million in "cuts across the board" in his first state budget proposal to the General Assembly on Tuesday, with the details, including possible layoffs of state employees, to be left to his cabinet secretaries.
January 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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At Least 1 Protester Dead, 8 Arrested in Weeks-Long Oregon Standoff
For weeks, law enforcement had kept their distance from the isolated wildlife refuge. They wanted to avoid a massacre out in Oregon's high desert.
January 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Takeover or Not, Christie Announces Plan for State to Oversee Atlantic City's Finances
Back from the campaign trail, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced a plan Tuesday for the state to take control of Atlantic City's finances.
January 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Lawmaker Apologizes for Trying to Ban Low-Cut Shirts and Miniskirts
Kansas Sen. Mitch Holmes, the Republican committee chairman who set off a barrage of criticism last week with his rule against low-cut blouses and mini-skirts for women, issued an apology Tuesday.
January 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Sued Over New Law on Harboring Immigrants
Taking aim at a new Texas law making it a state felony to harbor undocumented immigrants, a national civil rights group announced Monday that it is suing the state.
January 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In North Carolina's Voter ID Trial, GOP's Claims of Fraud Prevention in Doubt
A Wisconsin political science professor told a federal judge Monday that if North Carolina legislators were worried about voter fraud, he thought they would have focused more attention on the process for casting absentee ballots.
January 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michael Nutter Transitions From Mayor to Homeland Security Adviser
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has been tapped as an adviser for a Department of Homeland Security committee.
January 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Why Pay for Poison?' Flint Residents Still Being Billed for Undrinkable Water
Residents can't use their tap water for drinking or bathing because of lead-contamination fears, but the city continues to bill them for it monthly.
January 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Letter From Prison, Ex-Detroit Mayor Chimes in on Flint Water Crisis
A distant but loud and familiar voice is chiming in on the Flint water crisis: Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who from his prison cell in Oklahoma is using social media to blast politicians about the ongoing water fiasco, claiming he knew about Flint's troubles when he was mayor, and that plenty others did, too.
January 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Investigation of Undercover Videos Clears Planned Parenthood and Indicts Anti-Abortion Activists
A grand jury investigating allegations of misconduct against Planned Parenthood after the release of covertly recorded videos about the use of fetal tissue from abortions has instead indicted two anti-abortion activists who made the videos, authorities said Monday.
January 26, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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