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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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U.S. Supreme Court Gives Prisoners Sentenced as Juveniles a Second Chance
Hundreds of inmates serving life without parole for crimes committed as juveniles in Pennsylvania, Missouri and other states could get a second chance at eventual freedom under a Supreme Court ruling Monday.
January 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Manhunt for 3 Prisoners Who Escaped a California Jail Days Ago
The escape from Orange County's largest jail probably took only a few minutes.
January 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With a Year Left, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sets New Goals
Anthony Foxx wants to tear down infrastructure that isolates communities and overhaul the way federal transportation funding is distributed to states and cities.
January 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas' First-in-Nation Abortion Law Struck Down
The Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday left in place a lower-court decision blocking a first-in-the-nation state law that would have banned a procedure common in second-trimester abortions.
January 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Police Hire Charles Ramsey to Reform the System
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Sunday that a Chicago native once passed over for top cop will return to help guide civil rights reforms in the Chicago Police Department.
January 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alaska Governor Wants Financial Reforms, Even If They Cost Him His Job
Gov. Bill Walker called on lawmakers Thursday night to plug the hole in Alaska's sinking financial ship by approving the three major pieces of his budget plan: budget cuts, new taxes, and spending some of the Permanent Fund's earnings.
January 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rick Perry Endorses Ted Cruz
Former Gov. Rick Perry has endorsed Ted Cruz for president, Politico reported early Monday.
January 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Flint Water Crisis and Detroit Teacher Sickouts Inspire Bills in Michigan
Two of the most vexing problems facing the state, the Flint water crisis and the financially struggling Detroit Public Schools, were the subjects of bills introduced by lawmakers in Lansing last week.
January 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Food Industry Mounts Last-Ditch Effort to Block State GMO Labeling Laws
The nation's food and farm industries are mounting a furious, last-ditch push against mandatory labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, with dozens of Minnesota businesses backing the effort as part of a national coalition.
January 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Blizzard That Killed Dozens, Mid-Atlantic Starts Digging Out
One of the fiercest blizzards to strike the eastern United States in decades moved offshore Sunday, leaving a trail of record snowfalls in major cities, heavy flooding up and down the coast, and at least 27 people dead.
January 25, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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