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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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New Philadelphia Mayor Restores Protections for Immigrants
Mayor Kenney on Monday barred almost all cooperation between city law enforcement and federal immigration agents, reverting to a policy that made Philadelphia one of the nation's "sanctuary cities."
January 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gambling Tax Upheld by Illinois Supreme Court
A recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court will allow Cook County to collect about $3 million in unpaid taxes from Des Plaines' Rivers Casino.
January 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Will Obama's Plan Stop Gun Trafficking?
Maryland has some of the toughest restrictions on gun sales in the nation, but gun control advocates said Monday they hope President Barack Obama's executive actions on the issue address an outstanding concern: weapons trafficked to Baltimore from other states.
January 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon Ranchers at Center of Armed Occupation Report to Prison
The two Oregon ranchers at the center of a controversial resentencing decision that has led militants to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters reported Monday to federal prison in California.
January 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Administration Urges Supreme Court to Reject Texas Abortion Law
The Obama administration on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a Texas abortion law that has shuttered nearly half the clinics in the state, saying the Republican-backed regulations would harm rather than protect women's health.
January 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Lawyer Quits After Judge Rules He Hid Police Shooting Evidence
A veteran attorney in Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration resigned hours after a federal judge ruled Monday that he intentionally concealed crucial evidence in a trial over a fatal Chicago police shooting and then lied about his reasons for doing so.
January 05, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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One Thing Illinois Lawmakers Agree On: Keeping Teens Out of Prison
A package of new laws taking effect Friday aims to keep more juveniles out of the prison system, including changes that stop youths from being detained for misdemeanor crimes and give judges more discretion on whether teens should be tried as adults.
January 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What Texas' New Open-Carry Gun Law Means
After hours of Capitol testimony, passionate floor debates and deadline-beating votes in the Legislature, the state's new "open carry" gun law takes effect on the first day of 2016. You have questions. We have answers.
January 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Still Budgetless, Illinois to Borrow Millions for Construction
Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration plans to borrow $480 million this month to pay for construction projects.
January 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Armed Protesters Take Over Federal Building in Oregon
In this remote and rugged country of snowcapped foothills, a band of gunmen and self-proclaimed defenders of the U.S. Constitution have chosen to make their latest and boldest stand.
January 04, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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