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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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Why Some Religious Colleges Don't Have to Follow the Federal Anti-Discrimination Law
More than two dozen religiously affiliated colleges and universities across the United States have received exemptions from the federal civil rights protections provided under Title IX since 2014, documents show, waivers that activists said allow them to discriminate against students and employees on the basis of categories like sexual orientation and gender identity.
December 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Cash-Strapped Alaska, Governor Proposes Bringing Back the Income Tax
Gov. Bill Walker on Wednesday released his long-awaited proposal to fix the state's budget deficit -- a plan with new and steeper taxes, smaller budget cuts than last year's, and a restructuring of the Alaska Permanent Fund that includes a cut in state residents' annual dividend.
December 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'A Christmas Miracle': Obama Signs Bill to Replace No Child Left Behind Law
With the stroke of a pen, the No Child Left Behind Act became history on Thursday.
December 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-Oklahoma City Cop Convicted of Raping Women While on Duty
Jurors Thursday night found a fired Oklahoma City police officer guilty of sexual offenses involving eight victims and chose punishments that could mean he will never go free.
December 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Scotland, U.S. Police Learn How to Avoid Deadly Force
he United States and Britain are bound by a common language and a shared history, and their law enforcement agencies have been close partners for generations.
December 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A First in the U.S., Connecticut Will Ban Gun Sales to Suspected Terrorists
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Thursday that he will sign an executive order blocking anyone on federal government terrorism watch lists from obtaining a gun permit.
December 10, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Officials Testify on the State of State-Run Health Exchanges
State insurance exchanges are healthy financially even without the federal funding that ran out this year, a top Obama administration official told a House subcommittee Tuesday.
December 10, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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No, Texas Can't Ban Syrian Refugees, Rules Judge
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a new bid by Texas officials to block Syrian refugees, describing the source of the state's fear of letting in nine more people from the war-torn country as "largely speculative hearsay."
December 10, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Mayor Apologizes, But Calls to Resign Continue
Mayor Rahm Emanuel tried to reset how he's handled the most severe crisis of his tenure, giving a determined and at times emotional speech to the City Council on Wednesday in which he pledged to finally end Chicago's entrenched practice of police brutality and apologized for failing to fix the deep-seated issue sooner.
December 10, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Former D.C. Mayor Cleared in Campaign Finance Investigation
Former D.C. mayor Vincent C. Gray will not be charged after a years-long federal probe into the illegal financing of his 2010 campaign, as prosecutors announced the end of the investigation Wednesday.
December 10, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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