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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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Reversing Progress, Baltimore Homicides Surpass 1999 Levels
With Saturday's fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old man in West Baltimore and fatal shooting of a 22-year-old in Westport, the city's annual homicide count passed 300 for the first time since 1999, pushing the city across a deadly threshold once considered a relic of the past.
November 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Biggest Abortion Case in 2 Decades
The Supreme Court on Friday set the stage for its most important pronouncement on abortion in two decades, agreeing to hear a dispute over efforts by some conservative states to regulate the procedure.
November 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Paris Attacks, Michigan Suspends Efforts to Aid Refugees
Gov. Rick Snyder's decision to suspend efforts to bring Syrian refugees to Michigan in light of the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday has sparked controversy and launched the state into the national debate of how to protect U.S. citizens while providing a haven for those who desperately need help.
November 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Death Penalty Ruling Leaves Unanswered Questions in California
Removing one of the several obstacles to resuming executions in California, a federal appeals panel Thursday struck down a judge's ruling that the state's snarled capital punishment system is arbitrary and therefore unconstitutional.
November 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine AG Sues Protester for Being Too Loud
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has filed a civil complaint against a Lisbon man for allegedly violating the Maine Civil Rights Act during a protest at Planned Parenthood's Portland offices.
November 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Black Administrator Named Interim University of Missouri President
After Michael Middleton founded the Legion of Black Collegians, he personally delivered a list of race-related demands to the University of Missouri chancellor in 1969.
November 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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David Beckham Seeks Assist From Miami Schools for MLS Soccer Stadium
Trying to close a stadium deal with local governments, David Beckham this week greeted the man who would be his landlord: Miami-Dade School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.
November 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Budgetless Illinois Borrows From Obscure State Agency to Pay Bills
To help cover Illinois' unpaid bills in the midst of a budget stalemate, Gov. Bruce Rauner is turning to an obscure state agency usually occupied with arranging loans to farms, towns and hospitals.
November 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Oversees New Jersey Transit Agency's Labor Battle
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order to create a second emergency board to investigate the dispute between New Jersey Transit and its labor unions.
November 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Gun Traffickers Get Around State Laws
In California, some gun smugglers use FedEx. In Chicago, smugglers drive just across the state line into Indiana, buy a gun and drive back. In Orlando, Fla., smugglers have been known to fill a $500 car with guns and send it on a ship to crime rings in Puerto Rico.
November 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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