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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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Court Revives Lawsuit Against NYPD's Surveillance of Muslims
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia Tuesday reinstated a civil rights lawsuit over the NYPD's surveillance of Muslims, ruling that claimed public safety and national security concerns did not justify discriminatory scrutiny.
October 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Video and ESPN Controversy Complicate Sacramento Mayor's Political Future
Sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Johnson have been reported locally for nearly a decade, and voters have twice elected him Sacramento mayor by wide margins.
October 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Abandons Plan to Let Violent Prisoners Fight Wildfires
California officials on Tuesday abruptly reversed course on a plan that would have allowed state prison inmates convicted of violent crimes to fight fires next year.
October 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Landmark Ruling Faults Gun Shop for Police Shooting
A Milwaukee state court jury ordered Badger Guns, one of the country’s most prominent firearm retailers, to pay $5.73 million after the suburban West Milwaukee store was found liable for negligence Tuesday in the 2009 shooting of Bryan Norberg and Graham Kunisch, two local law enforcement officers.
October 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Instead of Fighting, Some Cities Team Up With Airbnb and Uber
While many places try to regulate or ban sharing-economy companies, a few are taking advantage of them to improve their emergency preparedness and transportation options.
October 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Has an Email Problem
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office was more involved in a $20.5 million school contract with a now-indicted consultant than previously disclosed, public records indicate, but his administration has refused to release hundreds of emails that could provide a deeper understanding of how the deal came to be.
October 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wrongly Convicted Prisoners' Freedom on Hold Because of Illinois' Budget Fight
Long before he was exonerated of a 1994 home invasion, robbery and sexual assault, Christopher Coleman imagined starting a real estate business in his hometown of Peoria.
October 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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School District Kills Then Resurrects Halloween
It's not exactly trick-or-treat, but the Milford school system has done an about-face just days after canceling elementary school Halloween parades.
October 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Large Health Insurer Shutters, Kentucky Tries to Allay Fears
The largest private provider of health insurance policies on Kynect, Kentucky's health insurance exchange, is going out of business.
October 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York State and City Strike Last-Minute Deal to Keep Transit Projects Running
A long-awaited deal between Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will ensure $26.1 billion in MTA transportation infrastructure projects can go forward, including the completion of East Side Access and the construction of a second LIRR track between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma, officials said Saturday.
October 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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