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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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Controversial Top Cop of Florida's Prisons Steps Down
Jeffery Beasley, inspector general of Florida's Department of Corrections, said Thursday that he is stepping down to assume another role at the embattled agency.
October 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania AG Faces New Perjury Charge
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, already facing a host of criminal charges for allegedly leaking confidential information and later lying about it to a grand jury, was charged Thursday with a new felony count of perjury.
October 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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At Least 10 Dead in Oregon Community College Shooting
In one of the deadliest of a series of school shootings that have become violently familiar across the U.S., a gunman opened fire at a community college in southwestern Oregon on Thursday morning, killing at least 10 people and injuring at least seven more before dying in an exchange of gunfire with police.
October 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Troubled Chicago Schools Downgrade 4 Years of Inflated Graduation Rates
Chicago Public Schools lowered four years of inflated high school graduation rates to account for a higher-than-advertised dropout rate, another blow to a district beset by financial and professional turmoil.
October 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Surprising Many, Kasich Fights for Renewable Energy Standards
The hits began early and kept on coming Wednesday for a new plan from Republican state legislators to place an indefinite freeze on Ohio's clean-energy standards, with the governor and many others saying the proposal is a bad idea.
October 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. County Sues VW for 'Deceitful Acts' That Hurt Its Ability to Improve Air Quality
Volkswagen is about to learn just what it means to mess with Texas. Harris County, home to Houston, is suing the car giant for more than $100 million in what officials are calling the “first” local government suit against VW following its emissions scandal. Here’s county attorney Vince Ryan, via a press release from his office.
October 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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EPA Adopts Stricter Rules for States' Air Quality
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency adopted a stricter smog limit Thursday that will force states to reduce emissions over the next decade, improving respiratory health for millions of people through pollution controls that will cost industry billions of dollars.
October 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Citing Drug Concerns, Oklahoma Governor Delays Execution
The execution of convicted murderer Richard Glossip has been stayed by Gov. Mary Fallin, who said in a news release the state received a drug for his execution it is not authorized to use.
October 01, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Upholds Iowa's Strict Voting Rules for Felons
An Iowa judge upheld a state law that disqualifies felons from voting but said the state Supreme Court needs to sort out the confusion it caused last year when it ruled not all felons are automatically disenfranchised.
October 01, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Governor Declares October 'Zombie Preparedness Month'
If zombies attack Gov. Sam Brownback plans on escaping Topeka and heading to his parents' farm in Parker for safety.
October 01, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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