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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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Anti-Union Illinois Governor Wins Major Labor Battle
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner scored the biggest legislative win of his short tenure on Wednesday when Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan fell three votes short in a bid to override the governor's veto of a major labor bill.
September 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The State That's Simultaneously Fighting and Embracing Obama's Climate Rules
Michigan plans to meet aggressive targets and deadlines for carbon dioxide emissions from power plants announced by President Barack Obama and the administration of Gov. Rick Snyder will not follow Attorney General Bill Schuette in a multi-state court action to block the new rules, officials said Tuesday.
September 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Attempts to Block Obama's Climate Rules
The Christie administration on Wednesday officially moved to block the federal Environmental Protection Agency's implementation of new clean energy rules, blasting them as "unprecedented regulatory overreach."
September 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Helps Alaskans Help Themselves Fight Climate Change
The White House on Wednesday announced new efforts and funding to encourage energy efficiency in remote villages and the appointment of a federal coordinator for “climate resilience” in Alaska, in conjunction with President Barack Obama's trip to Kotzebue.
September 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FBI Raids Palm Springs City Hall
FBI agents and investigators from the Riverside County district attorney's office seized documents Tuesday from City Hall and the mayor's home as part of what the FBI called a public corruption investigation.
September 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Sues Company Over Corrupt Red Light Program
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration has sued Chicago's former red light camera operator, Redflex Traffic Systems, for more than $300 million on grounds the entire program was built on a $2 million bribery scheme at City Hall that has already led to federal corruption convictions.
September 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Mexico Secretary of State Could Be First to Lose Pension Under New Law
Embattled Secretary of State Dianna Duran could become the first major politician in New Mexico to face the possibility of losing her public pension because of corruption charges.
September 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Uber Loses Latest Round in Employee Lawsuit
A federal judge Tuesday dealt a blow to Uber's efforts to neutralize a major legal challenge to its business model, finding that a lawsuit against the growing ride-booking company can proceed as a class action on behalf of most California drivers who have worked for the Bay Area outfit since 2009.
September 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Defying Court Order to Issue Gay Marriage Licenses, Clerk Could Be Charged With Contempt
A federal judge has ordered Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis and her deputies to appear in his courtroom Thursday and explain why Davis should not be held in contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses.
September 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Justice Department Backs Planned Parenthood Against Bobby Jindal
The U.S. Justice Department told a federal judge that Gov. Bobby Jindal's decision to oust Planned Parenthood from Louisiana's Medicaid program appears to violate federal law by denying Medicaid patients the right to choose their healthcare providers.
September 02, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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