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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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Another Abortion Law Dies in Oklahoma Court
Oklahoma's track record of trying to restrict abortion took another hit Monday when an Oklahoma County judge threw out a law restricting medication abortions, saying it violated the state constitution.
August 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Toxic River Spill Exposes Lack of Communication Between EPA and States
As the Environmental Protection Agency continued to monitor 3 million gallons of mine waste released into Colorado's Animas River, residents in two states downstream decried the federal agency Tuesday, saying it failed to alert them to mustard-colored sludge headed their way.
August 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Police Officer Fired for Fatally Shooting College Football Player
Officer Brad Miller showed "poor judgment" when he decided to go into a car dealership showroom alone and without a plan to confront an erratic burglary suspect, Police Chief Will D. Johnson said Tuesday.
August 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California OKs Nation's 1st Ban on Secret Hearings in Police Shooting Cases
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday making California the first state in the nation to ban the use of grand juries to decide whether police officers should face criminal charges when they kill people in the line of duty.
August 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Gives Immigrants Unprecedented Rights and Benefits
It started with in-state tuition. Then came driver's licenses, new rules designed to limit deportations and state-funded healthcare for children. And on Monday, in a gesture heavy with symbolism, came a new law to erase the word "alien" from California's labor code.
August 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Where Christie Stands on Pensions, Dogfighting and Drug Addicts
Gov. Christie on Monday took action on 40 bills and resolutions, ranging from a law he says will help drug addicts to measures addressing dogfighting, gun rights, and the underfunded pension system for public workers.
August 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Ferguson, State of Emergency Declared as Dozens Are Arrested
Protesters and police gathered on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson Monday night.
August 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Mexico Governor Declares Emergency Over Toxic Waste Spill
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez Monday afternoon declared a state of emergency in San Juan County after EPA workers caused a spill that released 3 million gallons of toxic mine waste into the Animas River.
August 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rick Perry Campaign Is Too Broke to Pay Staff
Barely 60 days after declaring that he'd run for president, Rick Perry faces a financial crisis that threatens to short-circuit his comeback candidacy months before the election begins.
August 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court: Ohio Judges Can't Refuse to Perform Gay Weddings
Amid scattered instances of balking, Ohio judges who perform marriages cannot ethically or legally refuse to wed same-sex couples, an arm of the Ohio Supreme Court counseled the jurists on Monday.
August 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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