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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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Nashville Mayor's Race Results in Runoff
Megan Barry and David Fox are headed for a runoff election to decide the next mayor of Nashville, giving voters a one-month race that pits a favorite of liberals versus the choice of many conservatives.
August 07, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kentucky Votes to Keep Statue of Confederate President in Capitol
A controversial statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis will remain in the Kentucky Capitol rotunda.
August 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Start Restricting Police License Plate Readers
Critics say the now-popular technology needs to be regulated, but cops worry too much regulation will hurt their ability to fight crime.
August 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Citing Cost Concerns, Ferguson Rejects Feds' Initial Reform Plan
With the anniversary of Michael Brown's shooting only days away, the city appears to have rebuffed a Justice Department draft proposal to reform Ferguson's police and courts and requested more time to come up with a counteroffer.
August 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania AG Slapped With Criminal Charges
District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman of Montgomery County has criminally charged Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane with leaking confidential documents and then lying to a grand jury about it under oath.
August 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina Replaces Resigning HHS Director With Government Novice
Aldona Wos, the secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, is resigning after a tenure that moved the agency to financial stability but which was marked by persistent questions from lawmakers about its operations.
August 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bounty Hunters Mistakenly Raid Police Chief's Home
A group of armed bounty hunters surrounded the home of Phoenix's police chief Tuesday night, and one of them was arrested after a flawed search for a fugitive ended in a confrontation with the city's top cop, police said.
August 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds to Oversee Nation's Largest, Scandal-Ridden Jail System
Capping years of scandal, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has agreed to federal oversight of its jail system in an effort to end abuse of inmates by sheriff's deputies and to improve chronically poor treatment of mentally ill inmates.
August 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Runoff Expected in Nashville Mayor's Race
It was election night Aug. 2, 2007, and Karl Dean and Bob Clement had just emerged as the evening's two winners.
August 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Battling 'Unprecedented' Wildfire Season
California is going up in smoke as wildfires continue to burn in mostly dry terrain.
August 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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