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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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Seeking to Reduce Earthquakes, Oklahoma Orders Oil and Gas Cuts
Disposal well operators in parts of Logan and Oklahoma counties must cut their water volumes over the next 60 days under new guidelines the Oklahoma Corporation Commission put in place Monday.
August 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas County Working to Be First in Nation With Public-Safety Broadband Network
Someday in the not-too-distant future, first responders may be able to livestream video, vital signs and EKG results while en route with a patient to the Ben Taub emergency room.
August 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Unprecedented Move, Virginia Republicans Appoint Their Own Supreme Court Pick
General Assembly Republicans won't sign off on Gov. Terry McAuliffe's pick for the state Supreme Court, they announced late Sunday, going instead with Appeals Court Judge Rossie D. Alston.
August 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Prepares for First Bear Hunt in Decades
Despite a legal challenge, state wildlife authorities began selling licenses today for the first bear hunt in Florida in more than two decades.
August 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Governors Make Up Half of GOP Presidential Debate Lineup
Fox News on Tuesday announced the lineup for the first Republican presidential debate, one that will probably be dominated by the figure standing at center stage, Donald Trump, whose attention-grabbing skills have allowed him to leap to the front of a crowded GOP field over the last six weeks.
August 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$7 million
The amount of campaign funds that 41 elected New York officials have spent on legal fees in connection to scandals or criminal investigations.
August 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-Director Allegedly Used North Carolina Union's Money for His Vacations
Dana Cope, the former longtime head of the 55,000-member State Employees Association of North Carolina, was indicted Monday on felony charges that he took $570,000 of the organization's money and spent it on flight lessons, landscaping, home appliances, vacations and other unauthorized purchases.
August 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Facing Near-Record Crime, Baltimore Enlists Feds' Help
Federal agents met with Baltimore Police Department homicide detectives Monday to begin a two-month partnership with the goal of curbing this summer's record pace of violence.
August 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Gives Virginia Freedom to Ban Confederate Flag License Plates
A federal judge in Danville said Friday that Virginia can stop issuing license plates with Confederate battle flag emblems.
August 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scott Walker: The Only Governor to Expand Medicaid at State Taxpayers' Expense
With its new two-year budget in place, Wisconsin now has passed up more than $550 million in federal money available under the Affordable Care Act.
August 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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