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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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Prisoners Continue Days-Long Hunger Strike in Utah
Dozens of inmates at a Utah state prison entered the fourth day of a hunger strike Monday, hoping to force corrections officials to improve conditions for maximum-security inmates who, civil rights activists say, face extremely restrictive living conditions.
August 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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For First Time, Court Rules Ban on Secretly Filming Animal Abuse Unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled Monday that an Idaho law making it illegal to secretly film animal abuse at agricultural facilities violates the right to free speech.
August 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Comedian Amy Schumer, With Cousin Chuck, Pushes Gun Control Measures
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D- NY) and his cousin, actress-comedian Amy Schumer, teamed up Monday to revive a gun control movement that faltered in Congress after the Dec. 2012 Newtown massacre.
August 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Paxton Joins Long List of Texas Politicians Who Have Been Indicted
When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted on three felony charges alleging securities law violations last week, he joined a long list of Texas politicians who have faced indictments.
August 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
There is actually a lot that cities don’t know at all about green technology.
Oliver Sellers-Garcia, the director of sustainability and environment for Somerville, Mass., which aims to be carbon-free in the next 35 years.
August 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ignored Mailers Will Lead to Medicaid Terminations in Arkansas
More than 48,000 Arkansans have lost or are on the verge of losing coverage under the private option or traditional Medicaid — the vast majority of them because they did not respond quickly to a mailed notice, a development some officials have called surprising and troubling.
August 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Budgetless Alabama Begins Special Session
Groups of state lawmakers have been meeting to weigh their options, including looking at new taxes, cuts and transfers of money from the Education Trust Fund to the General Fund.
August 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wildfire Threatens Thousands of Homes in California
It was a stubborn, quick wildfire, but nothing particularly unusual.
August 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Probation May Sound Light, But Punishments Can Land Hard
On Christmas Day in 2013, Donyelle Hall and her husband, Roland Jr., gave a party for friends and family at their apartment.
August 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas AG Arrested for 3 Felony Charges
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s top law enforcement officer, turned himself into jail Monday to be booked on felony securities fraud charges.
August 03, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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