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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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Most States Lack Transparent Data on Solitary Confinement
The isolation cells were about the size of a walk-in closet, freezing cold in winter and sweltering in summer. Locked inside for 23 hours a day, some prisoners shouted through the door constantly, desperate to hear an answering voice.
July 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rain Washes Away Parts of Bridge Connecting California and Arizona
The 10 Freeway is shut in both directions near the eastern side of Joshua Tree National Park after rain from the weekend's unusual storms washed out a bridge in Desert Center on Sunday.
July 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tennessee Joins States Seeking More National Guard Protections After Shooting
Gov. Bill Haslam on Sunday ordered a review of security policies at Tennessee National Guard recruiting stations and armories following last week's assault on two U.S. military facilities in Chattanooga that left four U.S. Marines and a sailor dead.
July 20, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Sometimes embarrassment is more important than money.
Todd Graves, attorney for the Wisconsin Club for Growth. The group was investigated for its relationship with Gov. Scott Walker's campaign -- which the state Supreme Court concluded was legal -- and is now filing lawsuits challenging the legality of the initial investigation. Graves said the lawsuits' main motive, though, is not monetary but making sure facts about how prosecutors operated are disclosed.
July 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alaska Governor Expands Medicaid Without Legislature's Support
Gov. Bill Walker said Thursday he would use his executive power to expand the public Medicaid health-care program to newly cover as many as 40,000 low-income residents.
July 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Faces Skeptical Judge in Immigrant License Case
Arizona's legal team came to Pasadena on Thursday to defend the state's refusal to issue driver's licenses to so-called Dreamers, and found that one member of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was in no mood for legal maneuvering.
July 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Can a Governor Veto Bills That Are Already Law? Maine's Tried.
The Maine Legislature on Thursday shut the books on a roller coaster of a session that stretched to become the longest in recent memory.
July 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey Offers Whistleblower Protections to Watchdog Employees
Workers whose job is to monitor whether their employer complies with standards and regulations are not barred from whistleblower protections under a state law designed to prevent retaliation against employees who speak out, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
July 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Won't Become 10th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana for PTSD
The Colorado Board of Health voted 6-2 — amid shouts, hisses and boos from a packed house — not to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the medical conditions that can be treated under the state's medical marijuana program.
July 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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15 Years After Legalizing Medical Marijuana, Hawaii Will Get Its First Dispensary
Fifteen years after Hawaii legalized medical marijuana, the state plans to begin licensing pot dispensaries.
July 17, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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