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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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Scott Walker Sues Feds So He Can Drug Test Food-Stamp Applicants
Gov. Scott Walker's health secretary sued federal officials Tuesday in an attempt to allow the state to screen people with drug tests if they seek food stamps.
July 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obama Lauds Connecticut's Criminal Justice Reforms
With the ink still drying on a second chance society initiative endorsed by black community leaders in Connecticut, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was recognized Tuesday for his work by President Barack Obama at the NAACP's national convention in Philadelphia.
July 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri County Will Lower Flags to 'Mourn' Marriage Equality
Upset that the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage last month, the Dent County Commission voted Monday to observe one year of "mourning."
July 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Day 1 of North Carolina's Weeks-Long Trial on Voting Rights
The Rev. William Barber, head of the NAACP and an architect of the high-profile protest movement challenging much of the Republican agenda in North Carolina, has spent two years dogging key legislative leaders and the governor about sweeping changes to the elections law.
July 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arkansas Adopts Parole Board Changes
The state Parole Board voted in a special meeting Monday to adopt policy changes including new deadlines for parole revocation hearings and greater use of alternative sentencing.
July 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York City to Pay $5.9 Million to Settle Eric Garner Case
Almost a year after Eric Garner's controversial death, New York City settled a case brought by Garner's relatives, agreeing Monday to pay $5.9 million.
July 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Schools' Budget Spends Half-a-Billion Dollars It Doesn't Have
Chicago Public Schools on Monday unveiled school spending plans that rely on a half-billion dollars more than the district has on hand -- an approach the head of the city's principals association compared to writing a bad check.
July 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Long Can Pennsylvania Run on Reserves?
As a budget impasse between Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-controlled Legislature stretches on, everyone in the state Capitol is asking this question: When will the Legislature run out of money?
July 14, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Almost a Year After Ferguson, Missouri Passes Court Reforms
Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday signed a broad municipal court reform bill that will cap court revenue and impose new requirements in an attempt to end what the bill's sponsor called predatory practices aimed at the poor.
July 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Governor Vetoes Pension Bill
Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday vetoed the Republican-crafted bill that eliminates guaranteed public pensions for new school and state employees.
July 13, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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