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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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Cleveland Cop Who Killed 12 Year Old Could Be Charged After All
An Ohio judge found probable cause to bring criminal charges against the Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice last year, but the decision whether to prosecute is still likely to rest with a county grand jury, officials said Thursday.
June 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alaska Lawmakers Keep Oil From Shutting Down the Government
The Alaska Legislature formally stamped its approval on a long-awaited bipartisan budget deal Thursday, then shut down for the summer.
June 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Emotions High at 4 a.m., Kansas House Passes Tax Plan
A tax plan crawled to passage in the Kansas House in the early hours Friday morning, after Gov. Sam Brownback warned lawmakers that massive budget cuts would occur Monday if they failed to act on taxes.
June 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Michigan Law Lets Adoption Groups Refuse Gay Couples
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a package of bills Thursday that will allow faith-based adoption groups in Michigan to refuse to serve prospective parents, like same-sex or unmarried couples, if doing so would violate the groups' religious beliefs.
June 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Even Governors Have to Report for Jury Duty
Anyone who thinks jury duty is an inconvenience can take heart in this fact: Even governors are summoned.
June 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Middle East Cyber Army' Hacks Arizona Agency's Website
A group that calls itself the Middle East Cyber Army hacked into the state Department of Weights and Measures website over the weekend, the second known attack on an Arizona site.
June 12, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Governor Signs Abortion, Utility Bills
Diving into an issue that continues to polarize the country, Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a requirement that Florida women visit a doctor and wait at least 24 hours before having an abortion.
June 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Rules Arkansas Must Recognize Gay Marriages
State marriage licenses issued to gay couples last year are just as valid as those issued to their heterosexual counterparts, a Pulaski County circuit judge ruled Tuesday as Arkansas waits for a higher court to decide the question of whether same-sex couples have a right to marry.
June 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pension Ruling Sets Up Showdown Over New Jersey Budget
Democrats who control the New Jersey Legislature say they are planning a new budget that still makes a full pension-fund payment that's no longer required by law, setting up another showdown with Gov. Chris Christie.
June 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NYC Approves New Police and Firefighter Pension Benefits in Just 24 Hours
The New York City Council approved a new package of disability pension benefits on Wednesday for police officers and firefighters in what union representatives and some council members described as a surreptitious process.
June 11, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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