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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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Police Unions Struggle With Loss of Privileged Position
Early this year, Megan E. Green, a St. Louis alderwoman, met with officials of a local police union to discuss a proposal for a civilian oversight board that would look into accusations of police misconduct.
May 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Raising Taxes for Roads Faces a Test in Michigan
Important statewide elections don't normally happen in May, but Tuesday's vote on Proposal 1 is a blockbuster -- and not just for Michigan's battered roads.
May 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Spends $1 Billion on Transportation With Little to Show
Grayson County authorities wanted to extend the Dallas North Tollway to Oklahoma and keep the lucrative toll dollars in their own community.
May 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Associates Plead Not Guilty in Bridgegate Scandal
The prosecution of Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni has just begun in the George Washington Bridge saga, but the two have already made part of their legal strategy clear: Neither is stupid enough to have closed lanes at the bridge to punish Fort Lee's mayor. And the government's key witness is a liar.
May 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Another Top New York Politician (and His Son) Arrested for Corruption
State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son were arrested Monday by federal authorities, who alleged the state's top Republican extorted bribes and campaign contributions from companies in exchange for steering key real estate legislation and rigging a lucrative Nassau County environmental contract to his son's benefit.
May 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Texas, Abortion Clinic Closures Impact Ohio the Most
The number of abortion providers in Ohio has shrunk by half amid a flurry of restrictive new laws over the past four years, and the number of the procedures also is declining, according to a review of records by The Associated Press.
May 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas and Texas Join Florida's Health-Care Lawsuit Against Obama Administration
Kansas and Texas are joining in Gov. Rick Scott's lawsuit against the Obama administration, Scott's office said Monday.
May 05, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri Governor on Welfare Cuts: I Don't Sign Bills That Hurt Kids
It's another year, and state Sen. David Sater, R-Cassville, has found himself on the receiving end of an impassioned veto of one of his bills by Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon.
May 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scott Walker Signs Statewide Standards for Uber and Lyft
Late Friday night, Gov. Scott Walker announced that he signed a bill into law that creates statewide standards for rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft.
May 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Overturns Ohio's 'Jock Tax'
Cleveland's unusual method of taxing professional athletes is illegal, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled unanimously in a pair of opinions released this morning.
May 04, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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