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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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The First New Rail Bridge to Mexico in More Than a Century
The 15-year effort required help, money and patience from two countries, one state and a railroad operator.
April 07, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Voters Head to the Polls Again
Voters go to the polls Tuesday in the city's first mayoral runoff election, with the outcome determining not only Chicago's future but the direction of its Democratic politics.
April 07, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ferguson Election Offers Chance for Change
This week, Crystal Stovall will choose between two black candidates running to represent her City Council ward in Ferguson, Mo. The election is the first chance at citizen-led change in the St. Louis suburb nationally notorious for racial turmoil.
April 07, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Distributes Playing Cards With Unsolved Murder Victim's Faces
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is distributing playing cards with photos of unsolved homicide victims featured on the face, hoping to get people to help solve cold cases by providing a few details with each case and a phone number to contact police.
April 07, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia Bans Criminal History Questions From State Job Applications
Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Friday signed an executive order to eliminate questions about criminal history from applications for most state jobs.
April 07, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Jeb Bush Calls Checking Hispanic on Voter Form a 'Mistake'
Jeb Bush admitted Monday that he made a "mistake" in 2009 when he listed his ethnicity in a Miami-Dade County voter-registration form as "Hispanic."
April 07, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Jeb Bush Order, Florida Colleges Cope With Shrinking Black Enrollment
As he courts Republicans across the country, Jeb Bush boasts that an executive order he signed that ended race-based college admissions in Florida upheld conservative principles while helping minorities.
April 07, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Approves New Jersey Axing Medicaid Benefits for Legal Immigrants
The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that New Jersey did not break the law when it eliminated state-funded Medicaid benefits for legal immigrants who have been in the country for fewer than five years.
April 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Governor Suspends $26M in Social Services, Public Health Grants
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner suspended $26 million in social services and public health grants as part of his push to whittle away at a $1.6 billion shortfall in the current state budget.
April 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ferguson Releases Racist Emails Cited in Justice Department Report
Local police and a city official in Ferguson, Mo., sent racially charged emails comparing minority welfare recipients to dogs and made insensitive comments about Muslims, copies of the emails released by the city show.
April 06, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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