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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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Arkansas Ballot Measure Would Ban Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday certified the wording of a proposed initiated act that would amend the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993 to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, if approved by voters.
April 01, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indiana Travel Bans Expand as Governor Promises to 'Fix' Religious Freedom Law
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has urged lawmakers to send a bill to his desk by the end of the week to clarify the intent of a new religious-objections law that critics fear could permit discrimination against gays and lesbians.
April 01, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why the Execution Drug Shortage Will Likely Worsen
States searching for drugs to use in executions by lethal injection may soon find another door slammed in their face, this time by the pharmacists who are the last-ditch source for execution drugs.
March 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Second Suicide in 1 Month Shakes Missouri GOP
Police were working Monday to piece together the final days and hours of Robert "Spence" Jackson's life, as Missouri Republicans struggled to make sense of the second suicide of a prominent state party member in four weeks.
March 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Puts States' Sex Offender Monitoring Into Question
A North Carolina program that uses GPS systems to monitor sex offenders will get scrutinized again by the state's highest court.
March 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Utah Raises Gas and Property Taxes
The tax Utahns pay for a gallon of gas will be headed up by a nickel and could climb higher in the future, after Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law Friday a nearly $76 million increase to the state fuel tax.
March 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Indiana GOP Working to Clarify 'Religious Freedom' Law
Republican leaders in the Indiana General Assembly said Monday they are looking at options to clarify the state's controversial religious freedom law, though they don't believe the law would allow discrimination against gays and lesbians as opponents fear.
March 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Opts to Regulate Instead of Ban Powdered Alcohol
Powdered alcohol, a product marketed as a fast way to mix and carry drinks on the go, will be taxed and regulated like liquid booze in Colorado with a bill signed into law Monday by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper.
March 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The fact is we've been embarrassed before the nation.
Indiana state House Minority Leader Scott Pelath, on passage of the Republican-sponsored 'religious freedom' law that prompted a backlash and boycott from groups and governments across the country.
March 31, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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O'Malley: Presidency Isn't a Crown to Be Passed Between 2 Families
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley sounded Sunday like someone who plans to challenge Hillary Rodham Clinton in Democratic primaries.
March 30, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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