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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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New York to Follow California's Lead on Sexual Assault
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Thursday that he had instructed the State University of New York to overhaul its approach to preventing, investigating and prosecuting sexual assault, including making affirmative consent the rule on all 64 of its campuses.
October 03, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court Takes No Action on Gay Marriage Cases
The Supreme Court on Thursday accepted new cases about congressional redistricting, judicial candidates asking for campaign donations and religious discrimination.
October 03, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teachers on Strike in Illinois District
Teachers in one of the state’s largest school districts have gone on strike, after contract talks stalled in north suburban Waukgean.
October 02, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland County Votes to Publicly Finance Local Campaigns
The Montgomery County Council, seeking to draw more small, individual donors into campaigns and limit the influence of special-interest money, voted unanimously Tuesday to establish partial public funding for elections.
October 01, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Court Weighs Legality of Firing for Off-the-Job Pot Use
A Colorado Supreme Court hearing that will have major implications for marijuana and the workplace ended Tuesday with the state's most esteemed justices mostly scratching their heads.
October 01, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Environmentalists Pour Money into State Elections
Seeing no end to gridlock in Congress, national environmental groups are trying a new strategy for winning battles on climate change and green power: pouring record amounts of money into legislative races in a handful of states.
September 30, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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White House Gives Millions to Colleges That Link Job Training to Industry Needs
The White House on Monday announced $450 million in grants to 270 community colleges that are working with employers to set up training programs for in-demand jobs in fields such as information technology, health care, energy and advanced manufacturing.
September 30, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Utah to Appeal 'Sister Wives' Ruling
Utah intends to appeal a federal judge's ruling that struck down part of the state's anti-polygamy law in a lawsuit filed by the family that appears on the TV show "Sister Wives."
September 29, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Moody's: Largest Pensions Face $2 Trillion Hole
The 25 largest U.S. public pensions face about $2 trillion in unfunded liabilities, showing that investment returns can’t keep up with ballooning obligations, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
September 29, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ferguson Police Officer's Body Camera Turned Off During Shooting
Local police continue to search today for a suspect who wounded a Ferguson police officer Saturday night, but now authorities say the incident involved only one person and that it appears no burglary took place.
September 29, 2014
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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