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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.

A federal judge on Wednesday overturned a North Dakota law that bans abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks into pregnancy and before many women know they're pregnant.
For its most provocative investigative target, an anticorruption commission appointed last year by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo set out to scrutinize the millions of dollars earned by New York legislators who also have other jobs.
Oklahoma’s cities and counties are banned from setting their own minimum wage standards under a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Mary Fallin.
Gov. Bobby Jindal has said he wants to withdraw Louisiana from a consortium of states developing the assessment associated with the Common Core academic standards if the Louisiana Legislature doesn't choose to do so on its own.
Several state attorneys general are pressing Google to make it harder for its users to find counter­feit prescription medicine and illegal drugs online, marking the second time in the past three years that the firm has drawn government scrutiny for its policies on rogue Internet pharmacies.
The Obama administration and state officials are in discussions on a deal that would free up an additional $100 million to soften the blow to Detroit pensioners, two people familiar with the talks told the Free Press late Tuesday.
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Port Authority Commissioner Anthony Sartor submitted his letter of resignation today, saying he was leaving the agency after 15 years to spend more time with his family.
Delaware County Treasurer John Dorer was arrested Monday on 47 criminal charges that accuse him of repeatedly mishandling, and in one instance stealing, county funds.
State Rep. Micah Van Huss said he would drop his bid to force a vote in the House on a bill that would let gun owners carry their weapons openly in Tennessee without first having to get a permit.