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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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North Carolina Governor Vetoes 2 Election Bills Affecting Midterms
Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has vetoed the two bills the Legislature passed earlier this week that would affect November's midterm elections.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Entire Police Force Suspended After Chief Charged With Corruption
The police chief in a small Eastern North Carolina town was arrested Thursday, along with one of his lieutenants, and charged with corruption and other crimes, according to multiple news reports.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Schools Can Ban Guns, Rules Michigan Supreme Court
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that the Ann Arbor and Clio school districts have a right to ban guns from their schools -- in a closely watched case that deals a blow to gun rights advocates who had argued state law prohibits schools from enacting such policies.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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States that have pre-Roe v. Wade bans on abortion still on the books. They cannot currently be enforced, but the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy has sparked a movement to wipe them clean in case the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in the future.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Please don't shoot me!
Thurman Blevins, an armed black man, while running away from Minneapolis police, who fatally shot him in a residential alley seconds later. His death sparked protests and prompted the city to release body camera footage of the shooting faster than normal.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Romanians Who Hacked D.C.'s Police Cameras Had Bigger Plans Than Initially Thought
When hackers took over two-thirds of D.C. police’s surveillance cameras days before the 2017 presidential inauguration, it appeared that the cyberattack was limited to elicit a single ransom payment.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Transgender Case, Court Orders Wisconsin to Cover Transition Surgery
A federal judge in Madison has ordered the state to pay for surgeries that two transgender Medicaid recipients need to treat their gender dysphoria.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Sue Trump Over Expansion of Non-Obamacare-Compliant Health Plans
A group of 11 states and Washington, D.C., are suing the Trump administration in an attempt to roll back a regulation that allowed for the expansion of certain health plans that skirt ObamaCare regulations.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NYC Mayor Launches New PAC
That's the hope of Mayor de Blasio, who is launching yet another fund-raising effort to further his national progressive agenda -- this time, a federal political action committee dubbed Fairness PAC that will also pick up the tab for his political travels.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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President Putin of ... America? Colorado Capitol Gets Pranked
Visitors to the Colorado state capitol building can wander down a hall and gaze at portraits of the presidents of the United States.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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