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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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9 States Allow Hemp Growth Despite Federal Law's Prohibition
Hemp and marijuana share the same species — cannabis sativa — but hemp has a negligible content of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana. Under federal law, all cannabis plants fall under the marijuana label, regardless of THC content.
July 22, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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State Officials Around the Country Balk at Defending Laws They Deem Unconstitutional
In a number of high-profile cases around the country, top state officials are balking at defending laws on gay marriage, immigration and other socially divisive issues — saying the statutes are unconstitutional and should not be enforced.
July 22, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study: Location Matters in Climbing Income Ladder
A new study is being called the most detailed portrait yet of income mobility in the United States and is the first with enough data to compare upward mobility across metropolitan areas.
July 22, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Many will see this as a low point in [Detroit's] history. I think it will also be the foundation of the city's future -- a statement I cannot make in confidence absent giving the city a chance for a fresh start.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, when he announced last week that Detroit has officially filed for federal bankruptcy protection. It's the largest U.S. municipality to ever do so.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
2,113
The number of teachers and school staff that Chicago Public Schools announced it will lay off about a month after 850 CPS employees were already laid off -- most as a result of 48 school closures.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida DCF Chief Resigns Amid Scandal Surrounding Children's Deaths
David Wilkins, Florida's top child welfare and social services administrator, resigned Thursday amid an escalating scandal over the recent deaths of four small children who had a history of involvement with child-abuse investigators.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Moody's Cites Pension Problems as Reason for Downgrading Chicago's Bond Rating
Chicago's bond rating has taken a big hit, suffering the first downgrade in the two-year tenure of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who was warned by financial analysts of the need to take drastic -- even politically daring -- actions to get his city's fiscal house in order.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Extends Hold on Wisconsin's New Abortion Law
A federal judge extended his hold Wednesday on a new law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have hospital admitting privileges. It marked the second time U.S. District Judge William Conley blocked the law and the second time he expressed skepticism of it in open court.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Halts Shutdown of Rural Health Centers
The state must temporarily halt a plan to consolidate and close almost half of its rural health centers, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Municipalities Rush to Pass Assault Weapons Limits Before Friday's Deadline
The Friday deadline was set through a new state law that makes it legal to carry concealed weapons in public. The legislation included a provision that gave local governments 10 days from its passage to enact local weapons regulations, and that clock started when the General Assembly overrode Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of the concealed carry law last week.
July 19, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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