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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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NYC Mayoral Candidate Arrested During Protest
Bill de Blasio, a candidate for mayor, was slapped into plastic cuffs on Wednesday and driven off in a white police van from outside the Midtown Manhattan offices of the State University of New York chancellor, where Mr. de Blasio led a demonstration against the possible closing of Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn.
July 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia State Sen. Calls for Gov. McDonnell to Resign
A Democratic state senator Wednesday called on Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) to step down over a growing gifts scandal, becoming the first elected official to directly demand his resignation.
July 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Compromises on Colorado Gun Laws Reached Before Court Stepped In
The first salvo in a legal battle to block Colorado's new limits on gun ammunition magazines fizzled Wednesday, but sheriffs, firearm dealers and other opponents still aim to have the law declared unconstitutional.
July 11, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Governor Suspends Lawmakers' Salaries for Failing to Pass Pension Reform
Lawmakers of both parties Tuesday rejected yet again his deadline for solving the state's public pension nightmare amid rising criticism that Quinn would rather pressure them through public pronouncements than get involved in the nitty-gritty of legislative negotiations.
July 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Abortion Restrictions Pass Texas House, Likely to Pass Senate
Members voted 96-49 on the measure, which now sends the one of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws in the country to the Texas Senate, where passage appears certain.
July 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A Warning for Big Data, 3 Ways to Handle Citizen Feedback, and Why "Experts" Are Often Wrong
All the public-sector management news you need to know.
July 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Female Inmates Sterilized in California Prisons without Approval
Doctors under contract with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation sterilized nearly 150 female inmates from 2006 to 2010 without required state approvals, the Center for Investigative Reporting has found.
July 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wal-Mart Gives D.C. Ultimatum over 'Living Wage' Bill
The world’s largest retailer delivered an ultimatum to District lawmakers Tuesday, telling them less than 24 hours before a decisive vote that at least three planned Wal-Marts will not open in the city if a super-minimum-wage proposal becomes law.
July 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lawmakers Override Veto to Make Illinois Last State with Concealed Carry
Lawmakers made Illinois the last state to allow concealed carry of firearms in two quick votes Tuesday that formalized the deepening rift between Gov. Pat Quinn and the legislature.
July 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Tyler Olson Brings 'Fresh Point of View' to Iowa Governor's Race
Tyler Olson, the youthful face of Iowa Democrats, is running for governor at a time when the Republican Party is worried about its ability to connect with younger voters.
July 10, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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