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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 Abortion Bill Needs More Debate, Says Gov. McCrory
Gov. Pat McCrory said Monday he wants legislators to take a closer look at abortion regulations in North Carolina before acting further on legislation that would place higher standards on clinics and more responsibilities on physicians.
July 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Delays Enforcement of Wisconsin's New Abortion Law
After a hastily called hearing, a federal judge Monday put a 10-day freeze on a new state law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have hospital-admitting privileges.
July 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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30,000 California Prisoners go on Apparent Hunger Strike
Their complaints focus on policies that put inmates in isolation indefinitely, some for decades, if they are suspected of having ties to prison gangs.
July 09, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry Not Running for Re-Election
Gov. Rick Perry announced Monday that he will not run for re-election next year, creating the first open race for Texas governor since 1990 and making Attorney General Greg Abbott the instant favorite to replace him.
July 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The number of arrests New York cops are allowed to make of women who go topless in the city. The NYPD recently reminded all of its officers that women who simply bare their breasts in public aren't committing any crime.
July 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Everything I ran on, I got done.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has cut taxes five times since coming into office and entered the 2013 legislative session with two specific goals (both of which he accomplished) -- to secure a $2,500 raise for the state’s teachers and repeal a sales tax on manufacturing equipment.
July 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Rejects Michigan Governor's Right-to-Work Request
The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected Gov. Rick Snyder’s request for an advisory opinion on whether thestate’s 3-month-old right-to-work law is constitutional.
July 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Schools Hit Insurance Hurdle in Effort to Allow Employees to Carry Guns
As more schools consider arming their employees, some districts are encountering a daunting economic hurdle: insurance carriers threatening to raise their premiums or revoke coverage entirely.
July 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lawsuits Immediately Follow Signing of Wisconsin Abortion Bill
Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Friday requiring doctors who perform abortions to have hospital admitting privileges, and abortion clinics responded by immediately suing state officials over the measure.
July 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Marriage Ruling, Attorneys Brace for Gay Divorce
The flip side of gay marriage is, of course, gay divorce. With the legal resumption last week of same-sex marriage in California, the state's family law attorneys are gearing up for what happens when some of those marriages fail.
July 08, 2013
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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