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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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Voter Residency Requirements Strengthened in New Hampshire
Gov. Chris Sununu has signed into law a controversial election bill that opponents say will constrain voting by students and other transient residents of the state.
July 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Hacking Concerns, Governor Won't Pull Illinois From Voter Database
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday that he doesn't see "any reason" for Illinois to end its participation in a controversial multistate voter registration system, which critics have called inaccurate and vulnerable to hackers.
July 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Campaigns Now Required to Report Voter Data Breaches in California
Journalists, researchers and political campaigns that receive voter data must tell California officials if it may have been stolen under a new law Gov. Jerry Brown announced he signed Monday.
July 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-New York Senate Leader Convicted of Corruption, Again
A Manhattan federal jury on Tuesday convicted former State Senate leader and Long Island power broker Dean Skelos in his retrial of charges that he used his official power to corruptly secure work for his son, Adam.
July 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Immigration Debate, New Mexico Seeks More Oversight of Private Detention Centers
Some New Mexico lawmakers expressed support Monday for reining in private prison growth in the state -- or doing away with private prisons altogether -- amid a roiling national debate over housing immigrant detainees.
July 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Planned Parenthood Loses Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Changes to Federal Funding
A federal judge ruled in favor of the Trump administration — and against Planned Parenthood — in a lawsuit over changes to a government-funded family planning program.
July 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Top Voting Machine Vendor Admits It Installed Remote-Access Software on Systems
The nation's top voting machine maker has admitted in a letter to a federal lawmaker that the company installed remote-access software on election-management systems it sold over a period of six years, raising questions about the security of those systems and the integrity of elections that were conducted with them.
July 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$53,500
Campaign contributions that pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s political action committee made to top North Carolina leaders during a legislative session, which is illegal. Pfizer and the 37 officials, including the governor and the attorney general, must pay a fine.
July 17, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
He told me I shouldn’t be in his office because he was told I had 6 month twins at home and didn’t know how I was feeding them when at work.
Meghaen Dell'Artino, an Arizona lobbyist, recounting a conversation with Arizona GOP state Rep. Paul Mosley.
July 17, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Latest News
GOP Candidate for Colorado Governor Picks Ex-Democrat as Running Mate
Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton announced Lang Sias as his running mate Wednesday.
July 17, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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