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Emma Roller

Emma Roller
Emma Roller is a staff correspondent for National Journal. Before joining, Emma previously worked at Slate, where she wrote for and edited the Weigel and Moneybox blogs. Her work has also appeared in The New Republic, National Public Radio, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Emma graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she served as editor in chief of the Daily Cardinal, one of UW's two independent daily student newspapers. Ask her about cheese curds.
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Can Democrats Ever Win Back State Legislatures?

One group is putting $70 million on it happening in the next five years.

  • By Emma Roller, National Journal
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Which States Have the Highest Incarceration Rates?

Since 1994, New York has seen the biggest drop in crime of any state. It also saw the biggest drop in its prison population.

  • By Emma Roller and Stephanie Stamm, National Journal
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Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Found Guilty of Corruption

A jury found McDonnell guilty on 11 of 13 criminal counts.

  • By Emma Roller, National Journal
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How Congress Helped Create Ferguson’s Militarized Police

It all goes back to 1990.

  • By Emma Roller, National Journal
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Virginia Court Strikes Down State's Same-Sex Marriage Ban

The federal appeals decision upholds a February ruling that found the ban violated the Constitution's equal protection clause.

  • By Emma Roller, National Journal
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4 Times the Federal Government Held State Highway Funding Hostage

If Congress loses the Highway Trust Fund, it would also lose a powerful tool to keep states in line.

  • By Brian Resnick and Emma Roller, National Journal