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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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Length of the six-lane, high-speed “smart” intersection that companies and researchers are using to test driverless vehicles in Ohio. It's touted as the industry's longest.
July 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
IMMIGRATION SWEEP
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Immigration Raids Elicit Mixed Reactions From State and Local Officials
If the Trump administration follows through on its threat to deport thousands of immigrants living in the country illegally, it will start with migrants who are under removal orders signed by an immigration judge.
July 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Donald Trump speaking in Rose Garden.
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Trump Will Not Issue Executive Order for Census Citizenship Question
President Trump backed down Thursday from his fight to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, denouncing Democrats and "extremely unfriendly" courts while essentially conceding defeat on a priority issue for his administration and reelection campaign.
July 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Dangerous Nuclear Materials May Have Been Mistakenly Shipped to Nevada by the Feds
The U.S. Department of Energy may have mistakenly shipped “reactive” nuclear material that was incorrectly labeled as low-level radioactive waste into Nevada in dozens of shipments over the past six years.
July 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
The entrance to a building that says "Federal Communications Commission" over the doors..
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FCC Blocks Part of San Francisco's First-in-Nation Broadband Law
The Federal Communications Commission voted to preempt part of a San Francisco city law that prevents property owners from denying internet service providers access to existing wiring within multiunit buildings.
July 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Critics Warn of Recession After Alaska Legislature Fails to Override Governor's Budget Vetoes
With 22 Republicans absent from the state Capitol, the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday failed to garner 45 votes to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's decision to veto $444 million from the state operating budget.
July 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Election Battle Over Discarded Absentee Ballots Ends With New Georgia Law
The battle over thousands of rejected absentee ballots appears to have come to an end.
July 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
The six-lane intersection at the Transportation Research Center's SMARTCenter vehicle-testing facility.
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The Longest Driverless Test-Track Opens in Ohio
A new state-funded facility for testing driverless cars and other “smart” vehicles has opened in the latest expansion of Ohio’s Transportation Research Center.
July 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Hawaii Gov. David Ige
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Hawaii Governor Vetoes Airbnb Tax Bill
Gov. David Ige on Tuesday vetoed bills that would have imposed the state's corporate income tax on real estate investment trusts and required vacation rental platforms such as Airbnb and Expedia to collect taxes from operators of vacation rentals. Lawmakers estimated that those measures could have eventually brought in an extra $55 million annually in state revenue.
July 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Flag Controversy, Nike Gets an Incentive-Free Welcome From Arizona Governor
Nike on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to build its third U.S. manufacturing plant on the west side of metro Phoenix, bringing more than 500 jobs to Goodyear.
July 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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