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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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Homes that have been destroyed by lava from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano since May, making it the most damaging eruption since at least 1980.
June 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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School Funding Case Settled in Washington State, But Governor Says 'This Is Not the End'
In a short, unanimous ruling, the Washington Supreme Court Thursday brought an end to the yearslong school-funding saga known as the McCleary decision.
June 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wedding Businesses Must Serve Same-Sex Couples, Rules Arizona Appeals Court
The Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed Thursday that a Phoenix law protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination is constitutional and that local wedding vendors must serve same-sex couples.
June 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Study: HUD Plan Would Raise Rents for the Poor by 20%
Nina Tramble isn't ready to be forced out of a home in a neighborhood where she and her children feel safe.
June 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hey Mayors, Boston Wants YOU to Join Its Renewable Energy Plan
As mayors flock from around the country into Boston on Thursday for a new international climate summit, Mayor Marty Walsh is using the opportunity to push for a new renewable energy initiative.
June 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Take That Trump': Maryland Candidate Kisses His Husband in Ad During 'Fox & Friends'
Sometimes, a kiss is more than just a kiss.
June 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Justice Department Refuses to Defend Obamacare Against GOP States' Lawsuit
The Trump administration won't defend central provisions of the Affordable Care Act, saying in a legal filing Thursday night that key parts of the Affordable Care Act should be invalidated and that the individual mandate is unconstitutional.
June 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You don't look like a legislator.
What a statehouse security guard said to Ohio state Rep. Emilia Sykes, a 32-year-old black woman, as she walked into work with one of her older, white, male colleagues. Sykes had her bag searched -- even after her colleague corroborated Sykes' job.
June 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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State legislative seats that Democrats have flipped from red to blue since President Trump took office. Republicans still control the majority of state House and Senate chambers.
June 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Record-Setting Veto, Colorado Governor Refuses Medical Marijuana-for-Autism Bill
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday set a new benchmark for vetoes in a year as he rejected a measure that would have provided medical marijuana access for people with autism spectrum disorder, saying he could not ignore "overwhelming concerns from the medical community."
June 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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