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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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How New Jersey Is Leading the Resistance to Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan
The Trump administration’s bid to expand offshore drilling sounds like a sweet deal when the oil and gas industry sells it: more jobs, increased local revenue and possibly an energy surplus that could lower home heating costs.
May 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
baseball motor city
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Behind the Lens: In Detroit, Police Bring Neighborhood Baseball Back
Photos and musings from our photographer.
May 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
flint water
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After Flint, Michigan Pushes Toughest Lead Water Rules in the Country
Michigan regulators want to eliminate lead service lines by 2040. But water utilities say that would be too costly, unrealistic and maybe even unnecessary.
May 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
What did I say about how disappointing the nyt has become…?
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, in an email to his staff. It was one of many released last week that reveal the mayor’s anger with the media and attempts to avoid them.
May 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
Less than 20%
Portion of the U.S. population that has experienced 90 percent of the damage from major natural disasters.
May 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Will the Volcano Hurt Hawaii's Tourism?
The only eruption Hawaii's visitor industry had been anticipating a month ago was the possibility that the tourism juggernaut could shatter the 10-million visitor arrivals benchmark this year.
May 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Americans Are Leaving the Coasts in Search of Affordable Housing
The high cost of housing seemed to sap Americans' taste for coastal cities last year as cities in Texas and Arizona gained more population than New York City or Los Angeles for the first time in a decade, according to census population estimates released Thursday.
May 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Harassment Allegations Spur Iowa State Senator to Suspend Campaign for Governor
On the same day Democrat Nate Boulton suspended his bid for governor, pressure was building Thursday inside and outside of his party for him to resign the Iowa Senate seat he has held since January 2017 in light of sexual misconduct allegations against him.
May 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DNC Chairman Infuriates Liberals With Cuomo Endorsement
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez has said repeatedly that the national party shouldn’t, and won’t, endorse in primaries. But on Thursday, he stood on a Long Island stage and endorsed Andrew Cuomo, the New York governor who is facing a challenge from actress Cynthia Nixon.
May 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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2 Fatal Shootings in San Francisco, 0 Criminal Charges: Why It's So Hard to Indict Police Officers
The decision to take no action against the police officers involved in the deadly shootings of Mario Woods and Luis Góngora Pat underscores what legal experts said is the inherently high bar prosecutors face in weighing criminal charges in fatal use-of-force episodes.
May 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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