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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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Uber Ends Self-Driving Operations in Arizona But Will Restart in 2 Cities
As Uber announced it would end its self-driving operations in Arizona, it announced that it would refocus its efforts on the program in Pittsburgh and San Francisco.
May 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
35 million
The expected number of Americans who won't have health insurance in 2027, which is 5 million higher than the Congressional Budget Office initially predicted. The increase is attributed to rising premiums and the end of Obamacare's individual mandate, which Congress revoked in December.
May 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Maybe if they ... see the bodies of dead police officers who've been shot, laying in their own pool of blood, maybe all these people that are supposed to be the 'party of law and order' will start ... enacting pragmatic reforms that are achievable.
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, who has been outspoken about the need for gun control since a school shooting in his state this month left 10 people dead.
May 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'He's Going to Surprise A Lot of People': GOP Picks Their Candidate for New York Governor
With a charge that Democratic Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo had brought corruption and shame to New Yorkers while driving the young to seek jobs in other states, Marc Molinaro accepted the Republican nomination for governor Wednesday and asked: "Are you ready to believe in New York again?"
May 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Governor Wins Party's Nomination With 95% of the Vote
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, as expected, cruised to the Democratic nomination Wednesday, winning 95 percent of the delegates at the state party's convention.
May 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NBA Player Vows to Sue Milwaukee Police for Being Tased After Parking Violation
Milwaukee police on Wednesday released footage captured by a body camera that shows Bucks rookie and Maywood native Sterling Brown, 23, being arrested and police using a Taser on him after a parking violation.
May 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FBI Raids, Canceled Sessions, No House Speaker: What's Going on in Ohio?
The dysfunction -- and possibly burgeoning scandal -- that's paralyzed the Ohio state legislature is worsening. But whether Republicans pay a political price for it in November remains to be seen.
May 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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CBO Predicts Higher Uninsured Estimate -- and a 15% Rise in Obamacare Premiums
The price of closely watched Obamacare plans will rise 15 percent next year, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday in a new report.
May 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Police Chief Doubles Down in War of Words With NRA
What started with a pained Facebook post by Chief Art Acevedo after yet another school shooting Friday has escalated into a full-on war of words with the nation's gun lobby.
May 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why the Salary Question Is Being Banned in Some States
Students who testified in favor of a pay equity bill prohibiting employers from asking prospective hires about their pay history returned Tuesday to the state Capitol to watch that bill be signed into law. They said it was inspiring, that they were hopeful and that they were proud of the achievement.
May 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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