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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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Potentially active volcanoes in the United States, including Hawaii's Kilauea, which recently erupted.
May 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Miami OKs Plans for Nation's Largest Mall
The American Dream Miami retail theme park won final zoning approval Thursday from Miami-Dade County, clearing a significant hurdle toward building a $4 billion mega-mall on undeveloped land off the Florida Turnpike with enough space for an indoor ski slope and a submarine lake.
May 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Deportation or Death? The Difficult Health Care Choices Facing Undocumented Immigrants
“Dear the most highly respected judge and court, I’m writing this because I love my mom. My mom is very important to me. I have no idea what to do without her. Even though my mom’s afraid, she’s not giving up.”
May 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A Democratic Lawmaker and a Republican Lawmaker Walk Into a Bar -- and Get Into a Fist Fight
Two state lawmakers got into a fist fight in a downtown Baton Rouge bar just before 1 a.m. Wednesday, both admitted hours later in their respective chambers, apologizing to other members, their constituents and each other.
May 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Hawaii's First Major Volcanic Eruption in Decades, Experts Look to Mount St. Helens for Lessons
The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's big island erupted Thursday, sending a plume of ash 30,000 feet into the sky after fissures had spewed molten rock into residential neighborhoods for the previous two weeks, destroying dozens of structures and forcing thousands to evacuate.
May 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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San Francisco's Bold Plan to Treat Homeless Drug Addicts
San Francisco's mayor wants to create a special medical team -- the first of its kind in the nation -- to spread out onto the city's streets and give homeless people a drug that one expert calls "blindingly effective" at abruptly stopping heroin cravings.
May 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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#MeToo Leader, Also a California Lawmaker, Disciplined for Sexual Harassment
California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia has been removed from all of her committee posts after facing accusations of sexual harassment, with the investigation into her conduct coming to a close Thursday.
May 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Farm Bill Faces House Vote Today
The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote Friday on a new, five-year farm bill that will cost almost $900 billion. It sits on a familiar divide, with most Republicans voting for it and virtually all Democrats voting against it, and prospects in the Senate murky.
May 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Assault Weapons Ban Attracts Lawsuit to Colorado City Within Hours
Cody Wisniewski made good on his threat Tuesday night to sue Boulder and its council, mounting a legal challenge to the city's ban on assault weapons fewer than 24 hours after it was voted into law.
May 17, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Because of teacher pay, ramen noodles are my bae
Sign held by a teacher protesting at the North Carolina state Capitol on Wednesday. Thousands were in attendance, leading dozens of districts to close schools for the day.
May 17, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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