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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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One-time tax credit parents in Wisconsin will get under a new state law.
April 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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She's a Social Worker First, Mayor Second
Rosalynn Bliss says social work keeps her grounded as a politician. That, and meditation.
April 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Resigns After Berating Sick Inmate Who Died Days Later
A Broward County circuit judge delivered a blistering, arm-waving, face-palming, tongue-lashing to a frail, out-of-breath woman -- pushed into court in a wheelchair -- who was facing misdemeanor charges following a family feud.
April 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid DACA Uncertainty, States Open Professions to ‘Dreamers’
Dania Cervantes Ayala is the kind of nurse you want when you receive a life-changing diagnosis. It’s not a task for her, it feels personal. She cares for patients at her part-time job at the Nebraska Medicine’s Buffett Cancer Center with both sharp knowledge and deep compassion — traits of a skilled third-year nursing student at the College of Saint Mary who will soon take the state’s nursing license exams and move on to a doctorate of nursing program.
April 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Corruption Investigation, Clerk Launches Bid for Chicago Mayor
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown on Sunday brushed aside a long-running corruption investigation into her office and announced she would run for mayor next year to create a "transformative, transparent and inclusive government."
April 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Waffle House Shooting, Nashville Mayor Urges Gun Control
Nashville Mayor David Briley called for comprehensive gun reform Sunday, declaring "enough is enough" in the wake of a mass shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch — one he likened to an act of terrorism — that left four dead and two others wounded.
April 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FEMA Extends Housing Aid for Puerto Rican Evacuees a Few More Weeks
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday extended the hotel stays of 1,700 families who evacuated Puerto Rico and relocated to mainland U.S. states after Hurricane Maria. They were due to lose their temporary housing aid Saturday.
April 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri Governor Charged With Another Felony
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, who has been in a public court fight against a felony invasion of privacy charge for nearly two months, now faces a new felony charge: that he misused a charity donor list to solicit campaign cash for his 2016 run for governor.
April 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Public Servants Are Losing Their Foothold in the Middle Class
The anxiety and seething anger that followed the disappearance of middle-income jobs in factory towns has helped reshape the American political map and topple longstanding policies on tariffs and immigration.
April 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Former Governor Endorses Rushern Baker for Maryland Governor
Former Maryland governor Parris N. Glendening on Thursday endorsed Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III in his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, citing Baker’s record on the environment.
April 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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