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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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'Pedal Pubs' Gain Popularity, Putting Cities on the Spot
Bar-hopping party bikes, which let a dozen or more people pedal through popular destinations, don’t fit neatly under traffic laws.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
If the Executive Branch can determine policy, and then use the power of the purse to mandate compliance with that policy by state and local governments, all without the authorization...of elected legislators, that check against tyranny is forsaken.
Federal Judge Ilana Rovner, a Republican appointee, in her ruling last week against the Trump administration's attempt to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that do not comply with all federal immigration enforcement.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$85,000
Cost of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's official portrait, which is more than his three predecessors' portraits combined.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Allows Criminal Case Against Missouri Governor to Proceed
A felony invasion-of-privacy case against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens will go on despite his attorneys' attempt to have it thrown out, a St. Louis judge ruled Thursday.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Starbucks Protests Continue, Philadelphia Police Chief Apologizes to Black Men Arrested
A somber and introspective Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross, under heavy criticism for the arrests of two 23-year-old Philadelphia men at a Starbucks near Rittenhouse Square a week ago and his defense of the police action, apologized to the men Thursday and said he had made the situation worse.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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4 States Accuse Arizona of Manipulating Shared River's Water Supply
The agency that runs the $4 billion Central Arizona Project is being accused of manipulating Colorado River reservoirs' operations to suck out more water for its Tucson, Phoenix and Pinal County customers.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In 'Sanctuary Cities' Lawsuit Against Trump Administration, Chicago Wins
Mayor Rahm Emanuel called on President Donald Trump's Justice Department Thursday to hand over grant money to Chicago, after a panel of federal judges said the funds can't be withheld from so-called sanctuary cities.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Third-Party Candidate Poses Threat to Illinois Governor
A Downstate Republican lawmaker launched a third-party bid for governor on Thursday, exacerbating the challenges facing Gov. Bruce Rauner's re-election as he seeks to heal divisions within his party's base to take on Democrat J.B. Pritzker.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama Executes Walter Moody, Oldest Person Put to Death in Modern History
Alabama on Thursday night executed 83-year-old Walter Leroy Moody for the 1989 pipe bombing death of a federal judge. He became the oldest inmate executed in the United States since the return of executions in the 1970s.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Trump's Border Threat, California National Guard Tweets 'Nothing Has Changed'
In an angry tweet that appeared to contradict his Homeland Security chief, President Trump said Thursday that the federal government will refuse to pay California National Guard troops if they won't keep illegal immigrants from crossing the Mexican border.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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