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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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'We Have Nowhere Else to Go': Shelters Closing to Displaced Puerto Ricans
Hundreds of displaced Puerto Rican families living in Florida hotels since Hurricane Maria devastated the island could be left homeless by the end of the week, federal lawmakers said Wednesday as they pleaded with FEMA to extend its temporary shelter program.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teacher Launches Independent Bid for Vermont Governor
Vermont's newest candidate for governor is a high school teacher who says he wants to build "middle ground" in an era of political polarization.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Arizona Teachers Vote for Statewide Strike Next Week
Arizona educators and school employees fueling the teacher-led #RedForEd movement have voted in support of a walkout — an unprecedented action aimed at pressuring state leaders to act on their demands for more education funding.
April 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
Between $8.4 billion and $13.5 billion
Estimate of annual online sales tax revenue that states are missing out on because the federal government bans them from collecting it. The Supreme Court heard a case this week that challenges that ban, but some of the justices raised concerns about ending it.
April 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Would New York City like for us to send all our poop up there forever?
Sherleen Pike, who lives about a half-mile from the railroad track in Parrish, Ala., where a train carrying human waste from New York City has been parked for two months, waiting to be brought to a nearby landfill. The federal government bans New York from dumping its excrement in the ocean.
April 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Power Battle, Utah Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto
Despite some close calls, the Utah Legislature on Wednesday overrode vetoes by Gov. Gary Herbert that grew out of a yearlong turf war where part-time lawmakers contend the full-time governor is seizing too much of their power.
April 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Governments Sue Oil and Gas Companies Over Climate Change
The city of Boulder, Boulder County and San Miguel County today announced they have sued ExxonMobil and Suncor for their "reckless actions and damages" in helping cause global climate change.
April 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pardoned by Trump or Not, New York AG Wants to Prosecute
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is urging state lawmakers to quickly close a loophole in state law that could prevent him from bringing charges against anyone pardoned by President Trump.
April 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Stun Gun Ban Violates Second Amendment, Rules Massachusetts High Court
The Second Amendment protects civilians possessing stun guns and tasers, the highest court in Massachusetts said Tuesday.
April 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pittsburgh Preparing for Riots In Case Trump Fires Mueller
Pittsburgh police have no idea if President Trump plans to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, but they want to be prepared in case he does.
April 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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