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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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Ohio Candidate for Governor Discloses Speaking Fee From Pro-Syrian Group
Following an inquiry from the Ohio Ethics Commission, Democrat gubernatorial candidate Dennis Kucinich has disclosed he was paid $20,000 for giving a speech last year to a group sympathetic to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
April 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Trump vs. California's Sanctuary Laws, Another County Sides Against Its State
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to support the Trump administration's lawsuit against California over laws that the state passed last year to limit its role in immigration enforcement.
April 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Major California Housing Bill Dies in First Hearing
A San Francisco state senator's bill to limit cities' ability to block large apartment and condominium construction in residential neighborhoods near public transit lost a key legislative vote Tuesday, killing it for this year.
April 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Top GOP Lawmakers Urge Missouri GOP Governor to Resign Amid New Accusations
Leaders in Missouri's GOP-controlled House issued a stinging rebuke of Republican Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday evening, calling on the state's chief executive to resign as scandals continue to consume his administration.
April 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Deportation Law Too Vague, Rules Supreme Court
Ruling in a Bay Area case, the Supreme Court, with a crucial vote from Justice Neil Gorsuch, struck down a federal immigration law Tuesday that required deportation for any noncitizen convicted of a felony that posed a "substantial risk" of violence.
April 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump, California Governor Trade Jabs Over Border Plan
Gov. Jerry Brown sought to tamp down any conflict with the Trump administration over sending California National Guard troops to the Mexican border, even as he dismissed a taunting tweet from the president and described heightened concerns about illegal immigration as the province of "very low-life politicians."
April 17, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I guarantee you somewhere in Kentucky today a child was sexually assaulted that was left at home because there was nobody there to watch them.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, when asked about teachers leaving school to protest at the statehouse. He has since apologized after lawmakers from both parties condemned his comments.
April 17, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Chicago police officers who have bought homes in high-crime parts of the South and West sides since the mayor revived a program six months ago that offers them $30,000 loans to do so. If they live there for a decade, they don't have to repay the loan.
April 17, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri AG: Gov. Greitens May Have Committed Felony With His Charity
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley said Tuesday that his office had uncovered evidence that Gov. Eric Greitens may have committed a felony after using a charity donor list to solicit donations to fuel his 2016 campaign for governor.
April 17, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Trial Denied for Ex-Ohio State Lawmaker
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request for a new trial for former state Rep. Peter Beck of Mason who served 16 months in prison after being convicted in 2015 on charges of defrauding investors in a computer software company.
April 17, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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