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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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Trump Signs Executive Order Pushing More Work Requirements
Trump signed an executive order Monday directing federal agencies to promote employment for those on public assistance.
April 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Stephon Clark Shooting Spurs New Body Camera Policy
The Sacramento Police Department has ordered officers to keep their body cameras and microphones on after community members criticized the muting of footage minutes after the Stephon Clark shooting, according to a department email obtained by The Sacramento Bee.
April 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Census Citizenship Question Has Support of 3 State AGs
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, a Republican, has joined her GOP counterparts from two other states in supporting the Trump administration’s controversial plans to reinstate a question about citizenship on the 2020 census.
April 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Governor Not Meeting Pence While VP Visits Massachusetts
The two top Republicans in Massachusetts aren't planning on spending any time with Mike Pence while the vice president swings through the Bay State for a Republican National Committee fundraiser.
April 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Teacher Protests, Kentucky Governor Vetoes Budget and Tax Plan
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin vetoed the legislature's proposed two-year state budget and a tax bill that generates hundreds of millions of dollars to help fund it.
April 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon the Latest State to Pass Its Own Net Neutrality Law
Oregon will join a wave of states backing net neutrality Monday, with Gov. Kate Brown set to sign a bill designed to give companies an economic incentive to allow unfettered online access.
April 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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16 Pro-Obamacare States Seek to Save the Law
California on Monday jumped into the middle of a legal dispute over the future of the federal Affordable Care Act, seeking to preserve the law that is under assault in the courts by 20 other states.
April 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
482 to 1
Average ratio of students to school counselors in public schools. It's almost double what the American School Counselor Association recommends.
April 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Women are told they are not worth as much as men. Allowing prior salary to justify a wage differential perpetuates this message.
Federal Judge Stephen Reinhardt, who died last month. Before his death, he wrote this court opinion -- revealed this week -- in which he ruled that employers can't consider salary histories when deciding pay.
April 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Administration Releases New Ways for States to Skirt Obamacare Rules
The Trump administration on Monday released new regulations aimed at giving states more flexibility to offer cheaper plans on Obamacare’s exchanges next year.
April 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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