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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.

Who Said That
I don’t think we are ever going to be on a unity ticket. We joke about it all the time. We just disagree on a lot of important core stuff. But we have a great deal of respect for each other and I think a genuine friendship at this point.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, talking about Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican.
April 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Daily fine that citizens of Deerfield, Ill., can incur if they possess an assault weapon or high-capacity magazines after June 13. The Chicago suburb outlawed both this week.
April 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Felon Voting Laws Are Confusing. Is It Time to Ditch Them?
Her sentencing made headlines across the country this week: A woman, recently released from prison in Texas and still on felony probation, is set to head back to prison for another five years after she unknowingly broke the law by voting in the 2016 election.
April 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts Democrats Barely Help Candidates Looking to Unseat GOP Governor
For months now, the three Democrats running for governor have crisscrossed Massachusetts, arguing that voters should fire Republican Governor Charlie Baker.
April 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Houston Passes First Post-Harvey Rules to Reduce Flood Damage
Starting this fall, all new homes built in Houston's floodplains must be elevated higher off the ground after a contentious debate and narrow vote by City Council on Wednesday to adopt the Bayou City's first major regulatory response to the widespread flooding Hurricane Harvey unleashed last August.
April 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Bill to Arm Teachers Dies in Tennessee
Critics are welcoming the demise of a controversial measure that would have allowed Tennessee school systems to arm some willing, trained staff and teachers after the bill was voted down Tuesday in a House panel.
April 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Years of Infighting, New York Senate Democrats Strike 'Unity Deal'
Long-feuding state Senate Democrats have brokered a framework deal to reunite, which Democrats claim will bolster the party's prospects for taking control from Republicans of the 63-member chamber.
April 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
For Trump's Border Plan to Work, Governors Must Agree to It
The Trump administration announced a hastily assembled plan Wednesday to deploy National Guard troops along the southwestern border, hoping to make good on a promise the president made a day earlier that caught many in the military by surprise.
April 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Gov. Jerry Brown Quiet on Stephon Clark Killing But Candidates Running for His Job Urge Change
Gov. Jerry Brown has been mostly silent about the March 18 shooting death of Stephon Clark, the unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police that has renewed a national conversation about police misconduct and excessive use of force.
April 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Assault Weapons Banned in Chicago Suburb
Owners of assault weapons living in the northern Chicago suburb of Deerfield have until June 13 to remove the firearms from within village limits or face daily fines after a ban was approved Monday night.
April 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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