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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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First Confederate Monuments. Are Offensive Native American Monuments Next to Topple?
Over the decades, this quiet coastal hamlet has earned a reputation as one of the most liberal places in the nation. Arcata was the first U.S. city to ban the sale of genetically modified foods, the first to elect a majority Green Party city council and one of the first to tacitly allow marijuana farming before pot was legal.
April 03, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Rape Response 101: Police in Illinois to Undergo New Training
From the start, the 28-year-old woman sensed doubt.
April 03, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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EPA Threatens States' Right to Set Vehicle Emissions Standards
The Trump administration openly threatened one of the cornerstones of California's environmental protections Monday, saying that it may revoke the state's ability under the Clean Air Act to impose stricter standards than the federal government sets for vehicle emissions.
April 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Police Shooting Case, Supreme Court Sides With Cops
The Supreme Court on Monday shielded a police officer from being sued for shooting an Arizona woman in her front yard, once again making it harder to bring legal action against officers who use excessive force, even against an innocent person.
April 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Times that Sacramento police officers shot Stephon Clark, an unarmed 22-year-old black man, in the back, according to an autopsy. The shooting, which happened in the backyard of Clark's grandmother's, has prompted protests for days.
April 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We thought at the time their targeting was just off, but maybe with this new Facebook data, that’s exactly what they were trying to do.
Colorado Democratic state Sen. Andy Kerr, on Republican election mailers sent by Cambridge Analytica-backed campaigns that he says targeted Democrats and expressed views favorable of abortion rights. The political consulting firm potentially violated privacy rules to create "psychographic profiles" of voters.
April 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A Decade After Hurricane Ike, Houston Still Hasn't Spent Tens of Millions It Got to Build Affordable Housing
When Tory Gunsolley learned that his agency was about to receive $40 million in federal recovery funds in the wake of Hurricane Ike, he was thrilled.
April 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mental Health Bills Become Law in Iowa
Calling it a "milestone day for mental health in Iowa," Gov. Kim Reynolds signed two significant pieces of legislation in to law Thursday that she said will bolster Iowa's commitment to treating children and adults facing mental health challenges with dignity and compassion.
April 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Strike Threats, Arizona Governor Rejects Teachers' Demands
Gov. Doug Ducey said Thursday that teachers aren’t going to get the 20 percent pay hike they are demanding – not now and not in the foreseeable future.
April 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teachers in Kentucky and Oklahoma Plan to Skip School to Protest
Oklahoma and Kentucky teachers are walking off the job Monday and holding rallies in their state capitols to pressure lawmakers.
April 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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