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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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California Governor Pardons 5 Immigrants Facing Deportation. Trump Weighs In.
President Trump was quick to criticize Gov. Jerry Brown's decision to pardon five former convicts facing deportation.
April 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Protester of Stephon Clark's Killing Hit by Sacramento Sheriff's Vehicle
A woman who was hit by a Sacramento County Sheriff's Department vehicle while protesting the police killing of Stephon Clark was resting at home Sunday after suffering multiple cuts and bruises in the incident.
April 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Tweets DACA Deal Is Dead
President Trump on Easter Sunday appeared to rule out efforts to revive deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought illegally to the United States as children, tweeting "NO MORE DACA DEAL!"
April 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Amazon Steps Up Tax Collections, Some Cities Are Left Out
When Amazon agreed last year to begin collecting sales tax in New Mexico, state officials celebrated what they said could be tens of millions of dollars in annual tax revenue.
April 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I sponsored SB65 so that parents wouldn't be punished for letting their kids experience childhood.
Utah state Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, who is behind the nation's first "free-range parenting" law, which redefines negligence so that a parent can't be charged for letting their children do things like go to the store alone.
March 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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States that have outlawed gay conversion therapy, which intends to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The most recent to ban the practice is Washington state.
March 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Woman Gets 5 Years in Prison for Illegally Voting
A district judge sentenced a Tarrant County woman to five years in prison Wednesday for illegally voting in the 2016 presidential election.
March 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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For First Time, Tuition Is Public College's Biggest Revenue Source
State colleges and universities are relying more on tuition dollars to fund their operations even as state funding rises and colleges come under pressure to keep tuition low.
March 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DACA Lawsuit Against Trump Allowed to Proceed
President Donald Trump’s administration must defend a lawsuit targeting his plan to end a program offering protection from deportation for hundreds of thousands of children of undocumented immigrants.
March 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kentucky Schools Close After Pension Vote Spurs Some Teachers to Stay Home
Kentucky's largest public school districts are closed due to widespread absences Friday among teachers angered by the Legislature's passage of a pension overhaul.
March 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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