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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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Republicans Lose Bids to Block New Pennsylvania Elections Map
Just one day before congressional candidates had to file nominating petitions, the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington and the federal District Court here both declined on Monday to grant requests from Republicans to block the new Pennsylvania congressional district map from going into effect for the May 15 primary.
March 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court Takes Case Testing Trump's Power to Detain Immigrants
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide another case testing the Trump administration's power to arrest and jail immigrants facing deportation, including longtime lawful residents who committed minor offenses years ago.
March 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than $375 million
Portion of the $500 million that Congress gave to states in 2016 to fight the opioid crisis that still hasn't been spent. It was part of the 21st Century Cures Act signed by President Barack Obama.
March 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
D.C. keep talking about ‘We are a resilient city,’ and that’s a model based off the Rothschilds controlling the climate to create natural disasters they can pay for to own the cities.
District of Columbia Councilmember Trayon White, embracing an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that a wealthy Jewish family controls the weather. He later apologized.
March 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Industrial Facilities Are Polluting Without Penalty
The Brazos River as it flows past Glen Rose on Aug. 2, 2013. Drought conditions have led to a significant decrease in water levels in the river. Use of the river by cattle farmers along its route is another factor leading to a decrease in water quality and shore erosion is.
March 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kasich Apologizes for Calling Job Numbers 'Fake News'
Gov. John Kasich called our office on Thursday to apologize.
March 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Governments Can't Keep Convicts Off the Internet, Rules West Virginia Supreme Court
The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled it is a violation of the First Amendment to completely restrict a person's access to the internet as a condition of their parole from prison.
March 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Opioid Crisis, States Struggle to Spend Hundreds of Millions in Federal Money to Fight It
Congress sent states hundreds of millions of dollars to fight an opioid crisis claiming more than 100 lives a day — money they've largely been unable to spend after a year.
March 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Soda Taxes Outlawed at the Local Level in Arizona
Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation barring Arizona cities and counties from joining a growing national trend of taxing sugary drinks.
March 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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AP Analysis: Gun Control Unlikely in Most States This Year
The campaign for tighter gun laws that inspired unprecedented student walkouts across the country faces an uphill climb in a majority of states, an Associated Press review of gun legislation found.
March 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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