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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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As Gun Bill Moves Through Florida, Senate Limits Which Teachers Could Carry
Most classroom teachers would be unable to carry firearms under the bill passed Monday by the Florida Senate in response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
March 06, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Sanctuary Case, Judge Lets Trump Administration Withhold Funding, for Now, From California
The Trump administration will not immediately have to award California a grant being withheld over concerns the state is a sanctuary for people in the country illegally, a federal judge said Monday.
March 06, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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SXSW 2018: Our Full Coverage
Governing was in Austin as several mayors from around the country arrived to take part in the annual South by Southwest event. Our coverage of the conference includes stories, podcasts and video interviews.
March 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$23.5 million
Money in Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo's budget that relies on revenue from sports gambling, which is illegal unless the U.S. Supreme Court ends the federal ban on it this summer.
March 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It would be like me going home tonight, having dinner with my family and saying, 'Girls, I sold the house today.' You don’t just do those things off the cuff.
Ohio GOP Gov. John Kasich, a potential 2020 contender for president, criticizing the way President Trump announced new tariffs on steel imports.
March 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Declares Seattle Homeless Man's Truck a Home in Case With Broad Implications
Steven Long returned from his job cleaning up CenturyLink Field after a Seattle Sounders' game when he discovered that home was gone.
March 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Philadelphia, a Change Meant to Increase Police Transparency Actually Does the Opposite
When Mayor Kenney signed an executive order in August to post online civilian complaints against Philadelphia police officers, he touted it as a "commonsense reform" that would build trust between the Police Department and the communities it serves.
March 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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East Coast Storm Kills 9, Triggers Flooding and Leaves Millions Without Power
A powerful winter storm that pummeled the Northeast, killing at least nine and leaving 2 million homes and businesses without power, unleashed heavy rain and snow but inflicted its deadliest damage with fierce winds.
March 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Grad Students Strike at University of Illinois
The graduate student workers' strike at University of Illinois will continue into a second week after a weekend mediation session failed to produce a contract agreement, union and university leaders said Sunday night.
March 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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School Resource Officers Face Greater Demands, and Dangers
Maple syrup gumming up the gun belt isn’t normally a hazard of police work. But it is a common problem for Cpl. Pamela Revels when students have been eating pancakes at the school breakfast.
March 05, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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