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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 am devastated. Sick to my stomach. He never went in.
Broward County, Fla., Sheriff Scott Israel, referring to the armed school resource officer who heard gunfire inside the school where a mass shooting left 17 people dead but chose to stay outside. The officer was suspended without pay then immediately resigned and retired.
February 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Minimum age Florida Gov. Rick Scott proposes for buying and owning a gun. In the wake of the Parkland school shooting, the Republican governor also called for, among other things, banning bump stocks and limiting gun ownership among people with mental health problems.
February 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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An Armed Officer Was Outside Parkland School During Shooting. He Never Went In.
Eight days after mass shooter Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 people inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Broward's top cop on Thursday revealed a stunning series of failures by the sheriff's department.
February 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Harassment Allegations, California Lawmaker Resigns
Sen. Tony Mendoza resigned from office Thursday as his colleagues considered an unprecedented vote to expel him.
February 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Planned Parenthood Wins Funding Case in Kansas
Kansas acted improperly when it tried to cut off Medicaid dollars to Planned Parenthood under former Gov. Sam Brownback, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
February 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kasich's Team Gears Up for Possible 2020 Run
John Kasich’s inner circle is gearing up for a possible presidential run in 2020 — actively weighing the prospect of a Republican primary challenge to President Donald Trump against the feasibility of a long-shot general election campaign as an independent.
February 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Death Row Inmate Gets Second Chance, at the Last Minute, From Texas Governor
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott agreed Thursday evening to spare the life of death row inmate Thomas Whitaker, announcing his decision less than an hour before the Houston-area man's scheduled execution.
February 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Threatens to Pull Immigration Agents Out of California
President Donald Trump on Thursday accused California law enforcement of being soft on street gangs and suggested he might pull immigration agents out of the state, prompting a strong rebuke from local officials who said the president doesn't understand their war on gangs.
February 22, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teachers Go on Statewide Strike in West Virginia
Teachers across West Virginia walked off the job Thursday, demonstrating at the state Capitol and at some schools in frustration over what they say is state leaders' refusal to pay them and fund their benefits adequately.
February 22, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democratic Governors Form 'States for Gun Safety' Group
Amid federal inaction on gun control, the Democratic governors of Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey have formed a multi-state coalition to better share information and pool resources to combat gun violence.
February 22, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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