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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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$19 billion
Size of the disaster relief bill that Congress sent to President Trump this week. The passage of the package ends what was the longest delay between a disaster and congressional aid.
June 06, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Somebody called in to complain that the Taco Bell on Gause Boulevard ran out of both hard and soft taco shells. While this is truly a travesty, the police can’t do anything about this. Hopefully, they are replenished in time for Taco Tuesday!
Facebook post from the Slidell, La., Police Department
June 06, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$23,091
Amount that New York spends on education per pupil, which is the most of any state. Idaho, Oklahoma and Utah spend the least -- less than $8,000 per pupil.
June 05, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The only way to change it would be to kill the problem out. I know it’s bad to say but with out killing them out there’s no way to fix it.
Carbon Hill, Ala., Mayor Mark Chambers' response to the following Facebook comment: "By giving the minority more rights than the majority, I hate to think of the country my grandkids will live in." The comments followed a post shared by Chambers that read, "We live in a society where homosexuals lecture us on morals, transvestites lecture us on human biology, baby killers lecture us on human rights and socialists lecture us on economics."
June 05, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$7,400
The average cost of a funeral at a time when 40 percent of Americans can’t even afford an unexpected expense of just $400.
June 04, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We want everyone who played a role in this to be held accountable at every level, from the top to the bottom. My reaction is probably like a lot of Flint residents, happy about it.
Flint, Mich., Mayor Karen Weaver, after the investigation into the Flint water crisis expanded and seized state-owned cell phones and devices for 65 current and former officials, including ex-Gov. Rick Snyder.
June 04, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
Zero
States that have applied for the "State Relief and Empowerment Waiver" that the Trump administration started offering last fall. It would allow states to sell health insurance plans that don't comply with Obamacare regulations, such as the preexisting condition protections, and use federal subsidies to make them more affordable.
June 03, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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If we want to beat Donald Trump and achieve big progressive goals, socialism is not the answer.
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, one of the many Democratic candidates running for president. At the California Democratic Party State Convention this weekend, he spoke against "Medicare for all" and the Green New Deal.
June 03, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Every single human being that you’re going to talk to has a rich and complex backstory. You are seeing them generally in crisis. That’s not who they are.
What Washington state commander Rex Caldwell tells police he's training. A voter-approved ballot measure last year requires law enforcement in the state to undergo de-escalation and mental health training.
May 31, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
24
Municipalities that have suffered a ransomware attack this year, which is on track to exceed last year's total. Baltimore was hacked in early May and still hasn't gotten its services back up and running. It asked the federal government for financial aid.
May 31, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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