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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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Harvey Weinstein Company's Sale in Jeopardy After New York AG Sues
A $500 million deal to sell Harvey Weinstein's troubled old studio to former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet hit a major roadblock over the weekend after the New York attorney general's office expressed serious concerns about the sale.
February 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Airlines Sue Washington State Over Paid Sick Leave Law
Airlines are suing Washington state to avoid complying with the mandatory paid sick leave law that took effect Jan. 1.
February 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Redrawn Pennsylvania Map May Not Fix Gerrymandering, Says Governor
Facing a deadline imposed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the state legislature's two top Republicans late Friday submitted to the governor a new statewide map of congressional districts to replace boundaries that the court ruled were unconstitutional.
February 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As DeVos Approves Education Plans, She Finds Unlikely Skeptics in GOP Governors
The majority of states now have the green light from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to begin implementing a sweeping federal law passed in 2015 to replace the much-maligned No Child Left Behind law.
February 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Northern Puerto Rico Plunges Back Into Darkness After Power Plant Explosion
An explosion and fire at an electric substation threw much of northern Puerto Rico into darkness late Sunday in a setback for the U.S. territory's efforts to fully restore power more than five months after Hurricane Maria started the longest blackout in U.S. history.
February 12, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$8.8 billion a year
Estimated economic cost of the opioid crisis to West Virginia, according to the American Enterprise Institute. Per resident, the state has the highest burden in the nation.
February 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The Supreme Court has yet to recognize a constitutional right to bring crack or methamphetamine addicted babies into this world.
U.S. District Judge Stephen P. Friot of Oklahoma City, defending his decision to give a woman a shorter sentence after she underwent sterilization.
February 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Old Marijuana Convictions, Seattle Follows San Francisco's Lead
When your crime is no longer considered a crime, should it still count against you? Not when the crime is small-time marijuana possession, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes said Thursday.
February 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ethics Complaint Prompts New Probe of Nashville Mayor's Affair
An ethics complaint alleging Mayor Megan Barry's affair with a police officer unduly influenced her stance on criminal justice policy has prompted a new city investigation into the mayor.
February 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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City Hall Burned Down ... by a Town Employee?
The Eastern North Carolina town of Pikeville only has 670 people in it, so that narrowed the list of suspects for burning down the town hall in November.
February 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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