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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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Sexual Harassment Investigation Ends With Longtime Oregon Lawmaker's Resignation
Sen. Jeff Kruse filed resignation papers Thursday, capping a months-long sexual harassment scandal by agreeing to leave the Legislature after 22 years.
February 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Lawmaker at #MeToo's Forefront Accused of Sexual Harassment
A California state assemblywoman and prominent voice in the fight against sexual harassment in Sacramento is now facing allegations that she harassed and groped a legislative staffer.
February 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Legal or Not, San Francisco Forges Ahead With Supervised Injection Site for Drug Users
San Francisco is on track to open its first two safe injection sites this July, a milestone that will likely make the city the first in the country to embrace the controversial model of allowing drug users to shoot up under supervision.
February 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump's Subsidies Cut Threatens Basic Health Programs in 2 States
Comprehensive coverage for more than 800,000 low-income people in New York and Minnesota who pay a fraction of the typical cost of a marketplace plan may be in jeopardy after the federal government partially cut funding this year.
February 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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No More Maggots? Michigan to End Privatization of Prison Food
Gov. Rick Snyder announced Wednesday that the state will end a four-year experiment with privatizing its prison food service after years of maggots in food, smuggling by kitchen employees, kitchen workers having sex with inmates, inadequate staffing levels and other problems documented by the Free Press in a series of articles.
February 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$1.7 million
What Utah spent in 2013 to keep its national parks open during the shutdown. The federal government only reimbursed the state $666,000. The state's Congressmembers introduced legislation in 2015 to get the money back, but it never went anywhere.
February 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Innovation is one of those words like apple pie. No one is against it.
Priscilla Wohlstetter, a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Over the past year, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has softened the language she uses when speaking about her goals to expand private education options. Instead of the words "school choice," she often uses "innovation" or "blended learning."
February 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Not Through Our Pipelines: California's Strategy for Fighting Trump's Oil Drilling Expansion
California officials said they will block the federal government from transporting oil using existing or new pipelines, a move that would disrupt President Trump's plan to expand drilling off the state's coast.
February 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Miami to New Passenger Railway: Not So Fast
Before Brightline comes rolling through Miami-Dade County, Mayor Carlos Gimenez has asked the Florida Department of Transportation to evaluate safety measures in place at the railway crossings along the private passenger line's route.
February 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Eric Holder Plans to Break Republicans' Statehouse Control
Former Attorney General Eric Holder is ramping up his efforts to reshape Republican-drawn congressional district maps.
February 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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