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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
Our state agencies are not immigration enforcement agencies. We will not be complicit.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat running for president, after he signed a "sanctuary" bill that restricts local authorities from asking about people's immigration status. California and Oregon have similar laws.
May 30, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
60%
Mayors who mentioned infrastructure in their State of the City address this year and last year. In 2016, only 31 percent talked about the topic; In 2017, 48 percent.
May 30, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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States that have only one abortion clinic: Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota and West Virginia. Come Friday, Missouri's could lose its license, which would make it the only state without one.
May 29, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We’re not dying the way we used to. The end of life isn’t weeks or months but years.
Jennifer Moore Ballentine, executive director of the California State University Institute for Palliative Care. States are starting to extend palliative care coverage to Medicaid patients who aren't necessarily close to death.
May 29, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Supreme Court Kavanaugh
Archive
Is Roe v. Wade Really at Risk? Indiana Abortion Ruling Shows Supreme Court Reluctance to Weigh In
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld part of an unusual Indiana abortion law that requires clinics to bury or cremate the remains of a fetus. The justices in a short opinion said the law did not violate a woman's right to choose abortion.
May 28, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Chick-fil-a sign on side of a building
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No Chick-Fil-A at the Airport? FAA Investigates in New York and Texas
A game of chicken is underway between a pair of airports and the FAA.
May 28, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Redistricting Ohio Map
Archive
Supreme Court Pauses Partisan Gerrymandering Cases in Michigan and Ohio
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to put on hold partisan gerrymandering cases from Ohio and Michigan, temporarily sparing Republican lawmakers in those states of the need to redraw congressional districts by the summer.
May 28, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Mississippi's 6-Week Abortion Ban Suspended by Judge
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy.
May 28, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I’m not saying he’s not partisan, but he does not allow the partisanship to get in the way of doing his job and understanding that he should be engaged with people who did not vote for him.
Gary, Ind., Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, a Democrat, talking about Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Republican.
May 28, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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State legislators who are Republican women, which represents a decline from before the 2018 midterm elections. Democratic women, by contrast, increased their numbers after November.
May 28, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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