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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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In Unprecedented Move, San Francisco Will Erase Marijuana Convictions for Thousands
San Francisco will retroactively apply California's marijuana-legalization laws to past criminal cases, District Attorney George Gascón said Wednesday -- expunging or reducing misdemeanor and felony convictions going back decades.
February 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nashville Mayor Admits to Extramarital Affair With Her Security Chief
Mayor Megan Barry said Wednesday she had an extramarital affair with the police officer in charge of her security detail, an extraordinary admission that rocks the popular Nashville mayor's first term.
February 01, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Revised Harassment Policy for New York Senate Adds Warning to False Accusers
Adding a warning to false accusers in the state Senate's newly revised anti-sexual harassment policy is an example of "the type of intimidation" that has kept harassment victims from coming forward.
January 31, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
20 years
Time that a local Florida commissioner was illegally registered to vote because he left off a 25-year-old cocaine conviction in Tennessee from his registration form. The felony makes him ineligible to vote in Florida, but that could change when voters in the state decide this November whether ex-felons should be allowed to vote. In the meantime, the commissioner was fired.
January 31, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Did the president just authorize purges of federal employees who dissent? Not the America I want to live in.
Tweet from Nebraska state Sen. Adam Morfeld, a Democrat, in response to President Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday in which he urged Congress to empower cabinet heads to "reward good workers and to remove federal employees who undermine the public trust or fail the American people."
January 31, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FEMA to Stop Sending Food, Water to Puerto Rico
Politicians from both political parties reacted angrily to news of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's plan to end shipment of emergency food and water supplies to storm-battered Puerto Rico. On Tuesday, several lawmakers called on the agency to reverse its decision.
January 31, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Republican Mae Beavers Ends Campaign for Tennessee Governor
Republican Mae Beavers said Tuesday on Facebook she is suspending her campaign for Tennessee governor after reporting earlier in the day she raised just $163,947 during the last six months for her statewide bid and had about the same amount remaining in cash.
January 31, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A 3rd Republican Joins Race for New York Governor
Pointing to economic stagnation and a culture of official corruption, state Senate Republican Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco on Tuesday announced his bid to seek the Republican nomination for governor.
January 31, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Casino Mogul Spur State Investigation
The Nevada board that regulates gambling announced Tuesday that it was opening an investigation into sweeping claims of sexual misconduct by casino mogul Steve Wynn.
January 31, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Medicaid Expansion Talks May Resume in Virginia, Under One Condition
Virginia House Speaker Kirk Cox says talking about a work requirement for existing Medicaid recipients is a precondition for any expansion of health care coverage for low income Virginians.
January 31, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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