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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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School shootings in the U.S. since Jan. 1 of this year -- the most recent being on Tuesday in Benton, Ky., where a 15-year-old killed two students and injured 12 other people.
January 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A Rivalry Emerges at Democratic Debate for Illinois Governor
Billionaire investor J.B. Pritzker and state Sen. Daniel Biss tried to change the dynamics of the Illinois Democratic governor's race Tuesday night, attacking each other during the first televised debate and relegating businessman Chris Kennedy largely to the sidelines.
January 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Poland Springs Exec Nominated to Lead Environmental Protection Board in Maine
Gov. Paul LePage has nominated a Nestle Waters' executive to the body that oversees environmental protection in Maine, drawing the ire of the company's critics.
January 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hit Hard by Opioids, Philadelphia Makes Most Radical Move Yet
After a year in which overdoses outstripped the murder rate by 4-1, librarians ran outside to save people from overdosing, and makeshift heroin camps sprawled under bridges and on street corners, Philadelphia city officials Tuesday took their most radical step yet against the opioid crisis.
January 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Angering Some, San Francisco Leaders Pick a New Interim Mayor
San Francisco has a new interim mayor: moderate Supervisor Mark Farrell.
January 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Columbus Day Replaced by Indigenous People's Day in San Francisco
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to remove Christopher Columbus' name from his commemorative day in October, and instead honor the indigenous people living in California long before it was discovered by European explorers.
January 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Race for Maryland Governor, County Exec Lands Endorsement From Peer
In his Democratic race for Maryland governor, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker’s latest endorsement comes from his neighboring county’s executive.
January 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Sexual Allegations, Wyoming Secretary of State Ends 2018 Hopes
A second woman has accused Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray of sexual misconduct. Theresa Sullivan Twiford said that nearly 30 years ago, when she was 18 years old and babysitting for the Murray family, Ed Murray forcibly kissed her in front of his house.
January 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Flint Gets Some Control Back Over Its Own Finances
For the first time in seven years, Flint's local officials are in control of the city's daily finances and government decisions.
January 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine Town Manager, Outed as Founder of Pro-White Group, Fired
The Jackman Select Board voted unanimously on Tuesday morning to fire the town manager, whose support of racial segregation and condemnation of Islam put the town in what most locals saw as an unflattering light.
January 23, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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