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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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Ex-Idaho Lawmaker, at Center of Sex Abuse Investigation, Commits Suicide
Lawmakers already shocked by the criminal investigation into former Rep. Brandon Hixon found themselves stunned anew Tuesday by news of the Caldwell Republican's death.
January 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio Democrat Picks School Principal as Running Mate in Governor's Race
Democrat William M. O'Neill named a Lorain elementary school principal today as his lieutenant governor running mate.
January 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The #MeToo Effect Trickles Down the Public Workforce
As sexual harassment allegations take down powerful politicians, states and cities are revisiting their training and policies for the bureaucrats who have far less power but keep the government running.
January 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$306 billion
Cost of damages from natural disasters that happened in 2017, which is a record high, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
January 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Anyone misplace 9 lbs of weed over the weekend? Feel free to stop by #DCPolice headquarters.
Tweet from the Washington, D.C., Police Department on Monday after a box containing the drug was sent to a nonprofit community arts program housed in a church. It’s legal to possess marijuana in D.C. -- but only up to two ounces. Even before the Twitter post, police arrested and charged a suspect with intent to distribute.
January 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Illinois Governor Vetoes Education Funding Bill Over Private School Concerns
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday vetoed a bill that was designed to clear the way for a major overhaul of how the state distributes dollars to public schools, saying issues remain that would prevent about three dozen private schools from participating in a new scholarship program.
January 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court Wades Into Water Battle Between Florida and Georgia
Members of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared open to revisiting key legal recommendations in Georgia's long-running water rights battle with Florida on Monday, potentially providing the latter with at least some form of relief.
January 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Some Obamacare Requirements Can Soon Be Ignored by Idaho Insurers
Idaho will let insurers sell private insurance plans with skimpier coverage, taking advantage of new flexibility to change certain Affordable Care Act requirements, Gov. Butch Otter said Friday morning.
January 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Months After Sexual Harassment Allegations, Kentucky House Speaker Resigns
In an emotional and sometimes blistering speech, Rep. Jeff Hoover resigned Monday as Kentucky House speaker following weeks of turmoil over a sexual harassment scandal.
January 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Confront the Spread of a Deadly Disease in Deer
As darkness closed in, one hunter after another stopped at this newly opened game check station, deer carcasses loaded in the beds of their pickups.
January 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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