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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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Abortion Backlash: 2 States Threaten to Boycott Alabama
The backlash against Alabama over its passage of the country's most restrictive abortion law has begun with threats by Democratic officials in other states calling for boycotts and divesting from the Yellowhammer State.
May 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$2.5 billion
Money for California's high-speed rail project that the Trump administration is threatening to take back -- on top of the $929 million that it already canceled last week. The state already spent the $2.5 billion.
May 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Holding a powerful position does not shield you from the (consequences) of your past criminal activity.
U.S. Attorney Byung J. "BJay" Pak, who helped to indict Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck last week on charges of fraud and money laundering for allegedly stealing more than $2 million from his former employer.
May 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$4,000
Money the New Mexico governor's office spent this week to bus a group of asylum seekers to Colorado because shelters in her state were at capacity.
May 16, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
So, mama buffalo is dropping baby buffalo off at school, and you know what he says? Bye, son.
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, who entered the 2020 presidential race this week, sharing a joke with a crowd of voters.
May 16, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Chicago Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno
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Chicago Alderman Arrested for Potentially Filing a False Police Report
Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno was taken into Chicago police custody Tuesday night on an arrest warrant, police confirmed.
May 15, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
A gavel hitting pills.
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Opioid Lawsuit 'Oversimplifies the Problem,' Rules North Dakota Judge
A lawsuit filed on behalf of North Dakota that aimed to hold big pharma accountable for the impact of the opioid epidemic has been dismissed by a Burleigh County District Court Judge.
May 15, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You just raped every woman who's been raped by a man. You just raped her all over again.
Alabama Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, a Democrat, after lawmakers sent a bill to GOP Gov. Kay Ivey that would make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions -- even in cases of rape and incest.
May 15, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
14 out of 33
States where medical marijuana is legal and patients are protected from employment discrimination either through legislation or rulings.
May 15, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Locals should make decisions, and if you don't like them, you can vote someone else in.
Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, in his first veto, which was of a bill that would have banned local governments from banning plastic straws.
May 14, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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