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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
It was also the beginning of a brand-new comedy: Bill de Blasio’s presidential campaign.
Joke by late-night host Jimmy Fallon. Most polls show the New York City mayor with 1 percent of the vote.
May 21, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
30%
Average amount of the 1998 tobacco settlement, worth $246 billion, that states spent on health care. Nearly as much -- 23 percent -- went to cover budget deficits. Settlements from opioid companies, sued for their role in the opioid crisis, are starting to roll in.
May 20, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I think employers are starting to realize that the fact a person uses marijuana at night shouldn't be any more disqualifying than if a person drinks beer at night.
Karen O’Keefe, state policies director for the Marijuana Policy Project. Fewer employers are requesting preemployment tests for marijuana.
May 20, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
GOP Governor Pushes Back on Trump Administration's Plan to Send Migrants to Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday the state isn't prepared to handle vague Trump administration plans to send some 1,000 undocumented immigrants a month from the southern border to South Florida.
May 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
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
Archive
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
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