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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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Final Tax Law Suspends Energy Cuts to Western States
Western states no longer have to worry about losing millions in energy royalties due to the high cost of the new tax package.
January 03, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump's ICE Pick: Sanctuary Officials Should Be Charged With Crimes
"We gotta take [sanctuary cities] to court, and we gotta start charging some of these politicians with crimes," he said.
January 03, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Twitter Temporarily Blocked Ex-Sheriff Who Works for Pro-Trump PAC
Known for his incendiary rhetoric, former Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. took it a step too far over the weekend -- and was briefly banned from Twitter as a result.
January 03, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Vehicle Attacks on Pedestrians, NYC Will Install 1,500 Permanent Barriers
Mayor Bill de Blasio is beginning the new year looking to protect pedestrians from potential vehicle attacks in New York City.
January 03, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We consider it unhelpful to reference a non-existent 'agreement' rather than directly address the responsibility for funding a local project where nine out of 10 passengers are local transit riders.
K. Jane Williams, deputy administrator for the Federal Transit Administration, in a letter informing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie that the Trump administration would not honor its predecessors' proposal for the federal government to help fund a multi-billion-dollar Amtrak tunnel connecting New Jersey to Penn Station, the busiest transit hub in the U.S.
January 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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State lawmakers facing allegations of sexual harassment who have resigned, announced they will resign, been ousted from a leadership position or otherwise punished since October.
January 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gunman Who Killed Colorado Deputy Claimed He Was Running for Sheriff
A sheriff's deputy was killed and four officers were injured Sunday in suburban Denver when a gunman fired more than 100 rounds in an ambush-style attack.
January 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Court Orders Ohio to Turn Over Execution Drug Records
Ohio’s prison system must produce records about lethal drugs it wants shielded from public view for justices on the state Supreme Court to review privately as part of an open records dispute, the court ruled.
January 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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No-Name Politicians Eager to Run Against Trump in 2020
John Delaney is a three-term congressman, stuck low on the seniority totem pole, representing a state packed with other Democrats, deep in a powerless minority.
January 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Administration Refuses to Honor Obama's New York Tunnel Deal
President Donald Trump dropped his own New Year's ball—in the form of a wrecking ball—with a late Friday afternoon announcement that effectively wipes out plans for perhaps the nation's most crucial infrastructure project.
January 02, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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