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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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Harassment Claims Bring Down Washington State Representative
Washington state Rep. Matt Manweller has resigned from his leadership position in the state House and been stripped from his role as the top Republican member on a labor committee, a top GOP lawmaker said Thursday.
December 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Philadelphia Paid $1.25 Million to Resolve Sexual Harassment Claims Against Police
The City of Philadelphia has paid $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit by a woman who claimed a veteran police commander sexually assaulted her when she was an officer in a department in which she said sexual harassment was pervasive
December 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Red Light Cameras Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past in Miami
The days of wincing while driving through a Miami intersection on a yellow light will soon be over after city commissioners agreed Thursday to end their red light camera program early next year.
December 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Massachusetts AG Sues Betsy DeVos, Again
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Thursday sued the U.S. Department of Education and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for failing to discharge student loans for students who attended Corinthian Colleges.
December 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Bans Car Insurers From Charging More Based on Education, Jobs
The state is barring insurance companies from charging more for drivers based on their occupation or level of education, under rules announced Wednesday by the state Department of Financial Services.
December 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Widow of Kentucky Lawmaker Who Killed Himself Says She'll Run for His Seat
The widow of state Rep. Dan Johnson, who committed suicide Wednesday night, said she will seek to replace him in the legislature.
December 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Breastfeeding in Public Gets Political as More Women Run for Office
As a new mother, D.C. Council member Brianne K. Nadeau (D-Ward 1) often pauses during long workdays to go into her office, shut the door and pump milk for her 3-month-old daughter.
December 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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FCC Repeals Net Neutrality, and State AGs Line Up to Sue
Attorneys general from "across the country" will sue the Federal Communications Commission in an attempt to reverse today's repeal of net neutrality rules.
December 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I could not honestly say to someone that I like and think is a halfway decent human being, 'Yeah, you ought to run for office.'
Ed Gillespie, in his first interview since losing the Virginia governor’s race last month. The Republican was a guest on “The Axe Files” podcast with Democratic strategist David Axelrod.
December 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$63.5 million
Money tourists spent in Wyoming while visiting the state this summer to see the total solar eclipse. That translates to $3.7 million in state and local government tax revenue.
December 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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