✕

Internet Explorer 11 is not supported

For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers.
GOVERNING Avatar Logo

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.

Archive
Why Democratic Lawmakers Walked Out on North Carolina Republicans in Protest
As North Carolina lawmakers debate whether to change how judges are picked, all the Democrats on a key committee protested Wednesday by walking out of a meeting they said was unfair and not very transparent.
December 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Disaster Aid May Not Make It Into Next Spending Bill
Lawmakers from Texas and Florida are exceedingly anxious that hurricane recovery aid will be sidelined in next week’s government funding scramble amid internal disputes over who should get how much cash.
December 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
'Makes a Tragic Event Even More Tragic': Fire at Homeless Camp Sparked Los Angeles Blaze That Burned Homes
The blaze that swept through the hills of Los Angeles' Bel-Air section last week, destroying six homes and damaging a dozen others, was sparked by a cooking fire at a homeless encampment in a nearby ravine, city officials said Tuesday.
December 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Scientists Link Hurricane Harvey's Rainfall to Climate Change
Global warming made Hurricane Harvey's 51 inches of rain three times more likely to occur when comparing today's climate to that of the 1880s, scientists say.
December 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Kentucky Lawmaker Apparently Commits Suicide After Being Accused of Molesting Teen
A Kentucky lawmaker who on Tuesday denied accusations that he molested a 17-year-old girl in 2012 died Wednesday night of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Bullitt County coroner.
December 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Outgoing Atlanta Mayor Demands Candidate Calling for Recount to Retract Voter Fraud Allegations
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has threatened former Atlanta mayoral candidate Mary Norwood with legal action over statements about voter impersonation that she made earlier this year.
December 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Minnesota Governor Appoints Tina Smith to Replace Al Franken in U.S. Senate
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton announced Wednesday that his lieutenant governor, Tina Smith, will replace Al Franken after the Democratic senator formally resigns.
December 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Roy Moore won’t concede; says will wait on God to speak. God wasn’t registered to vote in AL but the ppl who voted did speak and it wasn’t close enough for recount.
Former GOP Gov. Mike Huckabee, who is the father of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. In the race for one of Alabama's seats in the U.S. Senate, Doug Jones received 50 percent of the vote to Roy Moore's 48.4 percent. Recounts in the state are automatically called when a candidate wins by less than 0.5 percent.
December 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
July 14, 1946
Birthdate listed on President Trump's absentee ballot for the New York City mayor's race in November. His actual birthday is June 14, 1946.
December 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
With Children's Health Insurance in Limbo, Bipartisan Group of Governors Urges Congress to Fund It
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper rallied a bipartisan band of governors again on Tuesday in a letter to Congress urging the renewal of a children's health insurance program for low-income families.
December 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Load More
gov-footer-logo-2024.png
GT-footer-logo.png
II-footer-logo.png
NAV-footer-logo.png
CDG-footer-logo.png
CDE-footer-logo.png
CPSAI-footer-logo.png
EM-footer-logo.png