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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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Why Female Lobbyists Are Particularly Vulnerable to Sexual Harassment
Vanessa Alarid was a lobbyist in New Mexico when she asked a lawmaker over drinks one night if she could count on his support for a bill that appeared to be coming down to a single vote.
December 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Another Gerrymandering Case Added to Supreme Court's Docket, This Time Against Democrats
The U.S. Supreme Court expanded its review of partisan gerrymandering, agreeing to consider arguments that a Maryland congressional district was unconstitutionally drawn to ensure the ouster of a Republican lawmaker.
December 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teacher Shortage Prompts Virginia Governor to Order Emergency Solutions
As Virginia schools struggle with a dearth of teachers, Gov. Terry McAuliffe wants colleges and universities to be able to fast-track the training of aspiring educators.
December 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After RNC Supports Roy Moore, Nebraska Official Resigns
Nebraska Republican National Committeewoman Joyce Simmons resigned Monday in protest of the committee's financial support for Roy Moore.
December 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Arkansas, Half the States Now Limit Painkiller Prescriptions
Arkansas has joined at least 24 other states in adopting rules limiting the number and strength of opioid painkillers doctors can prescribe. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who urged the state medical board to adopt the regulations, called the move an important step in curtailing the “escalating danger” of opioid abuse in the state.
December 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NYC Attack Was ISIS-Inspired, Officials Say
An ISIS-inspired would-be suicide bomber detonated a homemade pipe bomb strapped to his chest in a pedestrian tunnel packed with commuters beneath the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, during Monday's busy morning rush, authorities said.
December 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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5 Years Since Sandy Hook Shooting, How Have Schools Changed Security?
Buzzers for the front door. Security cameras. Bulletproof glass.
December 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ed Lee, San Francisco Mayor, Dies at 65
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee died early Tuesday morning at age 65, his office said.
December 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
This criminal trial was akin to something you'd expect to read about in North Korea, not in a courtroom in the United States.
Mark Geragos, an attorney representing the family of David Shaver, an unarmed man who was fatally shot by a Mesa, Ariz., police officer while he crawled on the ground -- at the officer's request -- and pleaded not to be shot. The encounter was caught on body cameras, but the jury found the officer not guilty of murder or manslaughter.
December 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Acres that six wildfires had burned in Southern California as of Sunday, which is larger than New York City and Boston combined.
December 11, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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