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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
I'm a doer and the [U.S.] Senate does nothing.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage, denying reports -- which he called "fake news" -- that he might challenge U.S. Sen. Angus King at the request of President Trump.
December 08, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
76%
State lawmakers nationwide who have reported income or employment outside of their elected position. According to an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity and the Associated Press, "state lawmakers around the country have introduced and supported policies that directly and indirectly help their own businesses, their employers and sometimes their personal finances."
December 08, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
14 States Sue EPA for Not Releasing Smog Data
California and 13 other states sued the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for ignoring an Oct. 1 deadline to update the nation's map of areas with unhealthy smog levels, saying the delay is endangering children and people who suffer from lung disease.
December 08, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Maine Governor Dismisses Report That Trump Wants Him to Run for U.S. Senate as 'Fake News'
Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that despite a report this week by the Washington Post, he will not run for the U.S. Senate against independent incumbent Angus King.
December 08, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Female Lieutenant Governor Expected to Replace Franken
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to appoint his lieutenant governor and close ally, Tina Smith, to Al Franken’s seat, three people familiar with the Democratic governor’s thinking said.
December 08, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michigan Could Soon Be the Only State Where Lawmakers' Finances Are Unknown
Michigan could end up being the only state in the country where legislators pass and reject laws without the public knowing about their personal finances, a distinction that good government watchdogs say is an embarrassment that must be changed.
December 08, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Son of Former Texas Governor Joins Race as Conservative Democrat
Houston entrepreneur Andrew White, son of the late Gov. Mark White, announced Thursday he is running as a conservative Democrat against Republican incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott.
December 08, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Why California's Wildfires Are So Bad This Year
Even before the dramatic Southern California wildfires began their harrowing path this week, California was already experiencing its deadliest and most destructive fire season ever.
December 08, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Illinois Governor's Race Haunted by 2016 Presidential Primary
An inevitable candidate. Accusations of a rigged primary. Early commitments from organized labor.
December 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Wine Country Wildfires the Costliest in California's History
Damage claims from the October wildfires that tore through Wine Country and beyond have jumped to $9 billion, state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Wednesday.
December 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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