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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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$32 billion
Loss in gross domestic product that Texas could suffer in a three-month span from increased wait times at the state's ports of entry. In March, the Trump administration ordered hundreds of customs officers to instead help the U.S. Border Patrol, potentially slowing down trade with Mexico.
May 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Denver's becoming the illicit drug capital of the world.
Jeff Hunt, director of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University, a critic of Initiative 301, which voters passed this week to make Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms.
May 09, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
53%
Voting-age population that cast a ballot in the 2018 midterms, which is a 12-point increase from the 2014 midterms.
May 08, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The societal damage of pornography is beyond the capability of the individual to address alone; ... the Members of the Legislature denounce pornography as a public health crisis.
Text of a bill approved by Arizona lawmakers. Similar legislation has passed in 10 other states.
May 08, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$1,100
What the U.S. spends, per person, on prescription drugs. Canada, by comparison, spends only $669. To lower costs, some states, cities and counties are importing drugs from Canada.
May 07, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Bring it, Bible Bullies! You are bigots, sexists, and misogynists and I see right through your fake morals and your broken values.
Tweet from Pennsylvania Democratic state Rep. Brian Sims, in response to criticism after he uploaded a video of him berating an anti-abortion protester outside a Planned Parenthood. "Shame on you," he told the protester. "What you're doing here is disgusting. This is wrong. You have no business being out here."
May 07, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Governor Signs 'Heartbeat' Abortion Ban Meant to Challenge Roe v. Wade
Gov. Brian Kemp signed one of the strictest abortion laws in the country Tuesday, setting Georgia up for what is likely to be a lengthy _ and costly _ court battle.
May 07, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You are not welcome to visit our homelands.
Julian Bear Runner, president of the Oglala Sioux tribe, in a letter to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. The Republican signed bills that allegedly target Keystone XL pipeline protesters.
May 06, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
41
States that collected more income tax revenue last year than they did before the 2008 recession, even when inflation is taken into account. Federal tax reform and the economy both offered a boost.
May 06, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Bride and groom standing on a gavel.
Archive
Minnesota Erases Its Marital Rape Exemption
Minnesota has long allowed people who rape their partner to escape penalties if they meet certain conditions, a law Gov. Tim Walz called "antiquated and shameful" before repealing it Thursday.
May 03, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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