✕

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
Michigan's Lieutenant Governor Joins Race for His Bosses' Job
In a long anticipated development, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley announced Tuesday he wants to be governor of Michigan.
November 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Embattled Mental Health Agency Now Under North Carolina's Control
Saying Cardinal Innovations "acted unlawfully" in giving its ousted CEO $1.7 million in severance, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday took over the Charlotte-based agency.
November 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Jeff Sessions’ ‘Failure to Recall’ Russia Contacts Could Bolster Cop's Defense in Shooting Case
Earlier this month, when Attorney General Jeff Sessions changed his account of what he knew about the Trump campaign’s interactions with Russia, he stressed that he had “always told the truth” as he remembered it at the time.
November 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Prison Investigation Prompts Virginia to Change Its Parole Practices
The state parole board is changing how it interprets Virginia's three-strikes law in a way that could free hundreds of inmates -- many of them nonviolent -- who are serving prison terms significantly longer than the typical first-degree murderer, the board's chairwoman said Saturday.
November 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
How Police in Trump-Supporting Towns Are Aiding Immigration Officials' Crackdown
BENSALEM, Pennsylvania - Dozens of police departments in the United States have been granted new powers, or are seeking them, to check the immigration status of people they arrest, aiding President Donald Trump’s broad crackdown on people living in the country illegally.
November 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects 2 Gun Rights Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court steered clear of the intensifying gun debate after the mass shootings in Nevada and Texas, turning away two appeals from firearms advocates, including one that sought a constitutional right to own a semi-automatic assault rifle.
November 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
California Assemblyman Moves Up Resignation Amid Harassment Claims
Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra announced Monday he will resign "immediately," one week after multiple women alleged he sexually harassed them.
November 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You’re allowed to be a married legislator, paid by taxpayers ... and do sexually inappropriate things with your young employees, as long as you’re not in leadership. Is that the message we’re trying to send?
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, calling for the full resignation of state lawmakers who stepped down or were removed from leadership positions after being accused of sexual harassment.
November 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
203,086
Gun background check requests made on Black Friday, which is the most ever made in a single day. The number of guns purchased, however, could be higher since one request could be for multiple weapons.
November 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Day Care Closures Are Stunting Harvey's Recovery
ORANGE — With her husband incarcerated on a murder charge, Jacquene Fontenot single-handedly wakes and dresses five kids under the age of 5 every morning, drops them off at a local child care center and drives two hours to her job as a custodian in central Louisiana.
November 27, 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