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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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White House Disaster Aid Request Leaves Out Fire-Scorched California
Every day, Mike Thompson hears a new story about how last month's fires in Northern California have affected people's lives. Insurance is being denied. Tourism is down. Some companies have laid off workers.
November 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The New Battleground for States, Cities Resisting Trump's Immigration Policies
Detention centers to house prisoners for deportation have become a new battleground for states and cities seeking to resist the Trump administration’s push to deport more immigrants.
November 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Apologizes for Facebook Post About Sexual Assault and His Own Sexual History
Admitting he was wrong, William M. O'Neill wrote Sunday morning of going to church to "get right with God."
November 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democratic Party Chair, the Latest Florida Politico Accused of Sexual Harassment, Resigns
Stephen Bittel's rocky tenure as Florida Democratic Party chairman ended in disgrace Friday after he said he would resign following accusations from women that he leered at them, made suggestive comments and created an unprofessional work environment.
November 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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2 Months After Hurricanes, Puerto Rico Struggles to Regain Electricity
The lights remain off in bustling cities and in small rural villages. Gas generators, the only alternative to the downed power lines that seem to be everywhere, continuously hum outside hospitals and bodegas. When night falls, it's the glow of car lights, not streetlights, that helps break through the darkness.
November 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nonconsenual Sex Allegations Resurface After Ohio Lawmaker Resigns
When state Rep. Wes Goodman resigned this week after being confronted about a sexual interaction in his office involving a man, multiple Statehouse observers said some version of the same thing: This isn't everything.
November 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Harassment Lawsuit Claims New York Gov. Cuomo's Office Ignored Complaints
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office was cast into the national maelstrom surrounding sexual harassment allegations after an Erie County woman accused the governor's office in a lawsuit of ignoring her complaints about Sam Hoyt, a former administration official.
November 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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LaToya Cantrell the First Woman Elected Mayor in New Orleans
LaToya Cantrell soared past Desiree Charbonnet on Saturday to become the first female mayor of New Orleans, winning in a landslide after a hard-fought race that pitted the city's political establishment against grass-roots organizing and turned long-standing political traditions on their head.
November 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$31 million
Tax credits that New Jersey is offering the candy company Mars Wrigley Confectionery to locate its new headquarters in Newark.
November 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We have to gorge them of their profits. They need to be made an example of.
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, who in 2015 was the first AG to sue a pharmaceutical drug company for their role in the opioid epidemic. Since then, more than 100 states, cities and counties have filed similar lawsuits. If they win, Hood predicts the industry would owe trillions of dollars in damages.
November 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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