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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 don’t think there’s a First Amendment right to have the government do business with you.
Former Nevada Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison, who worked to pass legislation that bans government contractors from boycotting Israel. A growing number of states have passed similar laws, which are now being challenged in court.
May 02, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
desmond bridge construction
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Behind the Lens: A Bridge at the End of Its Lifespan
Photos and musings from our photographer.
May 01, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Teachers in This California City Announce Their 2nd Strike of the Year
The Sacramento City Teachers Association, embroiled in a labor dispute with the Sacramento City Unified School District, announced Tuesday that it will hold its second strike on May 22.
May 01, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
abortion-clinic
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With Eye on Supreme Court, Alabama House Passes Abortion Ban
A bill making it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion passed in the Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday 74 to 3.
May 01, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A First in Minnesota: Police Officer Convicted for On-Duty Shooting
The morning after Mohamed Noor became Minnesota's first law enforcement officer to be convicted of murder while on duty, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey acknowledged that trust in his police force needs to be shored up.
May 01, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why the Israel-Palestinian Conflict Is Being Debated in U.S. Statehouses
The front lines in a bitter debate between Israel’s defenders and critics now lie in an unexpected place: state capitals across America.
May 01, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Just because something is legal, doesn't mean it's right or it's moral.
Don Gathers, former chair of Charlottesville, Va.'s Blue Ribbon Commission on Race, Memorials and Public Spaces, after a judge ruled that the city needs the state's permission to remove its Confederate monuments. In 2017, the monuments were a source of conflict at a white supremacist rally that left one counterprotester dead.
May 01, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
4 months
Time that a Mississippi prison has been on lockdown due to a shortage of corrections officers. Most of the inmates are locked in their cells for 23 hours a day and not allowed visitors.
May 01, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
foreclosure-home
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No. 1 in Foreclosures, New Jersey Passes Sweeping Changes
Gov. Phil Murphy took aim at New Jersey's dubious distinction as first in the nation in foreclosures Monday when he signed into law a package of bills intended to help remove the state from the crisis' grip.
April 30, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Electric cars atop the Los Angeles Police Department parking lot
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That Makes 23 States: Pennsylvania Joins U.S. Climate Alliance
Pennsylvania is now the 23rd state to sign on with the U.S. Climate Alliance, as Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday announced the release of the new Pennsylvania Climate Action Plan.
April 30, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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