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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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Partisan Gerrymandering Ruling Boosts Democrats' 2020 Hopes for Ohio
A federal three-judge panel has struck down Ohio's congressional district map as a partisan gerrymander, giving Democrats hope of making inroads in a state where they failed to pick off any seats last fall.
May 03, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I can assure you, their technology will never replace the Washington state legislature.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, after signing a bill to allow autonomous robots to deliver packages. One of the robots brought the bill to Inslee, a 2020 candidate for president. You may see the robots on sidewalks in seven other states.
May 03, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$37 million
Settlement that drug distributor McKesson Corp. has agreed to pay West Virginia for its role in the opioid epidemic. A month earlier, Purdue Pharma settled a similar lawsuit with Oklahoma for $270 million.
May 03, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Baltimore Mayor Resigns Amid Book Scandal
Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh resigned Thursday, apologizing for the harm she has caused to the city’s image and the mayor’s office amid a growing scandal over her sales of a self-published book series.
May 02, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1 vote
Measure by which a Medicaid expansion vote failed in the Kansas Senate this week. Kansas is one of the 14 states that has not made more low-income people eligible for the government's low-cost health care.
May 02, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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
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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
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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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