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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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With Washington Statehouse Up for Grabs, Democrats Hope to Build West Coast Wall of Trump Resistance
One year ago, Manka Dhingra was preparing for a celebration, a gathering of family and friends to mark Hillary Clinton's election as the nation's first woman president.
November 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democrats Are Winning in Oklahoma, But Not Because Voters Resent Trump
The newest state legislator in Oklahoma leaned over his bathroom sink, teasing his tousled hair to get that John F. Kennedy bouffant. The blue suit came from J.C. Penney and fit snugly; the tie was tied tight.
November 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Supreme Court Clears Alabama to Execute Man Who Can't Remember Crimes
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled Alabama can execute a death row inmate who claimed to be mentally incompetent and was granted a stay in 2016.
November 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maine Governor Vetoes Bill to Create Voter-Approved Legal Marijuana Market
The Maine House voted Tuesday to sustain Gov. Paul LePage's veto of a bill that would put in place the legal framework for retail sales of recreational marijuana.
November 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Latest Social Media Trend in Government
It's hard to get people to follow their local government on Facebook or Twitter. A few cities are using their employees' personal accounts to connect with more residents.
November 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Cheyenne, Wyo., Mayor Marian Orr and a goat
First She Was 'The Facebook Lady.' Now She's the Mayor. [Episode 14]
Marian Orr, the first female mayor of Cheyenne, Wyo., exemplifies the power of social media.
November 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
There is a lot of amateurish polling going on out there. The result is that I trust very little of the public data.
Jennifer Duffy, who tracks gubernatorial races for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
November 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
20 years
Formal education needed to read and understand the average measure on this year's ballots, according to a readability study.
November 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Deadly Wildfires, FCC Orders Wireless Carriers to Improve Emergency Alert Systems
A potentially lifesaving emergency alert system that Sonoma County officials decided against using during the deadly fires that swept through the area last month will finally get a long-planned upgrade, after nearly a yearlong delay by the Trump administration.
November 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump: Church Shooting 'Isn't a Guns Situation' But a 'Mental Health Problem'
President Trump said Monday that a mass shooting at a Texas church that left 26 dead was not “a guns situation,” declaring that the problem was the shooter’s “mental health.”
November 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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