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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.

Canadian geese on lake Bde Maka Ska with Minneapolis skyline
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Court: Minnesota Had No Right to Rename Lake Calhoun to Bde Maka Ska
Lake Calhoun is back on the map.
April 30, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
marijuana-joint
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Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Passes Texas House But Faces Opposition in Senate
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick declares marijuana bill 'dead in the Texas Senate'
April 30, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
10 years
Lifetime limit a potential ballot measure would impose on serving in the Arkansas Legislature. If passed, the state would have the strictest term limits in the country. A competing ballot initiative would instead set a 12-year limit but allow lawmakers to run again after a four-year break.
April 30, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I'm going to tell the truth. If that makes you mad, I'm sorry. I don't care who you are, a government agency or an activist in Flint.
Marc Edwards, the Virginia Tech professor who helped expose the Flint water crisis and now says activists and scientists are exaggerating the danger of the city's current water supply. He has filed lawsuits and public records requests to make his case.
April 30, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Election Arizona
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Texas Agrees to End Flawed Investigation of Voters' Citizenship
Texas Secretary of State David Whitley has agreed to halt an investigation into the citizenship status of registered voters in a settlement agreement that will end three lawsuits filed by civil rights groups and naturalized citizens.
April 29, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Firefighters push a vehicle from a garage as fire burns a home.
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How Politicians 'Distracted' Firefighters During L.A. County's Most Destructive Wildfire
Los Angeles Fire Department officials said their response to the massive Woolsey fire was complicated by requests from local politicians, according to a document reviewed by The Times.
April 29, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
IMMIGRATION SWEEP
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After Judge's Arrest, Massachusetts Prosecutors Sue to Stop Courthouse Arrests of Immigrants
Days after a judge and court officer were arrested on charges they helped a man evade immigration authorities, advocates are filing a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's practice of arresting people at local courthouses.
April 29, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I read through the law and sure enough there is an exception for drugging or having sex with someone mentally incapacitated if they’re married.
Minnesota state Rep. Zach Stephenson, a Democrat who introduced a bill to repeal the marital rape loophole. In 12 states, it can be legal to rape your spouse.
April 29, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
From $491 to $593
Increase in monthly welfare benefits for a single mother in Massachusetts with two children -- one born while the family was receiving welfare. The Democratic legislature overrode the GOP governor to end the state's "cap on kids." More than a dozen states still have a similar policy.
April 29, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Sign outside of the National Rifle Association of America building and the National Firearms Museum.
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After New York Launches NRA Investigation, Trump Targets His Home State
President Donald Trump is targeting his home state on Twitter, encouraging the National Rifle Association to leave New York over "oppression of sorts."
April 29, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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