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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
It is rather frustrating to me as a Commissioner that intelligence of this development was presented to me in the form of a text message from a journalist.
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, in a letter to the director of President Trump's voter fraud commission, of which he is a member. After learning from a reporter that one of the commission's staffers was arrested for child pornography charges, Dunlap criticized the commission's lack of transparency with its members.
October 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$31 million
Money North Carolina has set aside to pay TV and movie producers to film in the state next year. It's triple the 2015 amount but more than half as much as it was paying before that when shows like "Homeland" shot there.
October 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Member of Trump's Voter Commission Demands More Transparency
The Maine member of President Trump's voter fraud commission has written a pointed letter to its executive director, demanding he be given documents and kept informed about the group's activities and charging that there is "a vacuum of information."
October 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Whether McConnell Brings Bipartisan Health Bill to a Vote Depends on Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that he's waiting to hear whether President Donald Trump will support a bipartisan health care proposal before bringing the measure up for a vote.
October 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Northern Michigan University Offers All-Inclusive Degree in Marijuana
Alex Roth has gotten into the habit of pulling out his cell phone and showing skeptical friends a screen shot of the classes he'll have to take to get his bachelor of science degree from Northern Michigan University.
October 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Dockless Bike Shares Roll Into Colorado
The latest evolution of bike-share programs is taking its first Colorado foothold in Aurora.
October 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Despite Intraparty Tensions, Illinois Governor Expected to Announce Re-Election Bid
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday will make official what had long been expected, formally announcing his plans to seek a second term as the state's chief executive despite turmoil within his own political party.
October 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
If Poor People Need a Sex Change, New Hampshire Will Now Cover It
Medicaid money can now be used in New Hampshire to pay for sex change surgery deemed medically necessary, after a legislative committee voted 6-4 on Tuesday to approve new rules for the health care program that serves low-income households.
October 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Teen's Case Becomes Test of Trump Policies on Abortion and Immigration
A divided federal appeals court delayed final resolution of the case of a 17-year-old pregnant migrant in federal detention who is seeking an abortion, giving the Trump administration until the end of this month to find a private sponsor who can house her and will allow her to obtain the procedure.
October 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Obama Returns to Campaign Stage for Governors' Races
Returning to the campaign trail nine months after he left the presidency, Barack Obama laced into Donald Trump's presidency as dismantling the gains of his two terms in office and taking America backward.
October 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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