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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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Today we require tax returns, but what would be next? Five years of health records? A certified birth certificate? High school report cards? And will these requirements vary depending on which political party is in power?
Former California Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, when he vetoed a bill in 2017 that would have required presidential candidates to release tax returns. A total of 18 states have introduced similar bills this year.
April 26, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$149,000
Annual salary for Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak. He pledged to donate it to K-12 schools all four years of his term and last week gave away his first-quarter salary.
April 26, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After FBI Raid, Maryland Governor Urges Baltimore Mayor to Resign
Gov. Larry Hogan is calling on Baltimore's embattled Mayor Catherine Pugh to resign Thursday, a few hours after federal investigators raided her home and other locations including City Hall.
April 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Indict Judge on Obstruction for Helping Immigrant Escape ICE
A Massachusetts judge and court officer were indicted for helping an undocumented immigrant escape a courthouse via a back exit to avoid being arrested by immigration authorities.
April 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
2029
Year that the number of middle-income Americans -- making between $25,000 and $74,000 -- is expected to double among people 75 or older. More than half of them likely won't be able to afford housing and health care.
April 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You are a bully ... The truth will be heard -- and for the former governor, that truth will be unescapable, regardless of lucrative television deals or even future campaigns. I plan to make sure of that.
Bridget Anne Kelly, one of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's aides, after she was sentenced this week to 13 months in prison for her role in the "Bridgegate" scandal.
April 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Alabama Deputy Sheriff Suspended for Homophobic Facebook Post About LGBT Teen's Suicide
An Alabama sheriff's deputy is on leave after making anti-LGBTQ comments on a Facebook post about a 15-year-old who died by suicide.
April 24, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Billionaire Governor of Illinois Reportedly Under Federal Tax Investigation
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, his wife M.K., and his brother-in-law are under federal investigation for a property tax break that netted the billionaire governor $331,000 in tax relief, Chicago Public Radio station WBEZ reported Wednesday.
April 24, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oklahoma Supreme Court: State Can't Limit Lawsuit Payouts for Pain or Suffering
The cap on some monetary awards given to injured people is unconstitutional, Oklahoma's high court ruled Tuesday.
April 24, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
If this is the new normal, I want no part of it.
Iowa state Rep. Andy McKean, the longest-serving Republican in the legislature, announcing his decision to become a Democrat. He cited President Trump and his party's move "very sharply to the right" as reasons.
April 24, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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