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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.

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
Who Said That
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
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