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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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10 Dead, More Than 100 Missing as Wildfires Burn Through California's Wine Country
A swarm of fires supercharged by powerful winds ripped through Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties Monday, killing at least 10 people, injuring dozens of others, destroying more than 1,500 homes and businesses, and turning prominent wineries to ash.
October 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than 50
Cities that celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day yesterday. Berkeley, Calif., was the first to make the switch -- in 1992 -- but most of the rest of the cities adopted the new holiday only in the past three years.
October 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
That seat belt looks good on you.
Message on a digital highway sign in Missouri. It's one of the state's many signs meant to grab drivers' attention (but only for a second) to promote good driving practices.
October 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Thrilling Gun Advocates, D.C. Won't Appeal Gun Ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine will not appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a recent court ruling overturning a portion of the city’s law restricting who can carry a concealed handgun in the District.
October 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wildfires Strain State Budgets
The wildfires that tore through over a million acres of Montana this year damaged homes, cloaked communities in smoke, and burned a hole in the state budget.
October 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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ICE Warns of 'At-Large Arrests' After California Becomes a 'Sanctuary State'
President Trump's immigration chief ripped into Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday for signing legislation that creates a statewide sanctuary policy, saying the federal government will be forced to "conduct at-large arrests in local neighborhoods and at work sites" of undocumented immigrants.
October 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Adds Hardline Immigration Demands to Dreamers Deal
The Trump administration revealed a sweeping set of hardline immigration demands Sunday night -- including the building of a wall on the southern border and major changes to the legal immigration system -- as tradeoffs for legislation to protect the so-called Dreamers, a move that could kill prospects for a deal to protect roughly 700,000 young people now facing possible deportation.
October 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Wine Country, Wildfires Spur Mass Evacuations
Several out-of-control wildfires were burning in Napa and Sonoma counties early Monday morning, prompting mass evacuations of many neighborhoods and at least one Wine Country resort as firefighters sought to halt the advance of the flames amid high winds.
October 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After White Supremacists Return to Charlottesville, City Reevaluates Its Protest Policy
The city of Charlottesville is cooking up a plan to block torch-wielding hate mongers from returning after a third and unannounced visit by Richard Spencer’s followers.
October 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey Sues Opioid Maker That Just Settled With Massachusetts
New Jersey on Thursday accused Insys Therapeutics Inc of engaging in a fraudulent scheme to boost sales of a fentanyl-based cancer pain drug, as Massachusetts announced a $500,000 settlement with the drugmaker to resolve similar allegations.
October 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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