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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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Veto Prolongs Connecticut's Longest Budget Stalemate Ever
Citing deep cuts to higher education, sharp reductions in aid to needy communities, and unsound deferrals of pension payments, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday made good on his pledge to veto the budget that cleared the legislature earlier this month.
October 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bipartisan Obamacare Fix Expected This Week
Two senators leading bipartisan talks on health insurance are hoping to have a proposal ready by the end of next week that would stabilize Obamacare's individual insurance markets for the next two years.
October 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Nevada Tricked the Media About O.J. Simpson's Prison Release
It seemed to be the most anti-O.J. Simpson of moments.
October 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Republican AGs Hire Paul Ryan Operative for 2018 Elections
The organization dedicated to electing Republican attorneys general is expanding in preparation for a huge slate of 2018 elections for the influential state positions.
October 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Continues Twitter Attacks as San Juan Mayor Pleads for More Help
President Donald Trump on Sunday morning assailed "politically motivated ingrates" for criticizing the speed and scope of the federal recovery effort in the wake of Hurricane Maria, while praising first responders, the military, Puerto Rico's governor and federal workers.
October 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kasich Hints He May Leave the Republican Party
Declaring that he might not "be able to support" the Republican Party "if the party can't be fixed," Ohio Gov. John Kasich dropped the broadest hint yet he might run as an independent candidate in the future.
October 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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More Than 50 Dead and 200 Injured in Las Vegas Shooting
More than 50 people were killed and at least 200 others injured after a gunman opened fire Sunday night at a country music festival opposite the Mandalay Bay hotel and resort on the Las Vegas Strip, authorities said.
October 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Governor Signs 15 Affordable Housing Bills
Surrounded by a crowd of Democratic mayors and legislators Friday morning, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a wide-ranging package of 15 bills designed to bring some relief to the statewide housing crisis.
September 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
4.2 million
People who have had their driver's license revoked in just five states because they have court debt. Only four states require officials to determine whether defendants can afford to pay fines before suspending their licenses.
September 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
For reasons that should be obvious, a hashtag -- which is an expression that categorizes or classifies a person's thought -- is not a 'juridical person' and therefore lacks the capacity to be sued.
U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson's ruling in a case in which an anonymous police officer tried to sue Black Lives Matter for injuries stemming from a protest over a deadly police shooting in Baton Rouge, La.
September 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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