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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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Trump Waives Shipping Regulations to Speed Aid to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello on Thursday thanked the Trump administration for helping the island cope with the devastation of Hurricane Maria after the president agreed to waive a federal law restricting foreign ships from transporting cargo to the U.S. territory.
September 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Portion of Arizona state lawmakers who are women, which is the highest female representation of any legislature in the country. Nationally, only a quarter of state legislative seats are held by women.
September 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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To Attract Teachers, Arizona Offers Them Free College
Arizona public schools soon will get 200 new teachers as part of a new scholarship program that promises recipients free tuition at one of the state's three public universities for every year they teach in the state.
September 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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For First Time Ever, Charlotte's Civilian Review Board Sides Against Police
For the first time in its 20-year history, Charlotte's Citizens Review Board ruled against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on Tuesday with a 7-1 vote.
September 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Harvey and Irma, Can a Thinly Stretched FEMA Help Puerto Rico?
Nibbling on dwindling food stocks, lacking crucial medications, sweltering in half-wrecked homes with only tainted water for washing and barely any for drinking: For many in Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria's aftermath has been even more harrowing than the mighty storm itself.
September 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hillary Clinton Will Campaign for Virginia Governor Candidate
Hillary Clinton is set to return to the electoral fray next week.
September 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement Ruled Unconstitutional in Kentucky
A Kentucky federal judge struck down an anti-abortion law that required women to receive an ultrasound before they can legally have an abortion.
September 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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California Moves Its Presidential Primary Months Earlier
Backing an effort for California to claim a bigger share of the attention from presidential candidates, Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill moving the state's primary elections to early March.
September 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Dems Beat Former 'Apprentice' Contestant to Flip Florida State Senate Seat
In a special Florida Senate election where President Donald Trump was a drag, a Republican state House member who was once a contestant on "The Apprentice" lost to Democrat Annette Taddeo.
September 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Landfills Are Illegally Burying Radioactive Waste in Colorado
Colorado landfills have been illegally burying low-level radioactive waste from the oil and gas industry that they are not approved to handle, state health officials revealed this week.
September 27, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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