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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.

Who Said That
We're not going to tolerate a guy having an extramarital affair. But a guy calling for murder? That's cool.
Missouri state Rep. Gina Mitten, criticizing the state house speaker for urging a lawmaker who was allegedly caught cheating on his wife to resign but not doing the same for a lawmaker who said the people who vandalized a Confederate memorial should be "hung from a tall tree with a long rope."
September 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
16.6%
Uninsured rate in Texas last year, which was the highest in the country and double the national average. The high number of people without health insurance can be blamed on the fact that the state did not expand Medicaid, has a large immigrant population and has a lower-than-average rate of employers who offer health coverage.
September 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Who Is Seattle's Mayor? With One Resignation and an Upcoming Election, Many Might Wonder.
Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell took the oath of office to become mayor Wednesday, as Ed Murray, disgraced by allegations of child sexual abuse, ended his time at City Hall.
September 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Berkeley Ups Security Before Conservative Writer's Speech
To see what free speech looks like in 2017 at the birthplace of the famed movement, consider the elaborate preparations underway for a talk Thursday by a conservative writer.
September 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Cashless Marijuana Industry? Hawaii Aims to Be the First
Hawaii said Tuesday that it aims to be the first state to have marijuana sales handled without cash, saying it wanted to avoid robberies and other crimes targeting dispensaries.
September 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Tenting the Homeless and Bleaching the Streets: How San Diego Is Fighting a Hepatitis Outbreak
Hundreds of homeless people living on the street will find shelter in three large industrial tents with beds, showers, restrooms and hand-washing stations by the end of the year under a plan announced Wednesday by San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer.
September 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Trump Assassination Comment Gets Missouri Democrat Censured
The Democratic legislator who posted on Facebook that she hoped President Donald Trump would be assassinated was formally reprimanded Wednesday by a vote of her Senate colleagues.
September 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Newark, N.J., Regains Control of Its Schools After 22-Year State Takeover
A new chapter is beginning for the state's largest public school system.
September 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
No Power, No Place to Go for Thousands of Elderly After Irma
Stranded without power in the wake of Hurricane Irma, thousands of South Florida seniors have found themselves trapped -- in healthcare facilities, affordable housing apartments and planned retirement communities -- without access to elevators, air conditioning, telephones and even medical devices.
September 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
In Upset, Charlotte Mayor Loses Primary. Here's Why.
In the end, it was the two-year accumulation of events that fell like an avalanche on Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts.
September 14, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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