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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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Democrat Flips State Legislative Seat in New Hampshire District That Trump Won
In a mild upset, New Hampshire House Democrats took back a seat from Republicans following a special election Tuesday.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Oklahomans Are Waking Up,' Says Democratic Leader After Special Elections
Oklahoma teacher Jacob Rosecrants become the third special election Democrat to flip a seat previously held by a Republican.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
20%
Portion of men's drop in the labor force that a new study suggests can be blamed on the opioid epidemic.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Do a calender, add puppies and I’m pretty sure we can rebuild Texas and Florida.
Facebook commenter on a photo of Gainesville, Fla., police officers preparing for Hurricane Irma. During the storm, the department posted several photos and selfies of officers that went viral, seemingly because of their attractiveness. The department took the commenter's suggestion and said it will do a calendar and donate the proceeds to Irma relief efforts.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Top State Officials Join Bipartisan Fight Against Election Hacking
Two months after the campaign managers for Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney helped launch an effort to help campaigns prevent future cyber attacks, four secretaries of state have signed on to work on their project.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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NYC Mayor de Blasio Cruises to Primary Victory
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio easily defeated a field of longshot Democratic primary opponents Tuesday night, setting up a general election race against Republican Nicole Malliotakis.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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DOJ Won't Charge Baltimore Cops in Freddie Gray Case
The U.S. Department of Justice will not bring charges against Baltimore police officers in connection with the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray from injuries sustained in police custody in 2015, the agency confirmed Tuesday.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Hands Redistricting Win to Texas Republicans, for Now
A divided U.S. Supreme Court blocked two lower court rulings late Tuesday that had required Texas to redraw certain congressional and state House districts after the lower courts ruled the district lines unconstitutional.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Post-Irma, EPA Exempts Florida Utilities From Anti-Pollution Laws
State and federal environmental regulators issued a blanket waiver on Monday for Florida electricity companies to violate clean air and water standards without penalty for the next two weeks.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Gets a 4th Democratic Challenger
Government reform advocate Mike McCabe on Tuesday joined an increasingly crowded Democratic field to challenge GOP Gov. Scott Walker next year.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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