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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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Promising to Push Obamacare Repeal, Michigan AG Joins Governor's Race
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette officially joined the Republican race for Michigan governor Tuesday night, promising that if elected he would cut state income taxes, push Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and bring the state more and better-paying jobs.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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9/11 Responders Get Unlimited Sick Time From New York
Gov. Cuomo signed legislation on Monday granting unlimited sick time to any government employee in New York who became ill from working at the World Trade Center rescue and recovery effort.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump's Voter Fraud Commission Considers Using Gun Background Checks for Elections
Fueling concerns about the impartiality and seriousness of President Donald Trump's voter fraud commission, members heard testimony Tuesday from a gun rights advocate who suggested using the background-check system for gun purchasers to determine the eligibility of Americans to vote.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Seattle Mayor Resigns After 5th Allegation of Sex Abuse
For five months, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray rejected calls for his resignation amid allegations he sexually abused teens decades before entering politics.
September 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
If I'm on my way to teach a class, how am I not going to have throwing knives with me, you know?
Cliff Hill, a competitive knife thrower who teaches knife-throwing classes and owns a knife-sharpening store in Texas, where it just became legal to carry just about any kind of knife just about any kind of place.
September 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
69%
Municipal finance officers who said they are better able to meet the financial needs of their communities -- down from at least 80 percent in each of the last three years.
September 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Former Gov. Blagojevich, Living 'the Reverse American Dream,' Reflects on Prison Life
Federal inmate 40892-424 has his voice back.
September 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Want to Vote for a Soda Tax But Worried About Re-Election? Bloomberg Has Your Back.
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is prepared to spend millions of dollars more to make sure backers of Cook County's controversial soda pop tax don't suffer defeat in next year's elections, a spokesman for the former New York mayor said Monday.
September 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Irma Leaves Trail of Power Outages, Damaged Buildings and Flooding as It Moves Into Georgia
As a mighty hurricane, Irma inspired fear. As a tropical storm, it is spreading soggy distress _ and continuing peril _ across a growing swath of the American Southeast.
September 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Earthquake, Mexico Takes Back Offer to Help Harvey Relief
Mexico has yanked its offer to send aid to Texas, saying it has its own natural disasters to take care of.
September 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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