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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
As we move toward legalization, it makes absolutely no sense that we're keeping people from finding jobs or advancing their careers because of marijuana use.
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who introduced a bill to ban employers from testing job candidates for pot. It passed the city council and is likely to get Mayor Bill de Blasio's signature.
April 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
3
Households being helped by Denver's first-of-its-kind program that uses public and private money to subsidize rent for low-income people. It has been running for almost two years.
April 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$300,000
Maximum amount that Florida law allows government agencies to pay in lawsuits. The Broward County School Board argues that would be the total payout for all victims of the Parkland shooting, but the parents are challenging the sovereign-immunity law -- and how it applies when there are multiple victims -- in court.
April 16, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
A moderate Republican? A fiscal conservative? A decent person? ... I may have to switch parties so I can vote in a Republican primary!
Tweet after former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld announced that he will run against President Trump for the 2020 Republican nomination.
April 16, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
6 months or less
Life expectancy that makes a person eligible for physician-assisted suicide in New Jersey, the latest state to legalize "aid in dying." Seven other states have similar laws.
April 15, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We’ll bring [immigrant detainees] to sanctuary city areas and let that particular area take care of it ... They’re always saying they have open arms. Let’s see if they have open arms.
President Trump, on an idea that he says is being given "strong consideration" because Democrats do not agree with his immigration policies.
April 15, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Trump's Failed Plan to Release Detained Immigrants in 'Sanctuary Cities'
In an attempt to retaliate against Democrats, President Trump and White House officials reportedly plotted to release detained immigrants into sanctuary cities.
April 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Heartbeat Abortion Bill Becomes Law in Ohio After Judges Strike Down Other States'
Gov. Mike DeWine signed the "Heartbeat Bill" on Thursday, after eight years of the controversial measure falling short of becoming law. The action was met with applause and shouts of "thank you, governor!" by the crowd of about 30 proponents invited inside the governor's ceremonial Statehouse office.
April 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We may sleep on mats. But at least I’m not too far from my wife.
Buddy, a 34-year-old man who sleeps at the Las Vegas Courtyard, which -- unlike most homeless shelters -- allows people to stay with their partner, to store their belongings, to have pets and to show up drunk or high.
April 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
93.7%
Increase in voter registrations in Georgia after the state enacted automatic voter registration (AVR). More than a dozen states either have or are in the process of implementing AVR.
April 12, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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