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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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Arizona Governor Under Fire for Response to Arpaio Pardon
Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday said his support for former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio shouldn't be read as a slap in the face of the state's Latino voters.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Philadelphia Joins Legal Backlash Against Trump's 'Sanctuary Cities' Policy
Philadelphia is suing Attorney General Jeff Sessions in federal court over his attempt to withhold grant money from "sanctuary cities."
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Caseworkers Looking for Relief Won't Get It From Indiana's Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court said it cannot force the Indiana Department of Child Services to comply with caseload limits — even though those limits are required by law.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Can't Get Over Sandy, Blasts Cruz for 'Playing Politics'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday blasted U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz as "disgraceful" for defending his opposition to a federal relief package Congress passed in 2013 in response to Superstorm Sandy, even as Cruz pushes for federal aid now amid the flooding and wreckage wrought by Hurricane Harvey in Texas.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Latest City to Replace Columbus Day With Indigenous Peoples Day
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to eliminate Columbus Day from the city calendar, siding with activists who view the explorer as a symbol of genocide for native peoples in North America and elsewhere.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Was Houston's Design a Flood Disaster Waiting to Happen?
Houston is built on what amounts to a massive floodplain, pitted against the tempestuous Gulf of Mexico and routinely hammered by the biggest rainstorms in the nation.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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White Lawmaker Warns Former Black Lawmaker She Could 'Go Missing' for Anti-Confederate Advocacy
State Rep. Jason Spencer is apologizing for suggesting a former Democratic lawmaker could "go missing in the Okefenokee" for saying it's time to remove Confederate memorials in South Georgia.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Are Ten Commandments Monuments Legal? Pressure Mounts for Supreme Court to Rule
Georgia has joined a 23-state coalition in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a New Mexico community's decision to allow a Ten Commandments monument on its city hall lawn.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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For Manafort Probe, Mueller Teams Up With New York AG
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is working with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on its investigation into Paul Manafort and his financial transactions, according to several people familiar with the matter.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Sanctuary Cities' Ban Blocked From Taking Effect in Texas, for Now
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the implementation of the "sanctuary cities" ban Senate Bill 4, a ruling that marks a major victory for opponents of the controversial law that has been a rallying cry for Republican lawmakers across Texas and the nation.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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