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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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As Houston Begins to Assess Harvey's Damage, Storm Pummels Small Towns
The biggest rainstorm in U.S. mainland history made a second landfall on the Gulf Coast on Wednesday, cutting a devastating path across southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana -- even as the sun began to emerge in Houston and some residents returned to their waterlogged homes.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Texas Accepts Mexico's Offer of Harvey Relief
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday the state is accepting Mexico's offer to provide assistance in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, including vehicles, boats and food.
August 31, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Curfew imposed for Houston after police arrested armed robbers hijacking vehicles.
August 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
This morning our officers stopped a doe for toll evasion, on the Bay Bridge. She said she usually pays it, but today she was a buck short.
Tweet from the California Highway Patrol of Oakland
August 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Harvey Endangers Exxon and Houston's Host of Chemical Facilities
Hurricane Harvey's winds and floodwaters have created emergencies at chemical facilities across the Houston area, from an Exxon Mobil roof collapse at its massive Baytown complex to the risk of an explosion at a chemical plant northeast of Houston.
August 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Is It 'Looting' or 'Finding'? Harvey Reignites a Katrina Debate
The parallels between Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Katrina are stark. Look no further than the severe and destructive flooding that both storms have left along the Gulf Coast and the sheer number of evacuations due in part to a respective lack of preparation.
August 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Landmark School Funding Bill Readies to Become Law in Illinois
Democrats and Republicans in the Illinois Senate came together Tuesday to approve legislation revamping how state money is distributed to local schools, ensuring more of the state's education funding is steered toward poorer districts.
August 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cop's Federal Conviction for On-Duty Shooting Marks a First for Chicago
Chicago police Officer Marco Proano claimed he was just doing his job when he fired 16 shots at a stolen car filled with teenagers on the South Side, wounding two.
August 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Houston Imposes Curfew as Harvey Breaks U.S. Rainfall Record and Heads to Louisiana
City officials in Houston imposed an overnight curfew to guard against opportunistic crimes as Tropical Storm Harvey continued to deluge southeast Texas on Tuesday, breaking the record for the most extreme rainfall on the U.S. mainland.
August 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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5 Outside-the-Box Ideas for Fixing Obamacare
With Republican efforts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act stalled, tentative bipartisan initiatives are in the works to shore up the fragile individual insurance market that serves roughly 17 million Americans.
August 30, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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