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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 Others Tear Down Confederate Monuments, Alabama Erects a New One
As cities across the country are tearing down and relocating Confederate monuments, a county in southern Alabama on Sunday unveiled a new one.
August 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Latest News
Harvey Will Test New Property Insurance Law in Texas
Harvey will be the first test of a controversial new Texas insurance law that takes effect Friday.
August 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Predicts Fast, Bipartisan Federal Response to Harvey
President Donald Trump said Monday that he expected Congress to act in a swift, bipartisan manner to approve the necessary funding to help Texas recover and rebuild after the Harvey disaster.
August 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
25 trillion gallons
Water that Hurricane Harvey is expected to drop on Texas. That amount of rainfall would cover the entire United States with 0.38 inches of water.
August 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Arpaio built the foundation for Trump's agenda.
Alejandra Gomez, co-executive director of the Arizona-based Living United for Change in Arizona, an immigrant rights group. She's referring to Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff known for racially profiling, who President Trump pardoned on Friday.
August 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Minimum Wage, Illinois Won't Be Following California and New York
Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill Friday that would have raised Illinois' minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022, arguing it would hurt businesses and ultimately reduce jobs.
August 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Jersey to Regulate and Tax Fantasy Sports
Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday signed into law a bill setting guidelines for companies that operate daily fantasy sports leagues in the Garden State and imposes a 10.5 percent tax on the companies' winnings.
August 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pentagon Ends Hunt for Money From California National Guard Members
The Defense Department will let California National Guard members keep more than $190 million in disputed enlistment bonuses and other payments _ far more than previously acknowledged _ after the military spent six years trying to recover the money from veterans who had served at the height of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
August 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After More Than a Decade Without One, Executions Could Resume in California
The California Supreme Court largely upheld a measure Thursday passed by voters to speed up executions but severely diluted a key provision aimed at ending a backlog of appeals.
August 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Anti-Abortion Movement Gains Momentum From South Carolina
In the latest move by states to curtail abortions, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed an executive order to stop giving state money to any doctor or group affiliated with providing abortions.
August 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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