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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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Trump's Pardon of Arpaio Sends Message to Local Governments
To President Donald Trump and many of his supporters, Joe Arpaio is a national hero whose aggressive pursuit of people in the country illegally and cooperation with federal immigration authorities should be a model for cities and counties around the country.
August 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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An Obamacare Victory: Every County Will Have an Insurance Option
CareSource has agreed to step in and offer health insurance in Paulding County, Ohio, the last county in the country that faced the prospect of lacking a single Obamacare carrier in 2018.
August 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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When 911 Fails Them, Harvey Victims Turn to Social Media
Bobby Lopez first tried calling 911 at about 3 a.m. Sunday.
August 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Flooding Expected to Worsen to 'Unprecedented' Levels in Houston
People across southeastern Texas scrambled to find shelter Sunday as Tropical Storm Harvey continued to drench the state, dropping up to 24 inches on Houston in 24 hours, flooding bayous and rivers, and unleashing one of the worst natural disasters in Texas history.
August 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
One of the concerns we had was that if people came to see AGs as being as political as governors, it would weaken us in our states. That's begun to happen.
Scott Harshbarger, who served as Massachusetts' Democratic attorney general in the 1990s
August 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Frequency with which Democratic state attorneys general have launched lawsuits or legal motions against the Trump administration.
August 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Colorado, Local Governments Test Their Oil Drilling-Regulating Limits
City leaders on Tuesday approved a set of oil and gas regulations that exceed what the state requires of energy-extraction firms, setting the stage for potential legal challenges as tensions between Front Range communities and drilling companies mount.
August 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Voting Rights Cases, Texas Suffers Its Third Blow in 2 Weeks
A three-judge federal court panel in San Antonio on Thursday struck down portions of the state's redistricting plan for state House districts and ordered state lawmakers to redraw nine legislative districts due to "intentional discrimination" by race.
August 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Northeastern States Vow to Cut Carbon Emissions 30% by 2030
Officials with Connecticut and the eight other Northeastern states that are part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) announced Wednesday that they have tentatively agreed to more stringent air pollution restrictions through 2030.
August 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cap-and-Trade Support Proves to Be Downfall for California GOP Leader
Six weeks after helping Democrats revamp California's landmark climate change policy and facing a torrent of anger from conservative critics, the Republican leader of the state Assembly agreed Thursday to step down and allow a rural Northern California lawmaker to lead the GOP's fractured caucus.
August 25, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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