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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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Why Are Minnesota's Schools <i>More</i> Segregated Than 15 Years Ago?
Fifteen years into a nationwide push to provide every student with an equal education, Minnesota schools have grown more segregated and the state's nation-leading academic achievement gap refuses to close.
August 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Miami-Dade Changed Its 'Sanctuary' Status to Protect Funds That Were Never at Risk
Justice Department lawyers say Miami-Dade had nothing to fear over losing federal transportation funds if the county didn't back President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown earlier this year, writing in a court filing that only security and crime-fighting federal aid would be withheld from "sanctuary" communities.
August 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Charlottesville City Council Meeting Erupts Into Chaos
Demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia, interrupted and blasted City Council members during their first meeting since violent clashes between white supremacists and counterprotesters.
August 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Retailers Sued for Allegedly Overusing Cook County's Soda Tax
The parent of Jewel-Osco was sued Friday for allegedly applying Cook County's new sweetened-beverage tax to purchases made with federal food stamps, transactions that are supposed to be exempt from the penny-per-ounce tax.
August 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Airbnb Agrees to Collect State, Local Taxes in South Dakota
Airbnb travelers in South Dakota will pay a little more starting Sept. 1.
August 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Job seekers lined up at a job fair.
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Sunshine and Pay Raises: How Governments Poach Employees From Other Governments
The recruiting tactic may grow as baby boomers leave more job vacancies.
August 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$2,000
Fine for parents in Michigan who listen to their children's landline phone call. If a state representative gets his way, parents will soon be exempt from the eavesdropping law, which could also land them in prison for up to two years.
August 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It is ingrained in people that you should be able to make ends meet if you’re working. But we’re seeing a shift to the idea that being able to meet your basic needs is a right.
Jim Pugh, a co-founder of the Universal Income Project, a San Francisco-based group that advocates for universal basic income, the idea that giving everyone cash -- regardless of their level of employment or pay -- without strings attached will help reduce income inequality and poverty.
August 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How the Trump Administration Hopes to Circumvent Courts on Immigration
The Trump administration is working with like-minded sheriffs from around the country on a plan to channel illegal immigrants from local jails into federal detention, according to several sheriffs involved in the discussions.
August 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Foxconn Deal Raises Environmental Questions
Foxconn Technology Group's plans for a sprawling manufacturing facility pose an array of environmental challenges, ranging from the way it will handle chemicals to the impact a plant of its size will have on the surrounding watershed.
August 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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