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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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It’s a national emergency. We’re going to spend a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money on the opioid crisis.
President Trump on Thursday, after his opioid commission, led by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, urged him to declare the drug crisis a national emergency.
August 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Year that Mike Madigan was elected speaker of the Illinois state House, which makes him the longest to serve that position in U.S. history.
August 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Michelle Obama's Former Aide Announces Run to Be Maryland's First Female Governor
Krish Vignarajah, a former policy director for First Lady Michelle Obama, is the latest Democrat to join Maryland's gubernatorial race.
August 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'People Just Disappeared': The Impact of Tough Immigration Laws in the South
EUFAULA, Ala. — Hispanic immigrants here remember June 9, 2011, the day House Bill 56 became law.
August 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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States Start to See More Cost Than Benefit to Tax-Free Holidays
Consumers in 16 states can take advantage of sales tax holidays this year—going on frenzied shopping sprees to buy items such as backpacks, computers and school clothes tax-free. But states confronting budget woes and a long list of spending priorities are questioning whether the hyped-up shopping events are worth the cost.
August 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Dismisses Texas' 'Sanctuary Cities' Claim, But Legal Battle Isn't Over
U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks on Wednesday dismissed the state of Texas’ lawsuit against Travis County and other defendants over the state's new immigration enforcement law.
August 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Report: Foxconn Deal Would Take 25 Years for Wisconsin to Recoup $2.85 Billion It Wants to Pay Taiwanese Company
State taxpayers would need an estimated 25 years to recoup up to $2.85 billion in proposed cash payments to bring a Taiwanese firm's display screen plant to southeastern Wisconsin, a report released Tuesday found.
August 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Orleans Floods Despite Having a Properly Working Drainage System
The flooding in New Orleans on Saturday happened even though the drainage system was working as it was supposed to and didn't have any unexpected failures, Sewerage & Water Board officials said Monday.
August 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon Becomes 5th State to Raise Legal Smoking Age
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed legislation Wednesday to increase the state's tobacco possession age to 21, a major victory for health advocates and a blow for Big Tobacco.
August 10, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Water Rights, States Look to Supreme Court for Clarification
Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt is taking the lead for a 10-state coalition of attorneys general in filing a court brief defending state governments’ ability to regulate groundwater usage.
August 09, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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