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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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Congressmembers Seek D.C. Relief by Running for Governor
Fully half of the 18 members leaving the House next year jumped in order to run for governor in their states, looking to trade in legislative gridlock for executive orders — and the chance to play a dominating role in redrawing their colleagues’ districts in four years.
August 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What Should America Do About Bad Public Schools? States Still Don’t Seem to Know.
Two years after Congress scrapped federal formulas for fixing troubled schools, states for the most part are producing only the vaguest of plans to address persistent educational failure.
August 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Homicides Rising in Big Cities, GOP Governors Intensify Police Presence
Sgt. Brad Sevier usually patrols an area of Missouri where there is one farm for every 20 residents. Now the Missouri state trooper commutes an hour to patrol the big city.
August 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Sues Trump's DOJ Over Sanctuary Cities' Funding
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Law Department on Monday filed its much-touted lawsuit against President Donald Trump's Justice Department over its effort to withhold some grant funding from so-called sanctuary cities.
August 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We have criticized him greatly in the past for his various policy positions and the way he has conducted his businesses. However all that conduct was done while he was a Democrat. Today he's a Republican so we look forward to moving forward.
Conrad Lucas, GOP chairman of West Virginia, on the news that Gov. Jim Justice is switching from the Democratic to Republican party. As a Democrat, the GOP criticized him for owing millions in back taxes, among other things.
August 04, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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People convicted of soliciting prostitution in Montana who have been sentenced to take a one-day course that teaches offenders about the harms of sex trafficking. The program started in February, but many attorneys and judges are unaware of it.
August 04, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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St. Louis Police Have a New Weapon Against Drug Overdoses
All city police officers soon will be equipped with an antidote that can block the effect of opioid overdoses.
August 04, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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2018 Governor's Race in Oregon Could Be a Rematch
The Republican surgeon and lawmaker Knute Buehler is running for governor in 2018.
August 04, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fired Then Rehired: Police Chiefs Struggle to Keep Bad Cops Off the Streets
Since 2006, the nation’s largest police departments have fired at least 1,881 officers for misconduct that betrayed the public’s trust, from cheating on overtime to unjustified shooting
August 04, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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With Trump by His Side, West Virginia Governor Vows Switch to GOP
President Donald J. Trump said he's thrilled "Big Jim" is flipping to the Republican Party.
August 04, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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