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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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This State Rep. Helped Elect Trump. Now He Wants to Unseat Elizabeth Warren.
Republican state Rep. Geoff Diehl invoked Scott Brown's shocking Senate upset, the Red Sox' 2004 World Series victory and the Patriots' historic come-from-behind Super Bowl win to launch his longshot bid to unseat Bay State U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren last night.
August 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Mayor Accuses Governor of 'Playing Politics With Our Children's Futures'
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday followed through on his promise to veto a school funding bill, taking aim at hundreds of millions of dollars in help for cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools.
August 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Affirmative Action in Colleges Is Trump Administration's Next Target
A bombshell report in The New York Times Tuesday night revealed that the U.S. Justice Department plans to investigate and sue colleges over their affirmative action policies in admissions.
August 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Trump Doesn't Need Congress to Cut Medicaid
After the Senate fell short in its effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is poised to use its regulatory powers to accomplish what lawmakers could not: shrink Medicaid.
August 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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15 States Sue EPA for Delaying Clean Air Rules
Democratic Attorney General Hector Balderas joined with those from other states Tuesday in filing a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency and Administrator Scott Pruitt for stalling the designation of areas impacted by unhealthy levels of ground-level ozone, known as smog.
August 02, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Strikes Down Abortion Law That Puts Alabama Minors on Trial
A federal court Friday struck down portions of a 2014 Alabama state law allowing court-like proceedings when a minor seeks an abortion without parental consent.
August 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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18 Texas Sheriffs Join Forces With Federal Immigration Officers
Eighteen counties in Texas, including Tarrant County, have entered into new pacts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that allow local officers to enforce federal immigration laws, officials said Monday.
August 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ohio Lures Insurers Back Into Obamacare Market
Existing health insurers have agreed with the Ohio Department of Insurance to step in and serve nearly every Ohio county that otherwise would lack even a single insurer in the Obamacare market next year.
August 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$5.3 billion
Estimated cost of hosting the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The city predicts it will cover the expense entirely through sponsorships, ticket sales and use of existing stadiums and facilities.
August 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Whether it’s at my town hall meetings or anyplace else, if you give it, you’re going to get it back. Public officials are public servants, but they’re not meant to be public punching bags.
Chris Christie, defending his response to a fan at a baseball game who yelled out "you suck!" when the New Jersey governor passed him. Christie leaned in, inches away from the fan's face, and said "you're a big shot."
August 01, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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