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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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Family Matters: Connecticut Governor Requests Ethics Opinion on His Wife
Gov. Ned Lamont has asked state ethics officials for an official opinion on potential conflicts of interest for his wife, a highly successful venture capitalist.
March 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Opioid Lawsuits Intensify as Hundreds of Cities and Counties Sue Sackler Family
The owners of Purdue Pharma were sued in joint litigation this week by more than 500 cities and counties, from about two dozen states, for allegedly fueling the opioid crisis with deceptive marketing, adding to the massive legal pressure against the group that controls the Stamford-based company.
March 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why the Marijuana Legalization Vote Got Delayed in New Jersey
It was going to lose by one vote.
March 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
This is the Holy Grail ruling we've been after, especially with oil and gas. It calls into question the legality of oil and gas leasing that's happening everywhere.
Jeremy Nichols of the WildEarth Guardians, the plaintiff in a court case over oil and gas drilling in Wyoming. The judge blocked the drilling in a ruling more expansive than others on this issue: "Given the national, cumulative nature of climate change, considering each individual drilling project in a vacuum deprives the agency and the public of the context necessary to evaluate oil and gas drilling on federal land."
March 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
11%
Increase in state job postings from 2013 to 2017. At the same time, the number of applicants for state jobs fell by 24 percent.
March 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missing Absentee Ballots Prompt New Investigation From Georgia Secretary of State
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is opening a new investigation into allegations that 4,700 absentee ballot requests went missing before November's election.
March 22, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pence Blasts Atlanta Mayor for Refusing to Lock Up ICE Detainees
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday blasted Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over her decision last year to bar the city jail from holding federal immigration detainees.
March 22, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than two-thirds
Percent of uncontested legislative races last year in Hawaii, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Most of the candidates were Democrats -- the party that controls all three states' legislatures.
March 22, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Does Dunkin' Donuts Help Run This Transit Station?
Doh! Turns out there's a hole in NJ Transit's operation of a train station near Trenton.
March 22, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The teachers were terrified, but were told not to tell anyone what happened. Teachers waiting outside that heard the screaming, were brought into a room four at a time, and the shooting process was repeated.
Tweet from the Indiana State Teachers Association, describing an active shooter drill in which teachers were shot in the back with plastic pellets. The group is lobbying lawmakers to ban training sessions from going this far.
March 22, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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