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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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Minneapolis Police Chief Doesn't Back Officer Who Shot Australian Woman
Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau on Thursday called the shooting death of Justine Damond "unnecessary" and bluntly said it contradicted the mission and training given to her officers.
July 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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On Sanctuary Cities, Judge Refuses to Reinstate Trump's Policies
Attorney General Jeff Sessions' claim that President Trump won't strip federal funding from San Francisco, Santa Clara County and other sanctuary locales for refusing to cooperate with immigration officers was an "illusory promise," a federal judge ruled Thursday.
July 21, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Complaints to New York City's 311 system last year about loud talking. Noise complaints in the city in general have more than doubled in five years.
July 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
I walk in the room and I peak in and I come back out and I said, ‘I thought this was a women’s leadership meeting.’ And so when I came back, they said, ‘Well, it is.’ I said, ‘But there’s a man speaking.’
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, referring to a women's leadership workshop at the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Miami Beach last month.
July 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Heat Is Part of Life for Texas Prisoners, But Judge Orders Air Conditioning for Some
Just 30 miles south of the urban epicenter of Houston, the scene around one of Texas’ oldest maximum-security prisons has a much more rustic quality.
July 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A Supreme Court Justice May Have Leaked Big News About the Ohio Governor's Race
Former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is going to run for governor of Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill said he was told last week by a mutual friend.
July 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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CBO: 32 Million Would Lose Insurance Under 'Repeal Only' Plan
Senate Republicans' proposal to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act without a replacement would leave 32 million more Americans without health insurance over the next decade, according to an updated analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
July 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Obamacare Uncertainty Leaves Insurers in Limbo
California’s Obamacare exchange scrubbed its annual rate announcement this week, the latest sign of how the ongoing political drama over the Affordable Care Act is roiling insurance markets nationwide.
July 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Body Camera Captures Baltimore Cop Allegedly Planting Drugs
Police and prosecutors in Baltimore have launched investigations after being alerted to body camera footage that the public defender's office says shows an officer planting drugs.
July 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How 2 ICE Programs Let Sheriffs Cash In on Immigration Crackdowns
After an embarrassing jail escape that was blamed in part on inadequate facilities, Walker County in 2012 issued $20 million in bonds to build a new jail. It was a hefty price tag for the county of fewer than 70,000 people north of Houston, and officials pledged to search for new revenue streams to help pay for the jail.
July 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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