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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.

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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In Year of 'Unprecedented' Anti-Abortion Legislation, Another Heartbeat Bill Becomes Law
Mississippi on Thursday became the latest state to sign into law a ban on most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, usually about six weeks into pregnancy, despite criticism from opponents who called the move cruel.
March 22, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$10 million
Damages awarded to a San Francisco man who was imprisoned for six years before having his murder conviction tossed out after a jury ruled that the homicide inspectors in the case fabricated evidence against him and withheld evidence that could have helped him.
March 21, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
They got the chickenpox on purpose because we found a neighbor that had it and I went and made sure every one of my kids was exposed to it, and they got it.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a Republican, who opposes vaccination requirements and made it easier for parents to obtain a religious exemption from them.
March 21, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
School Bus with a Now Hiring Sign
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Openings for State Jobs Are Up, So Why Are Applications Down?
A new study shows the depth -- and the root causes -- of the public sector's workforce problem.
March 20, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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