✕

Internet Explorer 11 is not supported

For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers.
GOVERNING Avatar Logo

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.

Archive
As Override Vote Looms, Illinois Governor Tells Lawmakers to Ignore Credit Warnings
Comparing the state income tax hike he'd vetoed a day earlier to a "two-by-four smacked across the forehead," Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday warned lawmakers not to override him and said he would do "everything possible" to try to make sure they don't.
July 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
California Ruling Makes It Harder for Three-Strikes Prisoners to Get Reduced Sentences
Judges have broad authority in refusing to lighten the sentences of "three-strikes" inmates, despite recent ballot measures aimed at reducing the California's prison population, the state's highest court ruled Monday.
July 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Kobach Defends Request for Voter Data
Kris Kobach defended his attempt to obtain a nationwide collection of voter information in both a court filing and a White House statement as criticism continued to grow over his request.
July 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Just because something is done behind closed doors doesn’t mean the process isn’t transparent.
New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo
July 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
44
States that have refused to provide some or all of the voter information requested by the Trump administration's Commission on Election Integrity.
July 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
New Orleans firefighters getting emotional in church
Archive
'Giving Help and Not Asking for It': Inside the Mental Health of First Responders
Human tragedy comes with the badge -- but help dealing with it often doesn't.
July 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
How Canines Are Helping Out in the Courtroom
Child abuse victims often are frightened and intimidated if they have to testify about their experience in a courtroom.
July 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Another Republican Joins the Race for California Governor. Do They Have a Chance?
Arguing that California is at a crucial crossroads, Republican David Hadley is announcing a bid to be the state's next governor. The former assemblyman, who voted against Donald Trump in the fall, is a social moderate and fiscal conservative whose 2018 candidacy could galvanize the GOP establishment in a state where it is at a significant disadvantage.
July 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
After Senate Votes to Override Governor, Illinois Budget's Fate in House's Hands
Illinois lawmakers are one crucial step away from ending the record state budget impasse following a flurry of activity on Independence Day that saw the Senate override Gov. Bruce Rauner's vetoes of a tax hike and spending plan.
July 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Maine Lawmakers Cut a Compromise to End Shutdown
Hope soared at the State House just after 10 p.m. Monday when Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon struck a deal for a bipartisan budget bill and an end to Maine's three-day government shutdown.
July 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Load More
gov-footer-logo-2024.png
GT-footer-logo.png
II-footer-logo.png
NAV-footer-logo.png
CDG-footer-logo.png
CDE-footer-logo.png
CPSAI-footer-logo.png
EM-footer-logo.png