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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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D.C. Debuts Nation's First Driver's Licenses With a 'Nonbinary' Gender Option
Washington, D.C., this week will become the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to offer a driver’s license reading “X,” instead of “M” or “F.”
June 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Minnesota's Budget Battle Continues in Court, Judge Orders Temporary Funding
A Ramsey County judge has ordered the state of Minnesota to continue funding the state House and Senate through Oct. 1, ensuring that the Legislature can keep operating amid its legal battle with Gov. Mark Dayton.
June 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hours After a Debate, Real Estate Millionaire Quits NYC Mayor's Race
Paul Massey, the millionaire real estate businessman who had sought to win the New York City mayoralty in the mold of Michael Bloomberg, unexpectedly dropped out of the Republican primary race Wednesday after flailing for months in the polls.
June 29, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than $15 billion
Unpaid bills the state of Illinois owes. In 2015, when Gov. Bruce Rauner took office, it was around $5 billion. Since then, the GOP governor and the Democratic legislature have been in a deadlock over the budget.
June 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
If you don’t check on a daily basis, your Google [presence] will be hijacked. Greed has corrupted the system of drug treatment.
Al Johnson's warning to drug treatment centers. Johnson is the head of a Florida task force investigating online scammers who are using Google's "suggest an edit" function to change the phone number listed for drug treatment centers. When people call the new number, they often get marketers who offer "free" airline tickets, housing and spots in treatment centers in Florida.
June 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Every Major Texas City, But One, Is Suing the State Over Immigration
The city of El Paso voted on Tuesday to join the growing list of local governments that have filed a legal challenge in hopes of stopping Texas’ new immigration enforcement law from going into effect.
June 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Drought and Fire Emergency Declared for North Dakota
Gov. Doug Burgum proclaimed a statewide fire and drought emergency on Monday evening. He also ordered that all state agencies maintain high levels of readiness.
June 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sports Betting Case Makes It to the Big League: the U.S. Supreme Court
It was a surprise to many when the U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear New Jersey's challenge to the federal ban on sports betting.
June 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid NAFTA Uncertainty, Canada Asks Western Governors for Help
Canada’s relationship with the western states took top billing at the 33rd annual Western Governors’ Association meeting Monday in Whitefish.
June 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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3 Chicago Cops Charged With Conspiracy to Cover Up Laquan McDonald Shooting
The Chicago police investigation of the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald unfolded like hundreds of others had before it, with an officer who claimed he fired in fear of his life, fellow cops who backed up his story and supervisors who quickly signed off on the case as a justifiable homicide.
June 28, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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