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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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Nashville, Tenn., Mayor Megan Barry, as she sported a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. As part of a bet with Pittsburgh's mayor, she agreed to wear it if the Nashville Predators lost the Stanley Cup Final, which they did.
June 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
294,000
Full-time employees who work for New York City, which is the most ever.
June 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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From Lunch Shaming to Sandra Bland, Texas Governor Signs Slew of Bills
With three days left for him to sign or veto bills passed during the regular session, Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law legislation that would give faith-based adoption agencies legal protection to reject gay parents, let voters decide the fate of Dallas County Schools and create a law named after a woman who died in custody after a controversial arrest.
June 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Neither Male Nor Female: Oregon the First to Let People Identify as 'Nonbinary' on IDs
Oregon became the first U.S. state to allow residents to identify as "nonbinary," neither male nor female, on their driver licenses and identification cards Thursday in a decision by The Oregon Transportation Commission.
June 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Opioid Battle, States Launch Bipartisan Probe of Drug Marketing
A bipartisan group of state attorneys general announced on Thursday that they are jointly investigating the marketing and sales practices of drug companies that manufacture opioid painkillers at the center of a national addiction epidemic.
June 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Delaware Joins States Trying to Close the Gender Pay Gap
Delaware Gov. John Carney, a Democrat, has signed a new law prohibiting prospective employers from asking job applicants about their salary history.
June 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Controversial Education Bill Becomes Law in Florida
Governor Rick Scott signed a controversial, 278-page education bill Thursday that most school districts and superintendents fought against but pro-charter advocates pushed.
June 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Federal Court: FCC Can't Cap Price of Prison Calls
A federal court struck down regulations intended to cap the price of some calls to prison inmates, which can cost families thousands of dollars a year.
June 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Got Gold? You Can Soon Store It in the Nation's First State-Run Gold Depository
Two years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would build the country's first state-run gold depository, the project took a major step forward Wednesday.
June 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Should Millionaires Pay More in Taxes? Massachusetts Voters Will Decide.
A proposed "millionaire tax" constitutional amendment is heading to the 2018 ballot after Massachusetts lawmakers voted 134-55 Wednesday to place the measure before voters.
June 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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