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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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11 States Sue Trump for Failure to Enact Obama-Era Energy Standards
California, 10 other states and New York City sued the Trump administration in San Francisco on Tuesday for halting action on new federal energy-efficiency standards for portable air conditioners, building heaters and other appliances, saying the delays are illegal and are harming consumers and the environment.
June 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Listen, too many people are lemon suckers in politics today. I mean, at the end of the day, I have been successful by motivating people. People want to be with winners, not whiners.
Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who has been accused by some of having the demeanor of "a sort of Bizarro Trump."
June 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
6,755
Canine attacks on postal workers in the U.S. in 2016, up from 5,581 in 2013. Among major cities, Los Angeles had the largest number of attacks: 80.
June 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Philadelphia's Soda Tax Survives Another Court Challenge
A panel of judges has upheld Philadelphia's beverage tax, dismissing complaints from the American Beverage Association and local retailers that the levy is unlawful.
June 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Cities Give New Home to Climate Data Deleted by Trump
More than a month after the Trump administration purged data tracking climate change from the Environmental Protection Agency's website, the numbers are going back online in some unexpected places.
June 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Former Minnesota House Speaker Wants to Rewrite His Legacy, This Time as Governor
Rep. Paul Thissen, the Minneapolis DFLer who was speaker of the Minnesota House during a brief but intense period of progressive legislative victories a few years ago, said Wednesday that he is running for governor.
June 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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What's Going On With Medicaid in Oregon?
A project dubbed by one senior Oregon manager as "the most important information technology effort in the state" has been plagued by escalating costs, a bureaucratic turf battle and technical misfires.
June 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Civil Rights Groups Take Chicago to Court to Force Police Reforms
Days after Mayor Rahm Emanuel backed away from a pledge to have a judge monitor efforts to reform the Chicago Police Department, a host of civil rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit seeking to spur sweeping changes in the troubled department that would be enforced by the courts.
June 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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3 Marijuana Regulations Signed, 1 Vetoed in Nevada
Medical marijuana cards will now cost as low as $50 for Nevada patients, edible products will come in opaque, child-proof packages and a 10 percent excise tax on sales of recreational weed estimated to generate $70 million will be designated for Nevada's rainy day fund after three of four remaining marijuana bills passed by the Nevada Legislature were signed into law Monday by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
June 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Budget Standoff Drives Minnesota Legislature to Sue Governor
The Legislature sued Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday, as a fight between two branches of Minnesota government spilled into the third branch.
June 15, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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