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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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Race to Replace Gov. Christie Narrows to 2 Candidates
Phil Murphy, the wealthy former ambassador who plowed $16 million on his own money into his campaign, brushed aside his five Democratic rivals and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno prevailed after a tougher-than-expected challenge from a three-term assemblyman Tuesday night as they claimed their party's nominations for New Jersey governor.
June 07, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
90+ minutes
Commute to work for a growing share of Americans. From 2010 to 2015, more people became so-called super commuters in 40 states.
June 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
President Trump: You are NOT 'representing' Pittsburgh by abandoning the Paris climate agreement.
Advertisement that ran in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Tuesday and is signed by many of the city's elected officials, including the mayor, a Congressman and state legislators. In the president's speech to announce that he's withdrawing the United States from the global agreement to address climate change, he said it's because he was "elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris."
June 06, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Like the wine list all of the sudden, man, it's getting too complicated.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on his new podcast called "Chicago Stories," talking about the overwhelming variety of craft beer in the city with his first guests: local brewers.
June 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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Estimated bed bugs in a cup that a citizen slammed on the counter in a municipal office in Augusta, Maine, after being told he didn't qualify for assistance. His reaction released the bugs and closed the city offices for extermination.
June 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Starts a Podcast
Joining the ranks of comedians, radio hosts and millennials with microphones, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has started a podcast.
June 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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GOP Elects New Party Chair in Georgia
Convening a second year in Augusta, the state Republican party on Saturday elected John Watson, a lobbyist who helped turn Georgia red, as new chairman of the state party.
June 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Bed Bugs Shut Down Maine City Hall After Angry Citizen Releases Them
A man angered that he didn't qualify for assistance took his revenge, slamming a cup on the counter of a municipal office and releasing an estimated 100 bedbugs, reports say.
June 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Portland Killings Dredge Up Legacy of Racist Laws in Oregon
The fatal stabbing of two good Samaritans who intervened when a man on a commuter train shouted slurs at two women — both African-American, one in Muslim dress — has reawakened bitter memories of this state’s past and revived a debate over what people here call the “two Oregons,” where islands of tolerance abut places awash in frustration and rage.
June 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Georgia Democrat Launches Bid to Become Nation's First Black Female Governor
Democrat Stacey Abrams entered the campaign for Georgia governor on Saturday with a pledge to expand pre-kindergarten programs and make technical college education free, promising she’d bring a “bold and ambitious approach” to state government that will invigorate the economy.
June 05, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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