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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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If the, and I use this term extremely loosely, "leadership" of Louisiana wishes to, in a Nazi-ish fashion, burn books or destroy historical monuments of OUR HISTORY, they should be LYNCHED!
Mississippi state Rep. Karl Oliver, in a now-deleted Facebook post. The New Orleans City Council approved the removal of four Confederate statues -- a decision that has been met with nationwide controversy.
May 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Protests, a City Council OKs Arizona's First Company-Run Jail
As protesters filled the Mesa City Council chambers with signs stating "NO PRIVATE JAIL," and chanted "do the right thing," the Mesa City Council disregarded their pleas and voted to become the first city in Arizona with a private jail.
May 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Election of California Democrats' Leader Exposes Party's Divide
The ongoing family feud among California Democrats just got worse.
May 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sessions Sets Narrow Definition of and Financial Consequences for 'Sanctuary Cities'
In an apparent retreat on the war against cities and counties that refuse to cooperate with immigration enforcement, the Trump administration has settled on a narrow definition of what it means to be a "sanctuary city," and limited the potential financial consequences for state and local governments.
May 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mississippi Lawmaker Calls for Lynching Leaders Who Let Confederate Statues Come Down in New Orleans
It took a while, but most Republicans caught up in the uproar over Mississippi state Rep. Karl Oliver's comments about the removal of four Confederate statues in New Orleans have crawfished away from the Republican.
May 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Gerrymandering Ruling Already Being Felt in Texas
In striking down North Carolina's congressional district map, the Supreme Court sent Texas a firm warning Monday about how the state's case may fare if it reaches that stage.
May 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Racial, But Not Partisan, Gerrymandering Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court rebuked North Carolina's Republican leaders Monday for shifting tens of thousands of black voters into two congressional districts that had steadily elected black Democrats, striking down the move as racial gerrymandering.
May 23, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
If a passage is quoted verbatim, it must be set off with quotation marks (or, if it is a longer passage, presented as indented text), and followed by a properly formulated citation ... even if only a few words are involved.
Plagiarism guidelines posted on the website of the Naval Postgraduate School, where David Clarke -- the Milwaukee County Sheriff who will be leaving for a gig at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security -- got his master's degree. According to CNN, Clarke plagiarized in at least 47 parts of his thesis.
May 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$61,000
Amount that the band U2 cost Santa Clara, Calif.'s Valley Transportation Authority when it performed past the city's 10 p.m. curfew last week. The VTA had to add after-hours trains so that concertgoers weren't stranded at the venue.
May 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Transgender Bathroom Bill Revived in Texas
The Texas House passed a whittled down though still controversial bill Sunday night that would bar transgender students from using school bathrooms that best align with their gender identity.
May 22, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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