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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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Officials get the support, either direct or indirect, for their re-election efforts because they were good little water boys for their paymasters.
Matt Rothschild, head of the liberal Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, in response to news that Gov. Scott Walker's welfare plan was created by a commission that included people from and with ties to the conservative Bradley Foundation, which also helped the governor fundraise and win re-election.
May 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
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The longest it takes for every person in San Francisco to walk to a park from their home. It's the first city in the country to achieve this universal measure of proximity to parks.
May 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ferguson-Inspired Court Reforms Survive Missouri Supreme Court But No Longer Target Ferguson
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling striking down a law that imposed special requirements for municipalities in St. Louis County after the unrest following the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014.
May 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ethics Panel: Seattle Mayor Must Pay His Own Legal Bills in Sex Abuse Scandal
Mayor Ed Murray's supporters can't solicit money through the fund they've proposed to help him battle a lawsuit that accuses him of sexually abusing a teenager in the 1980s.
May 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Mayor Demands Apology From "Chicago P.D." TV Show
Crown Point Mayor David Uran says the city and its residents deserve an apology after the city was depicted as a racist community on the May 10 episode of the NBC drama "Chicago P.D."'
May 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As States Lag to Comply With 2005 ID Law, Washington Makes Moves
People in Washington state likely won’t have to worry next year about the identification they take to the airport after Gov. Jay Inslee signed a measure Tuesday seeking to make the state one of more than two dozen in compliance with federal identification requirements.
May 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Eavesdropping Accusations, New York City Fires Jails Official
The New York City Correction Department’s top internal affairs official, who was demoted last week amid accusations that he eavesdropped on telephone conversations between city investigators and their jailhouse informers on Rikers Island, was quietly fired this week.
May 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Sally Yates for Governor? No Way.
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates is dismissing calls from Democrats for her to enter the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race.
May 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Secret Sauce in Maine's Successful High-Risk Insurance Pool
As the GOP health care bill moves from the U.S. House of Representatives to the Senate, many consumers and lawmakers are especially worried that people with preexisting conditions won’t be able to find affordable health coverage.
May 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Is Government One of the Worst Industries for Equal Pay?
Women working in public administration make, on average, 25 percent -- or $16,900 -- less than men.
May 16, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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