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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.

Who Said That
They flew a guy out to Yakima to tell me they weren't going to help me. I said why didn't you just call?
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, referring to when the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee wouldn't support his run for U.S. House. Inslee is now eyeing a 2020 presidential run.
February 27, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Oregon Secretary of State Dies of Brain Cancer
Dennis Richardson, the Oregon secretary of state and first Republican elected to the position in three decades, died of brain cancer Tuesday night at age 69.
February 27, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Mayor and Governor Unveil 10-Point Plan to Fix City's Subways
In a rare joint effort, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday announced a 10-point plan to reorganize and fund the struggling Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
February 26, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Iowa and the other early primary states don’t decide who is going to be president. We decide who is not going to be president.
Gary Lipschutz, 76, who has participated in the Iowa caucuses since 1966.
February 26, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
9,300
Marijuana-related convictions that San Francisco plans to expunge. A 2016 voter-passed law made these charges eligible for expungement, but rather than have the people navigate the complicated process themselves, prosecutors spent a year reviewing decades of drug convictions. California aims to clear or reduce all pot convictions by 2020.
February 26, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
You ain't seen nothing yet. The amount of jobs that will be destroyed by new technology will be great.
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, speaking at the National Governors Association winter meeting in Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
21 years old
Minimum age for legally buying tobacco in California, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon and now Virginia, where Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill last week making it the first state in the South to raise it.
February 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Trump Might Not Appear on Some States' 2020 Ballots
Garden State voters may not be able to cast ballots for President Trump in 2020 unless he's prepared to show where he gets his green.
February 22, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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The Equal Rights Amendment Needs to Be Ratified by 1 More State. It Won't Be Virginia.
In a last-ditch effort to force a vote on the Equal Rights Amendment during the final week of session, Democratic delegates -- encouraged by advocates -- attempted to finagle a rule change Thursday that goes against a longstanding tradition in the General Assembly.
February 22, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Final Abortion Rule That Would Defund Planned Parenthood Released by Trump Administration
The Trump administration Friday finalized a regulation intended to push Planned Parenthood out of the Title X federal family planning program, keeping a campaign promise to anti-abortion groups.
February 22, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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