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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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Airbnb Strikes Tax Deal With Miami-Dade Mayor
In an effort to bring Airbnb under some of the same regulations its competitors in the hotel industry face, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has reached an agreement with the popular home-sharing platform to collect county resort taxes.
March 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Arizona, Hundreds of Prisoners Have a Life Sentence That Doesn't Exist
Murder is ugly, and murderers are not sympathetic characters.
March 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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South Dakota Governor, a Republican and NRA Member, Vetoes Bills to Relax Gun Rules
It's not something you see every day: a Republican governor in a Republican-dominated state vetoing a Republican-backed gun bill.
March 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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No Charges for Florida Prison Guards Involved in Shower Death of Mentally Ill Inmate
The corrections officers who locked a schizophrenic inmate into a rigged shower -- one that at least five inmates said was cranked up to scalding temperatures -- committed no crime, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernández Rundle announced Friday.
March 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Hawaii Judge Refuses to Revise Ruling Against Federal Travel Ban
The Hawaii judge who brought a national halt to President Donald Trump's new travel ban last week has rejected the government's request to limit his ruling.
March 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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4 GOP Governors Join Forces to Oppose Obamacare Replacement Plan
Gov. Rick Snyder, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and two other Republican governors have added their voices to the chorus of opposition to House Speaker Paul Ryan's proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act, saying it fails to give them the flexibility or resources they need to adequately deal with the insurance needs of lower-income Americans.
March 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Backs 2 Medicaid Changes to GOP Health Bill
President Donald Trump privately told House conservatives he was "1,000 percent" behind the GOP's Obamacare repeal as they incorporate new Medicaid changes ahead of next week's vote.
March 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Budget Cuts Funding That Helps Cities Comply With His Immigration Policies
Buried in President Donald Trump's budget proposal released Thursday was an opening salvo against so-called sanctuary cities, local jurisdictions he promised to punish for refusing to cooperate with deportation officers.
March 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Every Major Credit Ratings Agency Downgraded Louisiana in the Past Year
The third of the three major credit ratings agencies has downgraded Louisiana's financial outlook -- a move that will likely lead to higher interest rates for the state in the future.
March 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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In Campaign Fundraising Probe, NYC Mayor Gets Scolded Instead of Charged
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio got a double dose of good news Thursday as federal and local prosecutors in Manhattan announced they were ending -- without filing charges -- grand jury investigations into his campaign fundraising, lifting a dark cloud from his re-election campaign.
March 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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