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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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Women in Government
Diane Allen
State Senator, New Jersey
2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Dirt Roads Help Some Cities, Counties Drive Down Costs
Some roads in Montpelier, Vermont, have gotten a bit rumbly.
January 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Feds Give Pennsylvania More Time to Comply With REAL ID Law
Pennsylvania's elected leaders bought a little more time as they work to bring state driver's license into compliance with national ID standards.
January 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Detroit Joins Literacy Lawsuit Against State
The City of Detroit is weighing in on a high-profile literacy lawsuit that accuses state officials of denying Detroit students access to literacy.
January 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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RNC Elects Michigan GOP Chair Romney McDaniel as New Leader
Ronna Romney McDaniel -- who as state Republican chair helped deliver Michigan to a Republican presidential nominee for the first time since 1988, and had to navigate some thorny family politics to do so -- became the Republicans' national party chair Thursday, with President-elect Donald Trump's backing.
January 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Maryland Legislative Staffer Loses Job After Real News Reveals He Owns Fake News Site
A 23-year-old a legislative aide in Annapolis has been fired after The New York Times revealed he was the owner and operator of an infamous fake political news.
January 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Blocks Texas, for Now, From Removing Planned Parenthood as a Provider for the Poor
A federal judge Thursday issued a temporary injunction, blocking the state from ousting Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program for at least a month.
January 20, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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'Divisiveness' Drives Texas Mayor to Resign After Just 1 Month
About a month after being sworn in, Corpus Christi Mayor Dan McQueen announced his resignation in a Facebook post Wednesday afternoon, asserting that he could "no longer deal with such differing views and divisiveness," according to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
January 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Affordable Housing Required for Every Town, Rules New Jersey Supreme Court
In a decision that could reshape hundreds of communities, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that municipalities must allow the development of affordable housing for poor and middle-class families whose needs were ignored for more than 16 years.
January 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Where Climate Change Isn't a Partisan Issue
Hours before heading to Washington to witness Donald Trump become president, Miami-Dade's Republican mayor offered a blunt message to skeptics of climate change and the crisis it presents the coast.
January 19, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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