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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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Amid Fundraising Inquiries, NYC Mayor Seeks Small Campaign Donations
With fewer than 10 months to Election Day, and no credible challenger having emerged, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s path to re-election in New York City would seem fairly assured, buoyed by the benefits of incumbency: name recognition and fund-raising strength.
January 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Why Russia Loves the Idea of California Seceding
On a sunny late September day, a trio of tourists gathered on Moscow’s Red Square.
January 17, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Recent Florida Shootings May Boost NRA-Backed Bills
Marion Hammer’s phone rang as news bulletins reported that five tourists were shot to death at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
January 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Fatal Storms End Drought in Some Parts of California
A week of powerful storms in Northern California has significantly eased the state's water shortage, with a large swath of the state emerging from drought conditions, officials said Thursday.
January 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie's Lt. Gov. Joins Race to Replace Him in New Jersey
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno has filed paperwork to run for governor, a spokesman for the state's election law regulator said Thursday.
January 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pence's Indiana Replacement Creates Drug Czar Position
On his first day in office, Indiana’s new Republican governor, Eric Holcomb, signed an executive order creating a new state-level position to coordinate anti-drug efforts, a move at least two other states made last year to turn back the rising tide of opioid addiction.
January 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Colorado Governor Delivers State of the State
Gov. John Hickenlooper likely had to rewrite the State of the State speech he delivered Thursday, or at least rethink it. He surely thought he would be addressing a Legislature controlled by Democrats working in concert with a Clinton administration in Washington. Things didn’t turn out that way.
January 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid $900 Million Shortfall, Nebraska Governor Proposes Tax Cuts
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts maintains that the state can address its’ revenue shortfalls in the current and future state budgets, and still cut taxes.
January 13, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Baltimore Police, Justice Department Sign Historic Reform Agreement
The city of Baltimore and the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday signed a historic agreement that, if approved in federal court, will mandate a range of costly police reforms in coming years, from how officers stop residents on the street to how they are trained, supervised and disciplined.
January 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Los Angeles Community College Pays Hackers $28,000 Ransom
When a malicious hacker locked out 1,800 staff and teachers from their computers at Los Angeles Valley College this week, college administrators faced an agonizing choice: pay a ransom or leave 20,000 students in the lurch.
January 12, 2017
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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