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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
First Elected at 18, Louisiana's Karen Carter Peterson Now Leads the Democratic Party
State Senator, La.
2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Women in Government
Rochester, N.Y.'s Youngest and First Female Mayor
Mayor, Rochester, N.Y.
2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Women in Government
Lovely Warren
Mayor
2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
potholes in road
Archive
How Bad Is America's Infrastructure Crisis? Maybe Not As Bad As It Seems.
While the transportation industry is pushing Congress to pass a new infrastructure plan, a Brown University economist warns that new construction might not get the bang-for-the-buck that proponents claim.
February 11, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Two years ago, I made more than I'm making now.
Kelsey Brown, a Spanish teacher in Denver who coaches the women's varsity lacrosse team and coordinates an exchange program to make ends meet. She is one of many Denver teachers who walked off the job on Monday to protest their low pay.
February 11, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
58%
Black Virginians who think Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam should stay in office despite the photo on his 1984 yearbook page that shows people in blackface and KKK costumes. Among white Virginians polled, only 46 percent think he should stay in office.
February 11, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The act of licking a person on the face and neck is too unusual to be contrived by multiple witnesses and multiple victims.
Administrative law judge Robert S. Cohen, in reference to Nancy Oakley who resigned from the Madeira Beach City Commission last week over allegations of licking a city manager in public without his consent.
February 08, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
More than $75 million
Investments from 24 public pension funds in the two biggest private prison companies -- CoreCivic and GEO Group. The American Federation of Teachers is calling on them to dump those stocks.
February 08, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
NYPD to Waze: Stop Helping Drunk Drivers
The NYPD has a message for Google: Stop helping drunks drive with impunity.
February 07, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Archive
State, Local Leaders Urge Congress to Act on Infrastructure Plan
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti both told members of Congress how they campaigned to raise their constituents’ taxes for infrastructure, and emerged victorious.
February 07, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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