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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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Dakota Pipeline Protesters Win Temporary Reprieve
Invoking the historic mistreatment of Native Americans, the Obama administration said Monday it will continue to withhold a final permit for completion of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline while it conducts further analysis of concerns that the project will damage sacred tribal sites and water supplies.
November 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Days After Re-Election, South Dakota Rep. Announces Historic Run for Governor
Rep. Kristi Noem will not seek a fifth term to the U.S. House in 2018, she announced Monday, and will instead make a bid to become the first female governor in South Dakota history.
November 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Racist Facebook Post About Michelle Obama Costs West Virginia Official Her Job
An official at a Clay County agency lost her job Monday after publishing a racist Facebook post criticizing first lady Michelle Obama.
November 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Blasting Clinton, Mike Pence Has His Own Email Scandal
Vice President-elect Mike Pence is embroiled in a legal challenge stemming from his decision to withhold information from a public records request in a case local Democrats say raises the specter of the Indiana governor shielding all of his emails from public view.
November 15, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Trump Victory Underscores the Important Role of Cities
Even with Donald Trump as president, the future of America belongs to the urban laboratories of democracy.
November 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Group Proposes, Then Withdraws, Petition for Oregon to Secede
And just like that, it was over. The two Oregonians who proposed a ballot measure asking Oregon to secede from the union have submitted paperwork to withdraw their petition.
November 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Shootings Push Voters to Strengthen Civilian Oversight
Amid a national push for greater police accountability, voters in several major cities have approved measures to create or strengthen civilian oversight of law enforcement.
November 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Scott Walker's Reign Over Republican Governors Begins This Week
With the GOP poised for one-party control in Washington, Gov. Scott Walker has a new political mission: keeping Republicans in power in the states.
November 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Defying Trump, Big Cities Pledge to Remain Immigrant Sanctuaries
Joining other cities around the country, Chicago is pledging to remain a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants, an act of defiance in the face of Donald Trump’s past promise to cut off those cities from federal funding.
November 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Not Just California: Deep South Also Reeling From Drought
An unusual haze, much thicker than traffic smog, hung over Atlanta on Wednesday.
November 14, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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