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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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For Social Workers in Kentucky, Talking to Reporters Could Get Them Fired
State officials have warned social service workers they could face disciplinary action "up to and including dismissal" for talking to the news media without permission.
September 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Investment Managers Worth Trillions Call on North Carolina to Repeal Transgender Bathroom Law
Fifty-plus investment managers with more than $2.1 trillion under management are calling for a full repeal of North Carolina's House Bill 2, the controversial law that limits protections for LGBT individuals.
September 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Testimony Claims Christie Learned of Bridge Closures at 9/11 Event -- and Laughed
As pressure mounted for answers to what was causing traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge in 2013, top Port Authority officials were revealing details of their scheme to close the lanes but only to a circle of high-ranking officials that included Gov. Chris Christie, the admitted mastermind of the plot said in federal court Tuesday.
September 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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U.S. House Strikes Deal on Flint Aid
House Republicans late Tuesday acquiesced to Democrats' demands for aid to address the Flint, Mich., water contamination crisis, when the Rules Committee voted to allow an amendment to a water resources measure that would authorize $170 million in assistance to the city.
September 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Across U.S., Police Abuse Confidential Databases
Police officers across the country misuse confidential law enforcement databases to get information on romantic partners, business associates, neighbors, journalists and others for reasons that have nothing to do with daily police work, an Associated Press investigation has found.
September 28, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Binder Disproves Maine Governor's Racial Comments About Drug Dealers
Gov. Paul LePage said he has been keeping a binder of photos to prove that most of the drug dealers arrested in Maine are blacks or Hispanics, but people of those races account for only 40 percent of the photos in the binder.
September 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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When It Comes to Waste, San Francisco Isn't As Green As It Thinks
It's easy for politicians to set goals for their cities. It's far, far harder to achieve them.
September 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Moody's Downgrades Chicago Schools Further Into Junk Status
Chicago Public Schools' financial reputation took another hit from a major Wall Street credit ratings agency on Monday.
September 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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A National Model for Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline
One morning in September 2014, when Jahnira Jones had just started seventh grade at Richard Allen Prep Charter School, her after-school plans weighed on her mind.
September 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Kansas Governor Pulls Plug on Quarterly Economic Report
Gov. Sam Brownback’s advisory council pulled the plug on a quarterly report developed to assure timely analysis of the administration’s economic policies.
September 27, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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