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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.

Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, protesting outside a police station in New York.
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NYPD Suspends Officer Who Killed Eric Garner After Judge Says He Should Be Fired
NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo was quickly suspended Friday after a departmental judge recommended the veteran cop's firing for the Staten Island chokehold death of Eric Garner five years ago.
August 02, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
10 years
Current statute of limitations for sex crimes in Illinois. As of 2020, victims will no longer face a time limit for charging people with sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault or aggravated sexual abuse.
August 01, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
If a plane crashed on the other side of the world, it’s front page news. We’re killing a plane’s worth every day, and it’s been happening for decades.
North Dakota GOP Gov. Doug Burgum, referring to traffic fatalities in America. Since 2000, more than 600,000 have died in car crashes. The National Governors Association is making road funding and safety a priority this year.
August 01, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
500,000
Kids who would lose free school meals under the Trump administration's new rules about who is eligible for food stamps. This finding was left out of the administration's formal proposal.
July 31, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Sure, someone might be happy to end up with a drink voucher instead of a ticket, but I suspect most people would be happier not getting pulled over at all.
Seth Stoughton, an assistant law professor at the University of South Carolina and a former police officer, after reports of the Tempe, Ariz., Police Department's new "positive ticketing" campaign. After public outrage, the department said it would not pull drivers over to give them coupons for following traffic laws.
July 31, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
2003
The last year that the federal government executed a person for committing a crime. Earlier this month, the Trump administration ordered the death penalty for five people convicted of killing children and elderly.
July 30, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The celebration of the birth of democracy in America and the honor of standing in the footsteps of my enslaved ancestors as a statewide elected official far supersede the petty and racist actions of the current occupant of the White House.
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, the second African-American elected to statewide office there, on why he did not join the boycott of an event to commemorate Jamestown. The state's black lawmakers refused to go in order to protest President Trump's attendance.
July 30, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
5 days
Excused absences that high school students in Oregon are allowed in a three-month period. Under a new law, mental or behavioral health problems now fall in this category. Utah has a similar law.
July 29, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The solemn institution of marriage is thereby reduced to a guessing game with significant ramifications for the individuals involved.
Ruling from the South Carolina Supreme Court that abolishes common law marriages. Most states have outlawed the practice.
July 29, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Burning man city
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8 Ways to Make Your City More Like Burning Man
From building public art to creating "sacred spaces," the annual event is inspiring leaders across America.
July 29, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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