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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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Louisiana Governor: Trump's Trip to Flood-Affected Areas 'Helpful'
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, on CNN Sunday morning, praised GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump for coming to see the massive flooding damage in the state first-hand.
August 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Food Stamp Enrollment Drops as GOP States End Federally Funded Benefits Early for Some
Food-stamp enrollment in the U.S. is declining from record levels, in part because some states are ending benefits earlier than they have to.
August 22, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Giving Birth in Georgia Is Too Often a Deadly Event
Georgia enjoys its image as the Empire State of the South, a leader among its Deep South neighbors, the first to have an Olympic city and the first to send a native son to the White House.
August 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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‘Mental Health First Aid’ and Other Steps -- NYC's First Lady on Fixing the System
For Chirlane McCray, New York City’s first lady, mental illness is not an abstract concern.
August 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Judge Sides With Detroit Teachers and Their Right to Protest
A judge has ruled against Detroit Public Schools in its lawsuit against two teachers involved in teacher sick-outs, saying the district failed to meet its burden and interpreted a state law in a way that is "offensive to fundamental rights of free speech."
August 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Pennsylvania Governor Nominates Ex-Prosecutor Who Helped Convict Kane to Replace Her as AG
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday nominated a former top state prosecutor to serve as attorney general and replace the convicted Kathleen Kane, in a move that would end the fleeting tenure of Bruce L. Castor Jr.
August 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie Vetoes Automatic Voter Registration Bill
Governor Christie on Thursday vetoed a pair of bills that sponsors said would make it easier to register to vote — for years a Democratic mission that has been rejected by the Republican governor over and over again.
August 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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School in the Time of Zika
Parents and children crowded into the cafeteria at Eneida M. Hartner Elementary School on Thursday afternoon to get new school uniforms -- ones with long pants and long-sleeved shirts intended to protect against the spread of Zika.
August 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Uber's Settlement With Drivers Not Enough, Rules Judge
A U.S. judge in San Francisco on Thursday rejected a proposed $100 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit by Uber drivers who had sought employee status.
August 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Law That Defunded Abortion Clinics Struck Down
A federal judge on Thursday threw out key parts of an abortion law that would have blocked all state funding to clinics such as Planned Parenthood and required the inspection of as many as 35,000 women's health records.
August 19, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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