✕

Internet Explorer 11 is not supported

For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers.
GOVERNING Avatar Logo

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.

Archive
In Missouri Governor's Race, an Independent PAC's Allegiance in Question
An independent political PAC that has riled the race for Missouri's Republican nomination for governor is denying a report suggesting it's tied to one of the four candidates.
June 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Opponent Calls Utah Gov. Herbert a ‘Coward’ for Refusing to Debate
Republican challenger Jonathan Johnson is ratcheting up the rhetoric, calling Gov. Gary Herbert a "coward" for refusing to debate him before next week's GOP primary.
June 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
NYPD Officials Arrested for Corruption
Federal officials Monday unsealed corruption charges against four NYPD officers and two businessmen linked to Mayor Bill de Blasio, popping the lid off an explosive scandal in which top cops allegedly got payoffs and prostitutes to provide help ranging from gun licenses and police escorts to closing a Lincoln Tunnel lane.
June 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
3 Chiefs in 9 Days: Oakland Police's Rapid Downfall
The unraveling of the Oakland Police Department was sudden and swift, and came on the heels of what should have been a shining moment in the agency's history.
June 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Police More Power to Stop and Question People
The Supreme Court on Monday gave police more power to stop people on the streets and question them, even when it is not clear they have done anything wrong.
June 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
NRA Can't Sue Cities, Rules Pennsylvania Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday killed a provision in state law permitting gun rights groups to sue municipalities such as Pittsburgh over local firearms ordinances and recoup court costs.
June 21, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Ferguson-Inspired Law Limits Court Fines in Missouri
Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation Friday designed to crack down on cities that are making too much money off residents who violate local ordinances.
June 20, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Penny-Pinching Cripples Dam Safety in South Carolina
Tree limbs, broken medical equipment, crumbling walls and ankle-deep muck greeted Nori Warren the day she walked into her storm-battered veterinary clinic after the worst flood Columbia had experienced in decades.
June 20, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Californians Get Second Chance to Repeal Death Penalty
Californians will vote in November on whether to repeal the state's long-unused death penalty law, four years after a similar measure was defeated by 4 percentage points.
June 20, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
Citing Trump and the Religious-Freedom Obsession, Mayor Leaves GOP
Charleston Mayor Danny Jones, who has been a Republican for 45 years and has been elected mayor four times as a Republican, has left the party.
June 20, 2016
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Load More
gov-footer-logo-2024.png
GT-footer-logo.png
II-footer-logo.png
NAV-footer-logo.png
CDG-footer-logo.png
CDE-footer-logo.png
CPSAI-footer-logo.png
EM-footer-logo.png