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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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Cities that have banned their local governments from using facial recognition technology. They are Oakland, Calif.; San Francisco and Somerville, Mass.
July 26, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
My pimp doesn’t have a waitlist.
A human trafficking victim's response to learning that she was placed on waitlists for social services, according to Darla Bardine, executive director of the National Network for Youth.
July 26, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
96,672
Children who were removed from their home in 2017 due to parental drug use -- up from 39,130 in 2000.
July 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Today, I'm announcing I will be resigning from the governor position effective Friday, August 2, 2019 at 5 p.m.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, after two weeks of massive protests and political upheaval triggered by the arrest of six current and former administration officials on corruption charges.
July 25, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It's a wonderful day for the cats of the state and the people who love them.
Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, who introduced a new law that makes New York the first state to outlaw cat declawing.
July 24, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$130
Fine in Hawaii for crossing an intersection after the countdown for pedestrians has begun. The new law follows a rise in pedestrian deaths in the state.
July 24, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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After Several Court Losses, Trump Administration Wins a Case Over 'Sanctuary City' Funding
When Los Angeles police officials requested $3.125 million in federal funds in 2017 to hire 25 officers, they said their focus would be on "building trust and respect" through community policing.
July 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Citizenship Question Permanently Blocked From 2020 Census
A New York federal judge has issued an order definitively blocking the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census in any form, despite the administration's insistence it has abandoned plans to add a question on the census.
July 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Minneapolis Suburb Restores Pledge of Allegiance to City Council Meetings After Trump Joins Backlash
A Minneapolis suburb’s city council voted unanimously Monday night to reverse its decision to nix the Pledge of Allegiance from its meetings after it was met with outrage — including from President Trump.
July 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Hotel cleaning staff.
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New Wage Theft Law in Minnesota Hailed as Nation's Strongest
Minnesota lawmakers and top government officials took a rare bipartisan victory lap Monday to usher in what they called the nation's strongest set of protections against wage theft, which has become a multimillion dollar problem around the state.
July 17, 2019
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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