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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.

News in Numbers
4%
Decline in black men's median wage, when adjusted for inflation, from 2016 to the first half of 2018.
October 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voters beware!
A concurring opinion from Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente in a ruling that allowed three bundled questions to appear on the state's November ballot. One of the questions, for instance, asks voters to ban offshore drilling and workplace vaping.
October 29, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It’s not hard to imagine someone trying to sue the government because they don’t think the Department of Motor Vehicles has a right to know whether they wear glasses.
New Hampshire state Rep. Timothy Smith, on his concerns about adding the "right to live free from governmental intrusion" into the state's Constitution. Ten other states have adopted similar language, and in November, it's up to voters whether New Hampshire -- the "Live Free or Die" state -- will.
October 26, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
19 years old
Age of soon-to-be Wisconsin Rep. Kalan Haywood, who will likely be the youngest state lawmaker in the nation. He won his primary and faces no challenger in November.
October 26, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
1 sq. ft.
Space that egg-laying hens would be legally required to have if a California ballot measure passes and enacts what some say would be the world's strongest protections for farm animals. They would also have to be cage-free.
October 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
My comrades will kill you and the Constitution. First, we will rape you for days. You will scream and know that agonizing horror.
Threatening letter sent to Deserae Morin, a Republican running for the Vermont House. It was composed of cut-out letters -- some, she said, from her own business cards.
October 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Opioids Push Grandparents Into Parenting, Pennsylvania Lends a Hand
Assistance for grandparents who are raising grandchildren -- a family dynamic that is becoming more common because of the opioid drug crisis -- is officially on the way.
October 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New York Sues Exxon Over Climate Change
Irving-based Exxon Mobil misled investors for years about the company's financial risks from climate change regulations, according to a lawsuit filed today by New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood.
October 25, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Flooding Prompts Austin to Issue Citywide Boil-Water Notice
Early Monday morning, Austin Water issued a boil water notice for all of its customers due to elevated levels of silt from last week’s flooding. And by Monday night, the city was warning residents that "immediate action" was needed to avoid running out of water.
October 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Missouri Judge Clarifies Voter ID Ruling
Missouri voters who do not have a photo ID when they arrive at the polls will no longer have to sign a sworn statement to cast a ballot.
October 24, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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