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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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Investigators Find Possible Source of Valley Fire That Stranded Thousands
Investigators pinpointed a possible origin of the Valley Fire on Tuesday -- a small shed outside a home in the all-but-destroyed town of Cobb -- while firefighters gained ground on the 67,000-acre inferno.
September 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Striking Teachers Set to Head Back to School With Tentative Deal
School will start Thursday for Seattle students, now that the city's teachers union has suspended its five-day-old strike, following all-night contract talks between the bargaining teams from the union and the district.
September 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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New Orleans Mayor Avoids House Arrest
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu can remain free while his overriding contempt of court appeal is being resolved.
September 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Christie, Cuomo Ask Obama to Fund Half of New Tunnel
The governors of New Jersey and New York on Tuesday submitted a plan to President Obama to fund a new Hudson River rail tunnel, proposing that the federal government cover half the cost of the estimated $20 billion project.
September 16, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Amid Bubonic Plague's Rise in the West, Case Confirmed in Michigan
A Michigan resident has contracted the rare, life-threatening bubonic plague -- the first documented case in Michigan's public health history, state officials confirmed.
September 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Nevada Closes Stores That Help People Sign Up for Health Insurance
The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange will not operate brick-and-mortar enrollment stores during this year's sign-up period for government-subsidized health insurance.
September 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Third Time's a Charm? Residents Sue Virginia Over Redistricting, Again
A redistricting reform group filed a lawsuit Monday, arguing that 11 General Assembly districts violate the state constitution.
September 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Struggling in Polls, Scott Walker Proposes Plan to 'Wreak Havoc' on Unions
Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker vowed to "take on big government union bosses in Washington," in a speech today in Las Vegas, continuing to position himself as one of the harshest critics of organized labor running in the primary.
September 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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How Prison Pushes Inmates' Families Into Debt
A survey of families that have a family member in jail or prison has found that nearly two-thirds struggle to meet their basic needs, including 50 percent that are unable to afford sufficient food and adequate housing.
September 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ex-New York Assemblyman Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison
William Scarborough, a former state assemblyman from Queens, was sentenced on Monday to 13 months in prison after he admitted submitting at least $40,000 in false expense vouchers for days he did not actually travel to Albany.
September 15, 2015
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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