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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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About That Trick-or-Treat Ban for Teens...
Suddenly and without warning, news reports saying Chesapeake fines and jails teenage trick-or-treaters have gone viral.
October 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Voter ID Law Upheld, But Judge Scolds Missouri for 'Misleading' Ads
A Cole County judge ruled Tuesday that Missouri election officials can no longer tell voters that a photo ID is required to cast a ballot.
October 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
65,000
People who registered to vote in the 24 hours after singer-songwriter Taylor Swift endorsed two Democrats running for Congress. In all of September, 190,178 new voters were registered; in August, just 56,669.
October 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Hurricane Michael Nears, Many Florida Nursing Homes Still Lack Generators
When the Legislature passed rules this year requiring emergency power in long-term care facilities, Hurricane Michael was exactly the kind of disaster lawmakers had in mind.
October 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
116
State laws related to immigration enacted this year, which is a 13 percent decline from 2017 but still more than usual.
October 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We are a very sick city. We are in an absolute crisis. The people we’re interfacing with today are sicker than we’ve ever seen, and younger.
Alexa James, executive director of Chicago's chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
October 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Florida Commissioner on Mayor's Domestic Violence Order: That's Like Hitler Having a Proclamation for Jews
Last month, the mayor of Hallandale Beach, Keith London, bizarrely accused fellow commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub of profiting from bleaching her sphincter, causing public outrage and series of #MeToo posts on social media. Now, Lima-Taub is the one under fire for apparently comparing the mayor to Adolf Hitler during Wednesday night's regularly scheduled commission meeting.
October 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
A man who sat here a month ago and dared to talk about my private parts, sponsoring a proclamation for domestic violence. Wow. That’s like Hitler having a proclamation for Jews. Or Fidel Castro having freedom day for Cubans.
Commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub of Hallandale Beach, Fla., referring to Mayor Keith London.
October 09, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Virginia Started a Unique Climate Change Fund. 2 Years Later, It's Empty.
In the spring of 2016, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed a bill that gave Virginia a first-of-its-kind loan program.
October 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Limo and Driver in Deadly Crash Shouldn't Have Been on the Road, Says New York Governor
The man behind the wheel in the deadly New York limousine crash did not have the proper license and the vehicle had failed an inspection just last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
October 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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