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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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Mental Health Patients Drown in Sheriff's Van in Florence Floodwaters
Two mental health patients shackled in the back of a sheriff's van drowned in Florence floodwaters on Tuesday night while being moved to a different facility in South Carolina.
September 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Obviously I'm not going to be able to overthrow or become the speaker of the Maryland state house in a year, but I want to spread the gospel.
Vaughn Stewart, a nominee for the Maryland House of Delegates endorsed by Democratic Socialists.
September 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
64%
Increase in Democratic primary turnout from the 2014 midterms to this year. Republican turnout, by comparison, is up 22 percent.
September 20, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$215,000
Raise given to Kentucky's chief information officer by Gov. Matt Bevin. His $375,000 salary makes him the highest-paid CIO in the country.
September 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Would I prefer to have an in-person teacher? Certainly, but we don’t have people like that available.
Jim Nelson, interim superintendent of Ector, Texas, which approved a plan on Tuesday to hire virtual teachers to fill some of its 240 vacant positions.
September 19, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Red-Tide Protesters Drive Florida Governor Out of Campaign Stop
With the noxious odor of red tide hanging in the air and a fresh wave of dead fish washing up on nearby Gulf beaches, a large crowd of people incensed about the devastating algae bloom that has plagued the region for months directed their anger at Gov. Rick Scott during a campaign event in Venice Monday.
September 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Despite Election Security Concerns, Judge Lets Georgia Use Only Electronic Voting Machines
A federal judge ruled Monday that Georgia can continue using electronic voting machines in November's election despite concerns they could be hacked.
September 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
18
States where coal was the most common energy source last year. That's down from 28 a decade earlier.
September 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We usually vote on road bonds and things like that, but we don’t vote on contentious issues like this. It would be the first time in 100 years we would be taking away a right.
Margaret Chapman Pomponio, CEO of WVFree, an advocacy group campaigning against a West Virginia ballot measure that would make it illegal to receive or perform an abortion. If passed, the law could not be enforced unless Roe v. Wade is overturned or severely gutted.
September 18, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We're going to launch our own satellite, our own damn satellite, to figure out where the pollution is and how are we going to end it.
California Gov. Jerry Brown's announcement at the Global Climate Action Summit last week.
September 17, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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