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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
$10 million
Campaign spending by three progressive groups, between now and Election Day, on digital ads to help 75 state legislative candidates in places that will play a big role in redistricting.
September 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
The student will place their hands on their knees or piece of furniture and will be struck on the buttocks with a paddle. ... No more than three licks should be given.
Consent form sent to parents from a school in Hephzibah, Ga., asking them to approve of a new corporal punishment policy. One-third of the parents signed it. Paddling is legal in 20 states, including Georgia.
September 11, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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100% Clean by 2045: California's New Energy Goal
All of California's electricity will come from clean power sources by 2045 under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday, the latest in a series of ambitious goals set by the state to combat the effects of climate change.
September 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Ron DeSantis Resigns From Congress to Focus on Florida Governor's Race
U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis resigned from Congress on Monday to concentrate on his campaign for governor against Andrew Gillum, his Democratic opponent.
September 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
4,600
Medicaid recipients in Arkansas who have lost their health insurance for the rest of this year after failing to meet the state's new work requirements. Arkansas is the first state to implement this policy.
September 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
From a state with 84% of the U.S. fresh water, but none for its residents to drink, I’m Miss Michigan Emily Sioma.
A Miss America contestant, calling out the Flint water crisis, in her introduction.
September 10, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
[The state] may not criminalize conduct that is an unavoidable consequence of being homeless.
Ruling from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which applies to governments in nine Western states
September 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
3.6%
Expected increase, on average, in health premiums on the insurance exchanges next year. That represents a major drop from this year when the average increase was 30 percent.
September 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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As Trump Revisits Immigrant Detainees Rule, Atlanta's Mayor Orders Jails to Stop Accepting Them
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Thursday signed an executive order for transferring all remaining U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees out of the city jail and declaring that Atlanta will no longer hold anyone for the federal agency.
September 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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North Carolina Mayor, and His Wife, Found Dead in Home
A mayor of a small Eastern North Carolina town and his wife were found dead in their home, and police say they have suspects in custody.
September 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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