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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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If Recount Happens, Kris Kobach Could Oversee It for His Own Race
No law requires Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to recuse himself from a recount in the governor's race, but legal and political experts say that he should to maintain trust in the election.
August 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
End of Session
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Wanting More Power, Public Employees Run for Office
"If you want to have an influence on policy, then the best way to do so is by being an elected official."
August 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
We're becoming Germany.
An immigration lawyer, after news that the Trump administration is considering making it all but impossible for legal immigrants to become citizens if they have ever used government aid.
August 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
11
Female nominees for governor after Tuesday's primaries, which breaks the previous record of 10.
August 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Archive
States Get Obamacare Help From an Unlikely Source: the Trump Administration
When Tracy Deis decided in 2016 to transition from a full-time job to part-time contract work, the loss of her employer’s health insurance was not a major worry because she knew she could get coverage through the marketplace set up by the Affordable Care Act.
August 08, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
14%
Rise in the number of Americans living in high-risk floodplains from 2000 to 2016.
August 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Neighborhood watch... You can sleep tonight knowing the Klan is awake!
Ku Klyx Klan flyers being distributed across New York state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the state police to investigate them.
August 07, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Kids are getting into trouble with a low-level offense that the rest of the country seems to believe shouldn’t handcuff them.
Criminal defense attorney Richard Lomurro, on New Jersey's highest-in-nation arrest rate for marijuana possession.
August 03, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
It is staggering to me that someone can hold power for the better part of 30 years.
Rachel Parker, a writer and marketing strategist in Missouri, referring to St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch, who is the state's longest-serving elected official. He faces a serious challenge in Tuesday's primary, particularly because of his controversial handling of the Michael Brown case.
August 03, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
10%
Rent increase that would trigger a Portland, Ore., policy that requires landlords to pay tenants' moving costs. They would also be on the hook for that bill if they evict someone without cause.
August 03, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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