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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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Confederate Report Suggests Renaming Austin, Texas
Known as both the "father of Texas" and the namesake of the state's capital, Stephen F. Austin carved out the early outlines of Texas among his many accomplishments.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Democratic Socialists Endorse Cynthia Nixon for New York Governor
The New York chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) on Sunday announced their endorsement of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Police Video of Fatal Shooting Shows Armed Minneapolis Man Running Away, Pleading Not to Be Shot
Minneapolis police body-camera video released Sunday night shows officers repeatedly warning an armed Thurman Blevins to put his hands up as they chased him through a North Side residential neighborhood last month and then fatally shot him in an alley.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Death Toll Mounts as Wildfires Rage Across California
The death toll from the state's wildfires continued to mount Sunday, with eight fatalities now reported from blazes burning in Shasta County and near Yosemite National Park.
July 30, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
Sacha Baron Cohen and his associates took advantage of my paralyzing fear that my family would be attacked.
Georgia state Rep. Jason Spencer, who announced his resignation shortly after his appearance on the TV show "Who Is America?" aired. In the episode, Spencer drops his pants to expose his bare bottom, yells the n-word and makes offensive remarks about Chinese people -- all under the impression that these tactics would help him avoid being kidnapped or attacked by a terrorist in the future.
July 27, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
$761,560 a year
Salary for the head of Florida's top domestic violence organization, which is state-funded. The exorbitant pay has prompted a state audit of the organization.
July 27, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
Who Said That
This is not the first indignity I've faced, and it probably won't be the last. Sometimes, I endure it alone. Yesterday, all of New Jersey heard it.
New Jersey's Gurbir Grewal, the nation's first Sikh attorney general, talking about the radio hosts who were suspended for calling him "Turban Man."
July 26, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Facebook, Under State Pressure, Will End Discriminatory Ad Targeting
Facebook will be legally required to end its practice of allowing businesses to block certain groups like blacks, gays and immigrants from viewing ads under an agreement reached with the Washington State Attorney General's Office.
July 26, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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Radio Hosts Suspended for Calling Nation's First Sikh Attorney General 'Turban Man'
New Jersey 101.5 hosts Dennis Malloy and Judi Franco have been suspended "until further notice" over the duo's derogatory comments about state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal.
July 26, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
News in Numbers
68,848
Assault weapons registered in California since a state law took effect last year that requires them to be registered with law enforcement. The same law banned the sale of some assault rifles but allows people to keep the ones they already own.
July 26, 2018
 · Caroline Cournoyer
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