LinkLinksOpinion Colbert I. King in The Post: D.C. home rule takes an unnecessary hit By Editor On Mar 10, 2023 Last updated Mar 10, 2023 47 Share Congress’s decision to overturn the District’s criminal-code reform was hardly the lowest or most intrusive intervention in the city’s 50-year home rule history. This week’s rejection pales, in severity, to the historic 1995 move by Congress and President Bill Clinton (D) that effectively suspended home rule and created a five-member financial control board to oversee city finances. The control-board era lasted until shortly after 1998, when former chief financial officer Anthony Williams was elected mayor. 47 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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