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DCist: This 104-Year-Old Ward 5 Resident Voted Today At UDC

Editor Nov 6, 2018

Meet Margaret Norwood. This 104-year-old woman voted in D.C.’s general election on November 6 at UDC Bertie Backus, according to a post from D.C. Mayor Bowser’s Instagram page. As Bowser’s post points out, when Norwood was born, women did…

WTOP: Poll workers save DC man’s life after collapse at voting site

Editor Nov 6, 2018

WASHINGTON — For Allie Bobak, her job Tuesday at a polling site at Barnard Elementary School in Northwest was to only serve as a nonpartisan observer with the organization Observe DC. But that job quickly took on the added role of saving a…

DCist: Long Lines At Eastern Market Frustrate Voters In The 88th And 89th Precincts

Editor Nov 6, 2018

Voters in two D.C. precincts Tuesday morning had more than rainy weather to contend with as they tried to cast their ballots. At the polling place in Eastern Market, where people in both precinct 88 and 89 are assigned to vote, lines…

Washington City Paper: Election Day 2018 in the District: City Paper Has You Covered

Editor Nov 6, 2018

It's a rainy election day, but City Paper reporters are spending it talking to voters and candidates at polling places, and in the evening, at watch parties across the District. We'll add dispatches to this post throughout the day, so keep…

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DC Statehood delegation incumbents seek new terms as challengers urge new approaches

Luke Kopetsky Nov 5, 2018

While most District residents are undoubtedly familiar with Eleanor Holmes Norton, DC’s longtime delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, fewer may be aware of the city’s shadow elected officials on Capitol Hill. Since 1990, DC has…

DCist: Here’s Everything You Need To Know Before You Vote

Editor Nov 5, 2018

Election Day is just about here and we have the rundown on everything you need to know, including where to vote, where to watch results, and what’s going on in the local races.

DCist: Meet The Henchmans, The Married Libertarian Couple Running For D.C. Attorney General And…

Editor Nov 5, 2018

If Joe Henchman and Ethan Bishop-Henchman win their races on Election Day, the District will have an unprecedented power couple: the D.C. attorney general and the chairman of the D.C. Council living in holy matrimony.

City Paper: Could Tuesday’s Election Have a Fresh Batch of Voters Thanks to Initiative 77?

Editor Nov 5, 2018

One of the guaranteed write-in candidates for tomorrow’s local election isn’t a living, breathing human. According to Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler, those who are incensed by the outcome of the long battle over Initiative 77 are planning to…

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An overview of endorsements in the DC Council races

Kalina Newman Nov 5, 2018

While the at-large DC Council contest has drawn the bulk of the local attention ahead of Tuesday's general election in the District, various news outlets, unions and political organizations have weighed in on races across the DC ballot.…

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State Board of Education contenders in wards 1, 5 square off at forum

Taylor Mulcahey Nov 5, 2018

With the November election just around the corner, contenders for the open State Board of Education seats in wards 1 and 5 tackled some of the District’s most pressing — and controversial — education issues at a recent forum organized by…

At-large council candidates tackle wide range of issues

Lilah Burke Nov 5, 2018

Amid the political fighting that has captured the bulk of the attention given to the at-large DC Council race on Tuesday’s ballot, contenders for the two available spots have highlighted topics such as affordable housing, education, poverty…

District Dig: Homegrown: Dionne Reeder is her own woman

Editor Nov 4, 2018

Andre “Smokey” Lee was a solid waste inspector for the Department of Public Works when he first met native Washingtonian Dionne Reeder. He recalls her as a community-minded straight shooter who could connect with everyday people with ease.

Washington Post: Meet the 10 candidates running for seats on the D.C. State Board of Education

Editor Nov 3, 2018

In a year when D.C. schools have been marred by scandals, usually sleepy State Board of Education races have pulled in hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations. Four seats — drawing 10 contenders — are on the ballot Tuesday.…

City Paper: Mayor Bowser Ally Josh Lopez Disparages Councilmember in Text Message Exchange, Pushes…

Editor Nov 3, 2018

Josh Lopez can't help himself. The former appointee of Mayor Muriel Bowser and current unbridled antagonizer has injected himself into the at-large Council race once again. In text messages between Lopez and Councilmember Trayon White, …

Washington Post: Your friendly neighborhood socialist is running for office in D.C.

Editor Nov 3, 2018

American socialism is having a moment. Leading up to Tuesday’s midterm elections, the ideology has been embraced by some as the future of progressive politics and shunned by others as a dangerous notion that could destroy the American way…

Washington Post: The man in the middle of DC’s ugliest political race

Editor Nov 3, 2018

DC Council Member Trayon White is a man caught in the middle of what has turned into the District’s most contentious political fight of 2018. On one side is Dionne Reeder, the at-large council candidate and White’s friend who supported his…

Washington Post: Heated D.C. Council race highlights mayoral control of schools

Editor Nov 3, 2018

The most closely watched race on Tuesday’s ballot in the District is highlighting the debate over how much control the mayor should exert over the city’s schools and the role the D.C. Council plays as a check on mayoral power.

City Paper: The City Employee Who Ran the Firm That Botched At-Large Candidates’ Petition Signatures

Editor Nov 3, 2018

Khalil Thompson was going for a treble. The low-key campaign operative, who worked in Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration as recently as this summer, offered his now-infamous nominating circulation gathering services to three candidates…

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Democratic incumbents face independent, GOP challengers for four ward seats on Nov. 6 ballot

Cuneyt Dil Nov 2, 2018

The at-large DC Council contest has drawn most of the attention given to the District’s Nov. 6 general election, but voters will also decide on four ward-level contests. In three of those races, Democratic nominees face challenges from…

Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. voters should tune out all the identity politics

Editor Nov 2, 2018

FINAL WEEKS of political campaigns are often marked by political noise, with too little attention spent on core issues. That, sadly, has been the case in the race for two at-large seats on the D.C. Council. Unsubstantiated claims about…

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At a recent mayoral forum, moderator Dwayne Lawson-Brown asked the candidates to use three words to describe their political style. “Principled. Resilient. Effective,” said Ward 4 DC Councilmember…

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Last month, DC Justice Lab convened nearly 30 organizations to stand together on the steps of the Wilson Building and release the 2026 DC Public Safety Policy Agenda, a set of recommendations…

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DC officials yesterday announced a slight uptick in domestic visitors in 2025 but a modest decline in international visitors, who tend to stay longer and spend more while in town.

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