The New Yorker: Democrats Push to Make Washington, D.C., the Fifty-first State
In the coming days, the House will vote on, and likely pass, H.R. 51, a bill that would make Washington, D.C., the fifty-first state.
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James Fallows in The Atlantic: Get Off My Lawn
How a small group of activists (our correspondent among them) got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital
WTOP: House passes bill that includes support for DC statehood
The House of Representatives passed a bill last week that includes support for D.C. statehood.
DCist: In Historic First, House Of Representatives Votes To Endorse D.C. Statehood
Voting rights legislation passed in the House of Representatives on Friday includes a provision that supports full congressional voting rights and self-government for the District, marking the first time a chamber of Congress has endorsed…
WAMU: Cost Concerns Derail Proposed Property Tax Cut For D.C. Homeowners
A proposal to give all D.C. homeowners a property tax cut worth more than $400 a year hit a roadblock on Tuesday after lawmakers expressed concern with the overall price tag and debated whether they could better target tax relief to…
McDuffie Introduces Bill to Support Small Businesses Impacted by District Infrastructure Projects
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Contact: Nolan Treadway
Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Introduces Bill to Support Small Businesses Suffering Financial Distress from District Infrastructure Projects
The bill would…
Statement on Washington, DC Admission Act Reaching 200 Cosponsors in the U.S. House of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 5, 2019
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
Statement on Washington, DC Admission Act Reaching 200 Cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser released…
DCist: New Bill Would Penalize D.C. Landlords Who Discriminate Against Housing Voucher Holders
At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman introduced a bill on Tuesday that would increase penalties for landlords who refuse to rent to people who use federal rental assistance vouchers (previously called Section 8 vouchers) to pay their…
WAMU: Vaccines For Kids? New D.C. Bill Would Allow Minors To Get Shots Without Parental Consent
A longstanding debate among parents over vaccinations has one D.C. lawmaker thinking: What if you take parents out of the equation?
Norton Introduces D.C. Zoning Commission Home Rule Act, Would Remove Federal Officials from…
March 5, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Introduces D.C. Zoning Commission Home Rule Act, Would Remove Federal Officials from Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the District of…
DC Council shelves vote on bill to increase homestead deduction
The DC Council declined to take a vote Tuesday on expanding a tax break for homeowners in face of opposition from several lawmakers and advocates for the needy who claim it primarily benefits high-income residents.
It marked a quick…
Norton Secures Historic 200 Cosponsors of D.C. Statehood Bill
March 5, 2019
Norton Secures Historic 200 Cosponsors of D.C. Statehood Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she has secured a historic 200 cosponsors for her…
Norton D.C. Equality Bill Passed in Committee, Places D.C. Seal in Library of Congress Alongside…
February 28, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton D.C. Equality Bill Passed in Committee, Places D.C. Seal in Library of Congress Alongside State Seals
Washington, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…
Norton’s D.C.-NPS Cooperative Management Agreement Bill Passes House, Headed to President for…
Contact: Raven Reeder
February 26, 2019
Norton’s D.C.-NPS Cooperative Management Agreement Bill Passes House, Headed to President for Signature
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced…
Norton Introduces Bill to Allow D.C. to Grant Clemency, Same Power Enjoyed by States and Territories
Contact: Raven Reeder
February 26, 2019
Norton Introduces Bill to Allow D.C. to Grant Clemency, Same Power Enjoyed by States and Territories
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she has…
Washington Post: Democratic congressman apparently drops scrutiny of D.C.’s online gambling contract
A member of Congress raised objections to the District’s plan to award a sole source contract to run the city’s new and potentially lucrative venture into online sports gambling. But after his concerns were made public Friday, the…
The Hoya: DC Council Considers Bill Prohibiting Cashless Retailers
A bill that would force retailers throughout D.C. to abandon their no-cash policies is being considered by the D.C. Council as part of a renewed effort to ban Washington, D.C., businesses from denying cash payments.
Washington Informer: Silverman Reintroduces Bill to Ease Student Loan Debt
The District has a number of people who are cool, smart and well-connected — and deeply in student debt.
jonetta rose barras: Why don’t DC officials already know the cause of gun violence?
I asked myself that question when DC Council Chairman Pro Tempore Kenyan McDuffie and eight of his colleagues introduced the Center for Firearm Violence Prevention Research Establishment Act of 2019. Were they suffering group confusion or…
Washington Business Journal: Sports betting is coming to the District
The D.C. Council gave final approval to legislation to fast-track sports betting in the District, something that will likely open sports gambling by the start of the NFL season.