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Congress Again Tries to End D.C. Home Rule
By: Miriam Edelman Fresh in the new 119th Congress, BOWSER Act bills, which are named after D.C. Mayor’s Muriel Bowser and which would...
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Apr 519 min read
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Initiative 83 is Law
By: Miriam Edelman Initiative 83, which would bring semi-open primaries and ranked-choice voting to the nation’s capital, is now law....
mgedelman
Apr 22 min read
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Child Marriage is Now Illegal in D.C.
By: Miriam Edelman During this year’s Women’s History Month, child marriage in D.C. became history. This piece follows up on DCNOW’s...
mgedelman
Mar 312 min read
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Why DCNOW Is Active on Local D.C. Autonomy and D.C. Statehood
By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW continues to be active regarding D.C. autonomy and D.C. statehood. DCNOW’s Miriam Edelman has written and...
mgedelman
Mar 223 min read
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Songs Relating to D.C. Autonomy
By: Miriam Edelman Happy National Music In Our Schools Month! It is fitting to honor this month, which has been around for decades, by...
mgedelman
Mar 165 min read
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D.C. Residents: Perpetual Youth Under the Age of 18
By: Miriam Edelman Imagine being a U.S. citizen of voting age and being told to contact your Members of Congress about a certain policy...
mgedelman
Mar 121 min read
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“D.C.” in Washington, D.C.
By: Miriam Edelman "D.C.” in Washington, D.C., has much more meaning than other postal state abbreviations. Many people from states may...
washingtondcnow
Mar 97 min read
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Retrocession
By: Miriam Edelman D.C. was originally created from parts of Virginia and Maryland. Virginia took back its land from D.C. in the...
washingtondcnow
Feb 2815 min read
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President Trump’s Cabinet Confirmations Are Stark Reminder of Need for D.C. Statehood
By: Miriam Edelman Over the past few weeks, the Senate confirmed many of President Donald Trump’s nominations for major offices,...
mgedelman
Feb 221 min read
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Presidents’ Day is Reminder of Prior Strong Bipartisan Support for D.C. Residents
By: Miriam Edelman Presidents’ Day, which was named Washington’s Birthday to honor the nation’s first President George Washington, was...
washingtondcnow
Feb 213 min read
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Congress Again Tries to Repeal Non-Citizen Voting in the Nation’s Capital
By: Miriam Edelman Unsurprisingly, in this new Congress, a new Congress continues its efforts to overturn non-citizen voting in...
washingtondcnow
Feb 153 min read
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D.C. Opponent Representative Clyde Attacked Home Rule and Black Lives Matter Plaza
By: Miriam Edelman Again, Representative Andrew Clyde (R-GA) wants to undermine D.C. autonomy. This time, he would like to eliminate...
mgedelman
Feb 133 min read
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D.C. Home Rule
By: Miriam Edelman D .C. residents have limited self-governance called home rule for just over 50 years, although the District of...
washingtondcnow
Jan 291 min read
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New Leader of Senate’s D.C. Statehood Bill: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
By: Miriam Edelman Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) just replaced the recently retired Senator Tom Carper as the lead Senate sponsor of...
washingtondcnow
Jan 1614 min read
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Leaders of Key Congressional Committees With Jurisdiction Over Washington, D.C.: Their Views on D.C. Autonomy
By: Miriam Edelman During this new Congress, the two main full Congressional committees that have jurisdiction over Washington, D.C., are...
washingtondcnow
Jan 155 min read
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U.S. Senator Mike Lee and Representative Nancy Mace Continued Their Focus on D.C.’s Childcare Employees
By: Miriam Edelman U.S. Senator Mike Lee and Representative Nancy Mace continued focusing on D.C.’s childcare employees. As DCNOW’s blog...
washingtondcnow
Jan 114 min read
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Congress Continued to Interfere with Abortions in D.C.
By: Miriam Edelman The 118th Congress (2023-2025) continued its focus on abortions in Washington, D.C. Congress’ D.C. appropriations bills...
washingtondcnow
Jan 71 min read
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DCNOW Mourns President Jimmy Carter
By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW mourns President Jimmy Carter. On December 29, 2024, the oldest living President and the only President from...
washingtondcnow
Jan 66 min read
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D.C. Council Passed Child Marriage Bill
By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW is pleased that the D.C. Council recently passed B25-0955, the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of 2024....
washingtondcnow
Dec 30, 20243 min read
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History-Making 2024 Presidential, Congressional, and Gubernatorial Elections
By: Miriam Edelman The 2024 Presidential, Congressional, and Gubernatorial elections continue to make history in race/ethnicity, gender,...
washingtondcnow
Dec 17, 20245 min read
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