Elections 2024’s Implications on Washington, D.C.
By: Miriam Edelman The future looks bleak for Washington, D.C. As a result of the 2024 elections, Republicans recaptured the White House...
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Nov 81 min read
DCNOW’s D.C. Elections Update: DCNOW on General Election 2024 Results
By: Miriam Edelman Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – DCNOW congratulates its endorsed D.C. Council candidates on their general election...
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Oct 83 min read
Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of 2024
By: Miriam Edelman On September 16, 2024, D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto introduced B25-0955 - Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act...
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Oct 73 min read
How To Testify to the D.C. Council
By: Miriam Edelman Individuals and representatives of organizations can attend and testify at D.C. Council’s hearings and roundtables....
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Oct 32 min read
Happy Belated Birthday, President Carter
By: Miriam Edelman On October 1, 2024, Washington, D.C., President James Earl Carter turned 100. This 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner and...
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Sep 303 min read
General Election Day – November 5, 2024
By: Miriam Edelman Press Release Washington, D.C. – Election day is November 5, 2024, and DCNOW has made the following endorsements for...
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Sep 267 min read
Congress Again Tries to Overrule a D.C. Regulation and End D.C. Home Rule
By: Miriam Edelman Members of Congress continue to introduce bills that would overrule a D.C. government-issued regulation and end home...
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Sep 241 min read
D.C.’s Pay Equity Fund Is In D.C.’s New Budget Law
By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW is pleased that D.C.’s budget (Bill Number B25-0785/Act Number A25-0501), which funds the critical Early...
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washingtondcnow
Sep 184 min read
Happy Belated Birthday, Hawaii
By: Miriam Edelman On August 21, 2024, Hawaii, the last state to join the U.S., turned 65 years old. There has never been such a long...
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washingtondcnow
Sep 172 min read
Washington, D.C., Statehood
By: Miriam Edelman The District of Columbia: W as originally created from parts of Maryland and Virginia. – In 1846, Virginia took its...
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washingtondcnow
Sep 104 min read
Mayor Muriel Bowser and Advocates Call for D.C. Statehood at Democratic National Conventions
By: Miriam Edelman At the recent Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. activists advocated...
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Sep 33 min read
D.C. in 2024 Republican and Democratic Party Platforms
By: Miriam Edelman D.C. was featured in both the 2024 Republican and Democratic Party Platforms and Project 2025. Not surprisingly, the...
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Aug 161 min read
Newly-Minted Harris-Walz Ticket: A Team of Strong D.C. Statehood Supporters
By: Miriam Edelman The brand new Democratic ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is a strong team of...
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Aug 131 min read
D.C.’s Pay Equity Fund Has Been Funded
By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW is pleased that D.C.’s budget (Bill Number B25-0785/Act Number A25-0501) provides the critical Pay Equity Fund...
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Aug 96 min read
Update on Ranked-Choice Voting and D.C.
By: Miriam Edelman Recently, the D.C. Board of Elections (BOE) certified Initiative 83, which would bring ranked-choice voting and...
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Aug 64 min read
DCNOW Joins The D.C. Coalition to End Child Marriage
By: Miriam Edelman Press Release WASHINGTON – DCNOW is now a member of The D.C. Coalition to End Child Marriage. DCNOW looks forward to...
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Aug 14 min read
See Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Discuss Her New Book on September 16, 2024
By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW is pleased to let people know that former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will discuss her new book...
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Jul 2523 min read
Congress Continues to Attempt to Prevent Non-U.S. Citizens from Voting in Local D.C. Elections
By: Miriam Edelman The U.S. House of Representatives continues to try to prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in local D.C. elections....
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Jul 2317 min read
U.S. House of Representatives Passes H.R. 7530, the DC CRIMES Act
By: Miriam Edelman For the second time in two years, Congress attacked D.C. about police/crime during National Police Week. During...
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Jul 1912 min read
D.C.: Congress’s Perennial Punching Bag – This Time, The George Washington University’s Protests on Gaza
By: Miriam Edelman Yet again, Congress interfered with local D.C. issues. It used The George Washington University’s (GW) Gaza protests...
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