John Lewis National Day of Commemoration and Action: “Get in Good Trouble” and Participate
By: Miriam Edelman On July 17, 2024, the John Lewis National Day of Commemoration and Action will occur across the United States....
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Jul 116 min read
Second D.C.-Related Mark-Up in As Many Months for the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee (March 7, 2024, Mark-Up) (Part Two – H.R. 7526)
By: Miriam Edelman This piece, the second of a series of two pieces on the March 7, 2024, full-committee mark-up of the U.S. House...
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Jul 914 min read
Second D.C.-Related Mark-Up in As Many Months for the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee (March 7, 2024, Mark-Up) (Part One – H.R.7530)
By: Miriam Edelman On March 7, 2024, the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee interfered into local D.C. issues at its full...
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Jul 86 min read
New Year but Same Story: Congress Focuses on D.C. Crime Again at a February 6, 2024, Committee Mark-Up
By: Miriam Edelman The U.S. House of Representatives’ Oversight and Accountability Committee continued its extreme oversight of the...
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washingtondcnow
Jul 36 min read
Prior Presidential Election Rematches Predict Decisive Biden Victory in 2024
By: Miriam Edelman Most Americans are experiencing something brand new. For the first time in almost 70 years, a rematch of a...
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Jun 1115 min read
Blast from the Past: Republicans Supported Washington, D.C., Autonomy
By: Miriam Edelman During what already is a contentious presidential election year, Americans can and should unite to support local...
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washingtondcnow
Jun 81 min read
DCNOW’s D.C. Elections Update: DCNOW Congratulates Its Endorsed D.C. Council Candidates Who Won in 2024 Primary Elections and Announces Additional 2024 General Election Endorsement
By: Miriam Edelman Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – DCNOW congratulates its endorsed D.C. Council candidates on their primary victories...
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May 242 min read
DCNOW Endorses D.C. Council Candidates in 2024 Primary Elections
By: Miriam Edelman Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – DCNOW announces its endorsements of five D.C. Council candidates in the upcoming D.C....
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washingtondcnow
May 225 min read
Never Too Old for Public Service
By: Miriam Edelman Ageism remains regrettably prevalent in our society. As we celebrate Older Americans Month, we should recognize the...
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May 214 min read
Congress Continues to Interfere with the Nation’s Capital Through New Anti-D.C. Bills
By: Miriam Edelman To no surprise, the U.S. House of Representatives continues meddling with local D.C. affairs, introducing more...
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May 73 min read
Many Egregious D.C. Riders Were Excluded from Recent D.C.-Related Appropriations Law
By: Miriam Edelman This post is a follow-up to the “Congressional Appropriations Bill Contains Anti-D.C. Provisions” blog piece of the...
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washingtondcnow
Apr 297 min read
Bring Ranked Choice Voting to Washington, D.C. (Ranked Choice Voting Part Two)
By: Miriam Edelman Do you want to elect more females and people from diverse racial and ethnic groups to office? Would you like to end...
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Apr 226 min read
Overview of Ranked Choice Voting (Ranked Choice Voting Part One)
By: Miriam Edelman Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), also known as Alternative Vote is a voting method, by which voters rank candidates in the...
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Apr 182 min read
DCNOW Joins D.C. Local Statehood Table and Under 3 DC
By: Miriam Edelman Press Release WASHINGTON – Recently, DCNOW joined two more local coalitions: D.C. Local Statehood Table and Under 3...
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Apr 104 min read
Child Care Must Be Funded in Washington, D.C.
By: Miriam Edelman Press Release WASHINGTON – In March 2024, DCNOW sent a letter to D.C.’s Mayor Muriel Bowser requesting that she fund...
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washingtondcnow
Apr 55 min read
DCNOW Mourns D.C. Champion U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman
By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW mourns history-making D.C. advocate U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman. On March 27, 2024, he died at age 82 from...
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Mar 27 min read
DCNOW Endorses 14th International Workshop on HIV & Women
By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW is pleased to announce its endorsement of the Academic Medical Education’s 14th International Workshop on HIV &...
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Jan 192 min read
U.S. House of Representatives Interferes with Local Washington, D.C., Affairs (2023: Year in Review)
By: Miriam Edelman Throughout 2023, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives engaged in repeated acts of interference with local...
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Dec 17, 20235 min read
Trying to End Home Rule
By Miriam Edelman This post is another follow-up to prior pieces on the blog of the D.C. chapter of the National Organization for Women...
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Dec 5, 202315 min read
DCNOW Mourns the Death of Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
DCNOW mourns the passing of history-making former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the nation’s first female U.S. Supreme...
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