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Referendum Advances DC Statehood

By May Teng November 18, 2016

Over 80 percent of the Washington, D.C. electorate voted in favor of D.C. statehood Nov. 8, advancing a measure to petition Congress to induct the District of Columbia as the 51st state. The four-part...

Viewpoint: District’s Need for Statehood

By Maddy Taub September 30, 2016

Why should Georgetown students care that Washington, D.C. citizens do not have full representation in Congress? Consider this: Of all the capitals in our world’s democracies, only Washington, D.C....

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Mayor Muriel Bowser announced changes to MPDs body-worn camera protocol, including mandating officers to confirm with dispatchers that they are recording, following the shooting of Terrence Sterling.

Statehood Campaign Looks to November

By Matthew Larson September 13, 2016

The Statehood Yes! Campaign, intended to convince District residents to vote for D.C.’s statehood in a November referendum and consequently convince Congress to vote on the issue, launched last Wednesday. The...

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) released a draft of a potential D.C. constitution, which will be finalized at a convention June 17 and 18 before a citywide vote in November.

Constitution for ‘New Columbia’ Drafted

By Jack Lynch and Emily Tu May 20, 2016

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) released a draft of a potential District constitution May 6 that delineates the steps for elevating the nation’s capital from a federal district to a state...

DC Officials Push For Statehood, Budget Autonomy

By Haley Snyder April 22, 2016

In the latest of a series of actions to foster statehood for Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) called for a November citywide vote to make D.C. the nation’s 51st state in a speech delivered...

Petition Pushes Statehood

By Melina Delkic November 13, 2015

Washington, D.C., Councilmember Vincent Orange’s (D-At Large, LAW ’88) yearlong petition in support of District of Columbia statehood launched July, with policymakers discussing the merits of the petition’s...

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DC Statehood

By Madison Ashley September 4, 2015

As students from across the country and globe flood the streets of Washington, D.C. in anticipation of a new academic year at one of the District’s numerous colleges and universities, they may be...

Push for DC Autonomy Hits Roadblocks

By Kristen Fedor April 24, 2015

The campaign for D.C. statehood saw immense progress in the past months — including the first U.S. Senate committee hearing on the issue in over 20 years — but the possibility of the District of Columbia...

Senate Holds Hearing On DC Statehood

By Kshithij Shrinath September 16, 2014

A renewed push for statehood for the District of Columbia culminated with a U.S. Senate committee hearing Monday. Although a symbolic gesture, this hearing was the first on D.C. Statehood since 1993, offering...

ACLU Holds Talk on DC Issues

By Natasha Khan February 26, 2013

The Future Leaders Council of the American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation’s Capital held an event Friday on civil rights issues, primarily those concerning Washington, D.C., in an effort to increase...

DC Continues Fight for Autonomy

By Ivan Robinson February 6, 2013

Even though the 113th Congress has just begun, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), the District of Columbia’s non-voting representative to Congress, has already reintroduced a bill for D.C. statehood. The...

District Politicians Take Statehood Fight on the Road

By Bebe Albornoz February 3, 2012

As part of a reinvigorated campaign to make D.C. the 51st state, Mayor Vincent Gray and several other district officials travelled to New Hampshire last week to rally support for the cause. The trip...

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