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VIEWPOINT: Disrupt the Digital Divide

VIEWPOINT: Disrupt the Digital Divide

Imagine if every undergraduate at Georgetown University had zero access to the internet — then multiply that figure by almost five. In Washington, D.C., 36,460 households lack access to this valuable...

VIEWPOINT: Advocate for DC Statehood

VIEWPOINT: Advocate for DC Statehood

By Brian Zhu March 18, 2021

Every four years, on Jan. 6, Congress certifies the Electoral College votes for the next president of the United States. For every election in living memory, the Electoral College certification process...

@ELEANORHOLMESNORTON/TWITTER | A bill introduced by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) on March 28 would give Washington, D.C., more control over its judicial system. The bill is Nortons latest effort to grant the District more autonomy.

Norton Moves to Expedite District Judicial Nominations

By Erika Gebhardt April 5, 2019

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D­-D.C.) urged the Senate to address the growing number of vacancies in Washington, D.C. courts and introduced legislation to allow nominees for local D.C. court positions...

DC Council Endorses Generous Paid Family Leave

By Cecia Soza February 19, 2016

The District of Columbia Universal Paid Leave Act, which would give people working in D.C. paid leave to care for a baby or ill relative, received the endorsement of D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson...

DC Reading Program Boosts Child Literacy

By Charlotte Allen February 12, 2016

As a part of Education Week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Director of the D.C. Public Library Richard Reyes-Gavilan announced a new component of the Sing, Talk and Read program called Books from Birth...

DC Joins Underrepresented Territories Organization

By Cheryl Liu December 4, 2015

The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization accepted the District of Columbia’s bid to join its membership – marking the first North American territory to be represented by UNPO – on Nov....

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Marijuana-related arrests in D.C. are down 99.2 percent from last year following the November 2014 passage of Initiative 71, which legalized the possession, growth and use of marijuana. According to the MPD, there have been seven arrests this year, compared with 895 in 2014.

Crime Down 1 Year After Initiative 71

By Sarah Fisher November 20, 2015

One year after the passage of Initiative 71, a ballot measure that legalized the possession, growth and use of marijuana in the District of Columbia, marijuana-related crimes are down 99.2 percent from...

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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...

DC Loses 2024 US Olympic Bid to Boston

By Tom Garzillo January 13, 2015

Washington, D.C., lost its bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, with the U.S. Olympic Committee’s announcement last Thursday that it had instead selected Boston to represent the country. Despite...

Washington: The City of Love (and Wine)

Washington: The City of Love (and Wine)

By Emma Holland and Emma Holland March 12, 2014

Wine. It tastes better than Burnett's. It is often imbibed on Wednesdays because of the brilliant opportunity it poses for alliteration. And it gives you horrendous hangovers. Or so they tell me. While...

Physician Shortage Reported in DC

By Rebecca Driessen October 8, 2013

The D.C. Board of Doctors announced last week only 453 out of 8,000 physicians licensed to work in Washington, D.C., are actively practicing primary care doctors, resulting in a doctor shortage for District...

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