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DC Correctional Officers Say They Are Not Protected Against Coronavirus
D.C. Department of Corrections officers made a public statement, saying that they are afraid of potential exposure to coronavirus as...
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Mayor Bowser Announces First Death From Coronavirus, Extends Measures Through April 27
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she has extended the period of the city’s ongoing measures against the COVID-19 pandemic...
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DC Attorney General Wants Authorization to Go After Hate Crimes
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has requested that the city’s Council give him power to effectively pursue hate crimes by...
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DC Council Member Allen Works on Bill for Free Metro Rides
D.C. Council member Charles Allen is preparing to introduce a bill to provide a monthly subsidy of $100 for the...
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DC Wants to Stop ‘Dating Violence’ Facing One in Every 10 High Schoolers
Approximately 10 percent of high school students in D.C. reported complaints of dating violence last year, a problem the city...
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Mayor Bowser Defends Mike Bloomberg on CNN After Stop-and-Frisk Criticism
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser defended Michael Bloomberg in response to a 2015 recording, where he promoted his stop and frisk...
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DC Statehood Bill on Its Way to House Floor After Passing Committee
A House committee voted Tuesday in favor of the much-anticipated D.C. statehood bill, paving the way for it to be...
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How DC Council’s Most Senior Member Fell from Grace
The rise and fall of Jack Evans as a politician is not an ordinary story. Nor does it seem likely...
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Youth Rehabilitation Services to be Handed Over to DC Again
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced an agreement in a class action lawsuit that is likely to end court oversight of...
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DC May Decriminalize Use of Psychedelic Plants, ‘Magic Mushrooms’
A vote can be held on decriminalizing the use of psychedelic plants and “magic mushrooms” in the District later this...
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