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Delegate Hopeful Intends to Make DC Part Of Maryland

David Krucoff, a politician running as an independent for D.C. delegate, has been trying to convince the public that the District should become a county of Maryland, instead of an individual state.
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DC Housing Equity Report Sets New Goals for Affordable Housing

The District’s Housing Equity Report has been released Tuesday, laying out new targets for Mayor Muriel Bowser, who is planning to build 36,000 new housing units, including 12,000 affordable ones, by the year 2025.
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DC Marks Its First Indigenous Peoples’ Day Replacing Columbus Day

The District of Columbia is celebrating Monday as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, after it joined seven states, and more than 130 cities to abolish Columbus Day and rename it as such last week.
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Jane Fonda Arrested in Climate Action, After Moving to DC for Periodic Protests

Academy Award winning actress Jane Fonda was arrested, among others, during an action against climate change she attended on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building on Friday.
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DC Mayor Bowser Vetoes Bill on Independent Arts Commission

A bill that clarifies the independence of D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) was vetoed by Mayor Muriel Bowser on October 8, in what was her third-ever veto during her five years of tenure.
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‘Bread for the City’ Educates People on Public Housing in DC Area

People gathered on October 8 at an event hosted by Bread for the City, a local organization dedicated to D.C.’s low-income communities, to learn about what’s happening in the D.C. area's public housing scene.
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Possible Ban Considered on 3D-Printed Guns in DC

Gun safety debate centering around 3D-printable guns has led to a proposal to introduce a ban on them in the District of Columbia.
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Judge Rules in Favor of Arrested Inauguration Day Protestors

A judge decided that a lawsuit against D.C. police over arrests and excessive force on the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration can move forward.
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