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Demonstrators at Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington brought signs in support of the immigrant community.

Bowser Reaffirms DC As Sanctuary City

By Marina Pitofsky January 27, 2017

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) reiterated Washington, D.C.’s status as a sanctuary city at a press conference Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s administration threatened to strip sanctuary cities...

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Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) passed a package of legislation targeting tobacco use in the District this week.

District Passes Tobacco Bill

By Simon Carroll December 2, 2016

The legal age to purchase tobacco products will increase from 18 to 21 after Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) signed the Prohibition Against Selling Tobacco Products to Individuals Under 21...

Sterling Shooting Footage Released

By Matthew Larson October 7, 2016

In the wake of protests and an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office following the police shooting and death of Terrence Sterling, D.C. officials released graphic footage from an officer’s...

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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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21 residents of Ward 3 have banded together to file a lawsuit against Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and D.C. Council about the pending development of a new homeless shelter.

Ward 3 Residents Sue Mayor, DC Council Over Proposed Homeless Shelter

By Matthew Larson September 2, 2016

Twenty-one Ward 3 residents in Washington, D.C., have sued Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the D.C. Council in order to stop the building of a homeless shelter in the area, alleging they were not consulted...

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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...

Bowser’s Homelessness Plan Faces Backlash Over Costs, Location

By Matthew Larson April 15, 2016

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s (D) plan to replace the D.C. General Family Shelter with eight smaller sites in each ward of Washington, D.C., has come under fire throughout March due to concerns over transparency,...

Bowser Spotlights Education, Wages in 2017 Budget

By Matthew Larson April 1, 2016

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) submitted the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget and Financial Plan, which includes a record $13.4 billion spending proposal, to the Council of the District of Columbia on March 24. The budget,...

Bowser Announces Homelessness Plan

By Marina Pitofsky February 23, 2016

Mayor Muriel Bowser released her new homelessness initiative Feb. 9, which proposes to close the homeless shelter at D.C. General Hospital and open up eight smaller neighborhood shelters in each ward of...

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...

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