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Muriel Bowser for DC Mayor

Muriel Bowser for DC Mayor

By The Editorial Board March 25, 2014

The city of Washington, D.C., looks undeniably different today than it did 20 years ago. A growing Metro system, a shrinking unemployment rate, a sharp decrease in violent crime and a revitalized downtown...

D.C. Millennials Bringing In the Money

D.C. Millennials Bringing In the Money

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein February 28, 2014

We all know that D.C. is an expensive place for anyone to live. Just check your last bar tab at Rhino. We also know some D.C. residents can be pretty wealthy. But did you know that D.C. is actually home...

Loud and Proud in the Capital

Loud and Proud in the Capital

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein January 7, 2014

Step aside New York and San Fran, there is a new LGBT-friendly city on top! According to DCist, The Advocate has determined that Washington, D.C., is the most gay-tolerant city in the United States....

Fifteen Shades of Gray

Fifteen Shades of Gray

By KP and KP December 8, 2013

With only one month remaining until the candidate submission deadline, Vincent Gray has announced his entry into the upcoming D.C. mayoral race. Gray, who is currently serving as mayor of D.C., will...

Decriminalization on Council Agenda

By Gene Choi October 25, 2013

The D.C. Council is poised to pass a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana in the District. The “Simple Possession of Small Quantities of Marijuana...

Mayor Proposes $9.4 Billion Budget

By Sarah Kaplan March 27, 2012

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray unrolled a $9.4 billion budget proposal for the fiscal year 2013 that contains no new taxes or fees but includes spending cuts and several initiatives to increase revenue. The...

We’re #1!

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy February 1, 2012

by Michelle Cassidy Alas, we're not talking about the basketball team (they're still holding out at 14 in the AP and Coaches' polls). D.C. released its annual financial report this past Monday and Georgetown...

Ward Redistricting Process Begins, Will Alter ANCs

By Jacqueline Wangel April 7, 2011

Each of the District's eight wards will be redrawn by Dec. 31 based on recently released census data. Discussion about the redistricting and plans for shifting ward borders has already begun. Between...

Promote Student Interests in the District

By Jake Sticka November 5, 2010

Thanks to outgoing commissioner Aaron Golds (COL '11), Georgetown's Jesuit and Residential Life communities, and our university's support, I was elected Georgetown's student representative to Advisory...

Democrats Poised to Win Area and District Elections

By Maggie Ferrato November 2, 2010

Most signs point to Democratic candidates winning the D.C. area's congressional races and mayoral election, with three of the four congressional districts surrounding D.C. predicted to vote for Democratic...

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