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The D.C. Council unanimously passed emergency legislation granting the Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) the ability to penalize unlicensed cannabis gifting stores that have not yet completed an application for the city’s medical cannabis program.

DC Council Passes Emergency Legislation Regulating Unlicensed Cannabis Gifting Shops

By Anna Lim January 19, 2024

On Jan. 9, the Washington, D.C. Council unanimously passed emergency legislation granting the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) the ability to penalize unlicensed cannabis gifting...

Prisons and Justice Initiative Student Becomes First Incarcerated Individual Elected in D.C.

Prisons and Justice Initiative Student Becomes First Incarcerated Individual Elected in D.C.

By Paige Kupas July 11, 2021

Joel Castón won election to Washington, D.C. local government, making him the first incarcerated elected official in the District.  Castón, a student of the Georgetown University Prisons and...

HANNAH LEVINE/THE HOYA David Catania (SFS ’90, LAW ’94), left, Christian Dorsey (SFS ’93) and Tanya Cook (MSB ’86) discuss the importance of local politics at a panel.

Alumni Offer Career Advice

By Emily Leng September 14, 2018

Local government has the potential to create influential change, panelists at the first Hoyas in Politics and Public Service Career Chat of the year said on Wednesday. The panel, hosted by the Georgetown...

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Even while the federal government shut down, the Washington, D.C. local government remained open due to an obscure provision.

DC Local Government Remained Open During Shutdown

By Deepika Jonnalagadda January 25, 2018

While the federal government was shut down for about 69 hours between Saturday morning and Monday evening, the Washington, D.C. local government remained open using funds granted by a 2017 provision introduced...

Candidates Spar at Forum

By Johnny Verhovek January 31, 2014

Five mayoral candidates vying for the Democratic nomination faced off in a public forum at the Sixth & I Synagogue in downtown Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, with candidates challenging incumbent...

Small Towns Feel Budget Ripple Effect

By Michael Clark March 29, 2011

Budget season is grinding on the nerves and the patience of Americans everywhere. The staggering figures thrown around on cable news programs and reported in newspapers exist in the unintelligible range...

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