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jonetta rose barras: The public should demand the retrial of Trayon White and his removal from the DC Council

DC residents who want an honest and ethical government should aggressively advocate for U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to retry ...
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jonetta rose barras: Are aspects of DC’s much-touted healthcare system on the verge of collapse?

When MedStar Washington Hospital Center in DC announced the closure of one of its two postpartum maternal units over the ...
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District Links: Elections Board overturns $16K fine against Lewis George’s mayoral campaign; DC Water says tests show Potomac back to normal; and more

Janeese Lewis George's mayoral campaign struck a confident tone in reacting to yesterday afternoon's decision by the DC Board of Elections to toss out a $16,000 fine levied by the Office of Campaign ...
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Hill Rag: Are the Homeless DC Residents? Do Encampments Threaten Children?

Hill Rag: Are the Homeless DC Residents? Do Encampments Threaten Children? By Editor On Feb 13, 2020 Last updated Feb 13, 2020 ...
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WTOP: After 9-year-old boy handcuffed, DC police policies under review

An incident between a 9-year-old boy and police who told him to stop leaning on a car ended with the child in handcuffs on Monday. Now, D.C.’s attorney general is reviewing how officers interact with ...
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Young people leaving foster care face homelessness. DC isn’t giving them available vouchers.

When Ronnie Harris first entered foster care at 12 years old, she was certain she would be adopted. But, in what felt like no time at all, foster care swallowed her teenage years. The system jerked ...
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jonetta rose barras: Two candidates in the general election delegate race say no federal taxes for DC residents

The DC Council is expected to meet next month, just weeks before the general election, to hear testimony on a bevy of taxes and other revenue-raising mechanisms, including a wealth tax, a business ...
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Why homelessness is rising in DC

Getachew Gurumu became homeless for the first time after he received an eviction notice from his landlord during the pandemic. Then, without warning, he lost his job. Unsure what to do or where to go, ...
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Thousands of people in DC use housing vouchers. How much should they be worth?

People using housing vouchers in DC spent this past summer in limbo. In the spring, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) deliberated changing the maximum value of all 20,000 vouchers the agency administers ...
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jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old political era?

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson may not seem a Yoda doppelganger: He lacks pointy ears; he is also considerably taller and much younger than the Star Wars Jedi Master. What’s more, compared to the ...
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Anthony Petty, James Carpenter and Shannon Fyfe: Courts need to bring IRAA and Second Look applicants home to DC in the interest of justice

In cities across the United States, local government officials are worried about rising violent crime, and DC is no exception. In addition, pandemic-related court backlogs have led to claims that the ...
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District Links: Feds look to sell HUD’s headquarters at L’Enfant Plaza; 10 candidates file for Ward 8 vacancy; AG warns of deepfake scams; and more

Amid looming concerns about the fiscal and economic fallout from federal job reductions and a reduced government footprint in DC, the Trump administration yesterday announced plans to relocate the U.S ...