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20 attorneys general add support for DC statehood bill
On the eve of the city’s Emancipation Day, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has announced that 20 attorneys general across the country support statehood for the District.
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Commuter tax fears fade? Virginia senators push for DC statehood
Virginia Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Friday that they are throwing their support toward making the District of Columbia the 51st state, overcoming years of concerns about the possibility of a commuter tax that critics worry would penalize those who live in the suburbs but work in D.C.
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DC statehood still unlikely despite 80-percent approval
A state constitution necessary for the city to become a state now is being refined by the D.C. Council, and a formal statehood proposal for congressional consideration will be submitted early next year.
2 years ago -
DC 2016 general election results
Here are unofficial D.C. election results for Nov. 8, 2016 including the the statehood referendum and several District Council races plus results of the residential election.
2 years ago -
DC voters approve statehood push, send Vince Gray back to DC Council
Voters in D.C. have made their choices for a handful of D.C. Council seats, including whether to return former Mayor Vincent Gray to the council, as well as deciding a ballot referendum on statehood for the nation’s capital.
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DC Council considers rush on New Columbia statehood constitution
One step closer to statehood, the D.C. Council heard and discussed what could be the state constitution for “New Columbia.”
3 years ago -
Statehood bid ‘tougher’ with Republican president, DC councilman says
D.C. Council member Jack Evans said that having a Democratic president will be a smoother road to statehood than a Republican presidency.
3 years ago -
Joe Biden on D.C.: ‘You should be a state’
WASHINGTON — A press conference on improving the nation’s infrastructure was peppered with support for D.C. statehood from the nation’s second in command. It began with D.C.’s delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton comparing the size of…
4 years ago
