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DC residents suffer third-class US citizenship yet pay more Federal taxes ($7,154) by far per person than any first-class citizen in the States. Number 2 is New York ($5,260), number 51 is Alabama ($2,328). Source: US Census Bureau |
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DC Voting Rights Show Sunday May 5th, 2007
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If you live in Alexandria VA, you'll have to watch it online. It's been banned by Alexandria public access TV some say because Ms. Jenkins displayed Terry William's DC Madonna political cartoon!
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| Statehood Initiative: 1979 |
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FYI - From the Washingtoniana Archives of MLK Library: HISTORY: In 1979 a Statehood Initiative was presented to D.C. residents for a vote to approve legislation that would begin a concerted effort to make the District a state. The Statehood Initiative won approval on November 4, 1980 and became the first public referendum passed in the City's history. The final enabling legislation, D.C. Law 3-171, as amended D.C. Code Sec. 1-115(b) (1987)), provided for the creation of two commissions -- the D.C. Statehood Commission and the D.C. Compact Commission. The Statehood Commission was to "educate, promote, and advance the proposition of statehood for the District of Columbia in the District and elsewhere." The Compact Commission was given the responsibility to conduct a "full and complete study of the necessary and appropriate legislative and administration action" to achieve statehood. The two commissions consisted of three commissioners from each of the eight wards in the District which were appointed by the D.C. City Council. |
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DC Mayor Dons Free DC Ball Cap
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It would seem our hard-charging shadow senator, Michael Brown, has gotten Mayor Adrian Fenty to swap his fedora for a Free DC ballcap. Also pictured here is Hellen Matarazzo. Way to go, Mike! 