By: Miriam Edelman  National Women’s Small Business Month (NWSBM),  which occurs in October, highlights women-owned businesses. Small businesses are not necessarily very small. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration,  for purposes of government contracts for small businesses, the majority of “manufacturing companies  with 500 employees or fewer, and most non-manufacturing businesses with average annual receipts under $7.5 million, will qualify as a small business

By: Miriam Edelman D.C.’s government has appeared to change some of its policies regarding homeless encampments and D.C.’s status as a sanctuary city due to pressure from President Donald Trump and the federal government. These actions come around the same time as D.C.’s Mayor Muriel Bowser appearing to end D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plasa (BLM Plaza) amidst pressure from Congress (as was discussed in DCNOW’s blog post, entitled “D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Plaza  Is No More”).

By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW objects to America First Legal Foundation’s (AFL) petition  to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for a rule asking the EAC “to amend EAC Regulations  and the National Mail Voter Registration Form to require documentary proof of United States citizenship [DPOC] to register to vote in federal elections.” As was discussed in DCNOW’s blog’s piece, entitled “DCNOW Opposes  SAVE Act,” proof of citizenship  would attack the ability of women to regist

By: Miriam Edelman The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority replied to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. DCNOW’s blog post, entitled “U.S. Transportation Secretary  Sean Duffy Wrote Three Letters to D.C. Leaders,” discussed Duffy’s letters to WMATA and others.   Duffy wrote WMATA on March 6, 2025. As the Department of Transportation  wrote in its press release about the letters: “In the letter to WMATA  CEO Randy Clarke, Secretary Duffy highlighted the need to a