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DCNOW Endorses the Kim-Rose Slate for National NOW’s President and Vice President
By: Miriam Edelman Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – DCNOW is delighted to endorse the Kim-Rose slate for the National Organization for...
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Jul 7, 20251 min read
Independence Day
By: Miriam Edelman Independence Day ( July 4 th ) commemorates the day in 1776 when delegates from the original 13 colonies adopted...
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Jul 3, 20254 min read
Lifelong Washingtonians Exist and Deserve to Be Full U.S. Citizens
By: Miriam Edelman At a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on D.C. statehood in 2021, Senator James...
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Jul 2, 20252 min read
DCNOW Endorses Sheila Bunn in 2025 Ward 8 Special Election
By: Miriam Edelman Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – DCNOW announces its endorsement of Sheila Bunn in the upcoming Ward 8 special...
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Jun 27, 20251 min read
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census
By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW continues to highlight the primary Congressional committees that have jurisdiction over Washington, D.C. This...
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Jun 4, 20254 min read
DCNOW Mourns the Death of Representative Gerry Connolly
By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW mourns Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA), whom the Democratic Party of Virginia referred to as “a true...
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May 23, 20255 min read
D.C. Statehood Day
By: Miriam Edelman D.C. Statehood Day (May 1st) is a day for D.C. residents to advocate for D.C. statehood. May 1st was chosen because...
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May 1, 20253 min read
Female Genital Mutilation is Now Illegal in D.C.
By: Miriam Edelman As of April 18, 2025, D.C. has its first specific law against female genital mutilation (FGM). On April 13, 2023,...
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Apr 29, 20254 min read
DCNOW Joins DMV Area Coalition to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
By: Miriam Edelman Warning: This piece includes graphic details. It can be difficult to explain female genital mutilation (FGM) and...
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Apr 26, 20257 min read
Emancipation Day
By: Miriam Edelman Emancipation Day (April 16th), a D.C. holiday, commemorates the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation...
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Apr 24, 20252 min read
Congress Again Tries to End D.C. Home Rule
By: Miriam Edelman Fresh in the new 119th Congress, BOWSER Act bills, which are named after D.C. Mayor’s Muriel Bowser and which would...
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Apr 5, 202519 min read
Initiative 83 is Law
By: Miriam Edelman Initiative 83, which would bring semi-open primaries and ranked-choice voting to the nation’s capital, is now law....
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Apr 2, 20252 min read
Child Marriage is Now Illegal in D.C.
By: Miriam Edelman During this year’s Women’s History Month, child marriage in D.C. became history. This piece follows up on DCNOW’s...
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Mar 31, 20252 min read
Why DCNOW Is Active on Local D.C. Autonomy and D.C. Statehood
By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW continues to be active regarding D.C. autonomy and D.C. statehood. DCNOW’s Miriam Edelman has written and...
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Mar 22, 20253 min read
Songs Relating to D.C. Autonomy
By: Miriam Edelman Happy National Music In Our Schools Month! It is fitting to honor this month, which has been around for decades, by...
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Mar 16, 20255 min read
D.C. Residents: Perpetual Youth Under the Age of 18
By: Miriam Edelman Imagine being a U.S. citizen of voting age and being told to contact your Members of Congress about a certain policy...
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Mar 12, 20251 min read
“D.C.” in Washington, D.C.
By: Miriam Edelman "D.C.” in Washington, D.C., has much more meaning than other postal state abbreviations. Many people from states may...
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Mar 9, 20257 min read
Retrocession
By: Miriam Edelman D.C. was originally created from parts of Virginia and Maryland. Virginia took back its land from D.C. in the...
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Feb 28, 202515 min read
President Trump’s Cabinet Confirmations Are Stark Reminder of Need for D.C. Statehood
By: Miriam Edelman Over the past few weeks, the Senate confirmed many of President Donald Trump’s nominations for major offices,...
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Feb 22, 20251 min read
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