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Senate votes to block 2nd DC crime law; Biden veto expected
1 year, 7 months ago

Senate votes to block 2nd DC crime law; Biden veto expected

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate has voted to overturn a District of Columbia law enacted last year to improve police accountability, the second time this year that Democrats have joined with Republicans to try and block the district’s crime regulations. The White House said in a statement of policy that the president doesn’t support every provision of the D.C. law, which …

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Senate votes to block DC crime laws, Biden supportive
1 year, 9 months ago

Senate votes to block DC crime laws, Biden supportive

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to block new District of Columbia crime laws and overrule the city government as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide. “To overturn our local, democratically enacted laws — the product of 10+ years of collaboration between law enforcement, judges, and policy experts — without any …

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Trump vows to veto D.C. statehood bill ahead of historic vote
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump vows to veto D.C. statehood bill ahead of historic vote

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. "Neither chamber has passed the D.C. statehood bill in D.C.'s 219-year history," Norton tweeted Tuesday. "Make no mistake: one of the many ways our country has silenced Black voices and suppressed Black votes has been by preventing D.C. statehood," she said last week. In an interview with Fox News, the district's "shadow senator" …

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House votes in favour of Washington DC statehood in symbolic move
4 years, 5 months ago

House votes in favour of Washington DC statehood in symbolic move

Al Jazeera  

US House votes 232-180 to approve long-denied rights for 711,000 residents of the US capital city in a symbolic move. For the first time in US history, a chamber of the United States Congress voted 232-180 on Friday in favour of giving Washington, DC statehood – a move towards fuller voting rights for the city’s majority Black population. If Washington, …

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