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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about license plates lately. Exciting stuff I know, but it sparked an idea.
First, there was a blog post a few months back by the Washington Post’s Mike DeBonis about the new plates from Maryland commemorating the War of 1812. Those plates are functional, but I don’t find [...]
Norton Introduces District of Columbia Full Self-Government Act
Friday, July 30th, 2010This bill is a welcome step forward as it limits the ability of Congress to meddle in our local affairs and will allow our local government to function more efficiently as the District’s local budget would no longer need approval from Congress. The Full Self-Government Act will make the DC budget planning process much [...]
Free and Equal DC Fund Expands Radio Campaign to Mississippi and Montana
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010While the District of Columbia may have a locally elected mayor and council, our local laws and budgets need to approved – and are completely amendable – by Congress. The Constitution gives Congress authority in “all cases whatsoever” over local matters in the District. Nowhere else in the country do local laws needs Congressional approval.
One [...]
Free and Equal DC Fund Launches Montana Radio Campaign
Friday, June 11th, 2010Commercials Remind Senator Jon Tester To Represent His Constituents
(Listen to the advertisement)
Washington, DC, June 11, 2010 – The Free Equal DC Fund launched a radio advertising campaign in Montana today urging Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) to
focus on representing his constituents instead of meddling in the local affairs of the District of Columbia government.
In [...]
Statement on Elimination of Statehood Funding in Mayor’s Budget
Friday, May 14th, 2010The mayor’s proposed budget eliminates what little funding there was for statehood initiatives. You can read more in this Washington Times article. (link)
I’ve released the following statement on this, which I hope you’ll share:
“For many years Congress mandated that the District couldn’t spend our local tax dollars to lobby for statehood or expanded home rule. [...]
