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Statehood in the News...
"The Pandemic Proves DC Needs Statehood Now"
Street Sense Media - June 9, 2021
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"The Strong Case for DC Statehood"
Minneapolis Star and Tribune - June 1, 2021
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"Our View: Maine Senators Should Support DC Statehood"
Portland Press Herald - June 1, 2021
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"My Father's Words are Being Distorted by Those Who Oppose DC Statehood"
Washington Post - May 30, 2021
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"House Approves Bill that Would Admit DC as the 51st State"
CBS News - Apr 22, 2021
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"The Fight for DC Statehood Gets It's Best Chance Yet"
Vox - Apr 22, 2021
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"Statehood Bill to Reach House Floor on Thursday"
WSET TV - April 16, 2021
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"The Quest for DC Statehood Inches Closer to Victory"
The Grio - Apr 2, 2021
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"As Congress Prepares to Take up DC Statehood, National Support Grows"
CBS News - Mar 22, 2021
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"It's No Longer a Local Issue"
Washington Post - Mar 20, 2021
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"DC Statehood is a Civil Rights Issue"
Portland Press Herald - Mar 9, 2021
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"Rep. Reginald Bolding looks Prophetic on DC Statehood. It is an Arizona Issue"
Arizona Republic - Mar 6, 2021
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"In Faraway Statehouses a Battle Brews Over Making D.C. the 51st State"
The Washington Post - Feb 26, 2021
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"Bowser Will Make Case for DC Statehood Next Month"
The Washington Post - Feb 22, 2021
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"A Real Place Deserves Real Rights"
The Atlantic - Feb 21, 2021
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"Is DC Finally on the Brink of Statehood"
Washington Post Magazine - Jan 27, 2021
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"51 Reasons to Support DC Statehood"
Washington City Paper - Feb 11, 2021
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"Stacey Abrams: Our democracy faced a near-death experience. Here's how to revive it"
Washington Post - Feb 8, 2021
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"Washington, DC's Second-Class Status is A Stain on Our Democracy"
Constitution Accountability Center - Feb 4, 2021
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"DC Statehood Bill Reintroduced in the Senate"
NBC4 - Jan 27, 2021
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"Trump Made the Ultimate Case for DC Statehood"
Bloomberg City Lab - Jan 21, 2021
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"LET MOM VOTE!"
Press Herald - Jan 21, 2021
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"Half of Americans Support DC Statehood"
Fortune - Jan 16, 2021
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"The Case for DC Statehood: More Urgent Than Ever"
NY Daily News - Jan 8, 2021
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"What the Georgia Runoff Means for DC Statehood"
Washington City Paper - Jan 6, 2021
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"Eleanor Holmes Norton Restarts Statehood Process with New Congress"
DCist - Jan 4, 2021
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"Year in Review: Top DC Stories in 2020"
Patch - Dec 30, 2020
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"The Year in DC Politics"
DCist - Dec 29, 2020
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"Lesbian Joins Historic All-Woman Slate of DC Electors"
Washington Blade - Dec 15, 2020
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"What the 2020 Election Means for DC Statehood"
DCist - Nov 12, 2020
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"How Could Statehood Increase Equity for DC Residents"
Urban Institute - Nov 2, 2020
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"Statehood for DC and Puerto Rico is not a partisan issue...."
Business insider - Oct 29, 2020
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"Republicans are Worried About DC Statehood"
Washington City Paper - Oct 15, 2020
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"The 51st State America Needs"
The New York Times - Oct 1, 2020
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"What's With Washington presents, "The 51st" podcast"
WAMU - Sept 22, 2020
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"Support for DC Statehood Hits Record Levels - Polling by DC Vote"
DC Vote - Sept 16, 2020
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"From Fringe to Winnable: The Campaign for DC Statehood"
The Forge - Sept 1, 2020
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"Simmering Disputes Over Statehood are About Politics and Race. They Always Have Been."
Georgia Public Radio - August 22, 2020
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"It's Past Time to Grant D.C. Statehood"
Center for American Progress - August 19, 2020
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"The Same Racist Rhetoric Used to Oppose D.C. Statehood Keeps the Federal Government Dysfunctional"
Talking Points Memo - August 10, 2020
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"Obama Labels Filibuster a 'Jim Crow Relic,' Supports DC Statehood"
National Review - July 31, 2020
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"In My View: Washington, DC; Let's make it the 51st State"
Green Valley News - July 26, 2020
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"How Washington, DC'd Lack of Statehood Hurts Black and Poor Residents"
Filter Magazine - July 20, 2020
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"Statehood for the District of Columbia"
Crawfordsville, IN Journal Review - July 10, 2020
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"Top of Mind with Julie Rose"
BYURadio - July 9, 2020
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"D.C. Statehood is a Racial Justice Issue - Ben Jealous"
Richmond Free Press - July 9, 2020
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"Black Lives Matter in Washington. Does the Senate Agree?"
CNN - July 8, 2020
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"No, DC Statehood Won't Lead to a Permanent Majority for Democrats"
Inside Elections - July 6, 2020
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"The Politics of D.C. Statehood Follow a Well-Worn Path. Here's Why."
Washington Post - July 6, 2020
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"It Wasn't Inevitable: House Vote on DC Statehood was Years in the Making."
DCist - July 2, 2020
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"DC Statehood is Closer to Becoming a State Now Than it Has Ever Been"
Vox - June 26, 2020
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"DC Statehood Bill approved by the U.S. House for the First Time In History"
Washington Post - June 26, 2020
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"House Vote Backs DC Statehood Bid"
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - June 26, 2020
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"Call Senator Tom Cotton 'White Butter' Because He's on a Racist Roll."
The Root - June 26, 2020
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"Senator Tom Cotton praises Wyoming as a 'working class state' in arguing against DC Statehood"
Washington Post - June 25, 2020
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"DC Statehood to go up for a House vote"
Fox5DC - June 16, 2020
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"DC Statehood Gains New Support Among Senate Democrats After Trump Occupation"
Huffpost - June 15, 2020
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"Muriel Bowser: The Protests Show Why D.C. Statehood Matters"
Washington Post - June 14, 2020
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"Trump's Military Intervention Spurs Fresh Calls for Washington, DC Statehood"
Sydney Morning Herald - June 13, 2020
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"D.C.'s Not a State. What Can You Do About That?"
City Paper - June 10, 2020
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"D.C. statehood: Bill is just, timely"
Seattle Times - June 10, 2020
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"Washington, DC, Deserves Statehood"
Susan Rice - New York Times - June 9, 2020
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"Statehood Gets New Congressional Sponsors a Week After Trump Deploys Federal Troops on DC Streets"
DCist - June 9, 2020
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"What Made Trump's Protest Response in DC Unique"
Lawfare Blog - June 8, 2020
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"D.C. Residents Deserve Full Representation"
Herald Palladium -- June 6, 2020
"DC Statehood is the Answer to Trump's Abuse of Washington"
The Nation - June 2, 2020
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"Trump Administration considered taking control of D.C. police force to quell protests"
Washington Post - June 2, 2020
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"Why the Mayor Can't Just Tell President Trump to Go Screw Himself"
Washington City Paper - June 2, 2020
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"DC Vote Launches Statehood Matters: At Home Edition"
The DC Line - May 20, 2020
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DC Vote Town Hall on Statehood in the Time of COVID19
DC Vote - May 5, 2020
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"Trump admission and covid-19 response cast light on politics and limits of D.C. Statehood."
Washington Post - May 18, 2020
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"House Democrats' covid-19 relief bill would give D.C. funding it was previously denied."
Washington Post - May 12, 2020
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"Trump: D.C. Statehood Will Never Happen Unless We Have Some Very, Very Stupid Republicans."
DCist - May 5, 2020
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"The tyranny of congressional oversight strikes again."
The DC Line - Apr 16, 2020
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"Congress cheated DC out of coronavirus aid. Now it's becoming a hotspot."
LGBTQNation - Apr 9, 2020
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"Coronavirus funding slight emboldens DC Statehood fight"
Roll Call - Mar 30, 2020
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"Republicans are Still Playing Games With D.C. at the height of a deadly pandemic"
Washington Post - Mar 28, 2020
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"36 Democratic and Republican Attorneys General Join AG Racine..."
The DC Line - Mar 26, 2020
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"DC Was Intentionally Classified as a Territory, Lawmakers Say"
Washington Post - Mar 26, 2020
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"An Inclusive Democracy Demands DC Statehood"
Op-Ed in The Hill by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Rep. John Sarbanes - Feb 24, 2020
"Hoyer Promises D.C. Statehood Vote on House Floor Before Summer"
Washington Post - Feb 12, 2020
"Panel Sends DC Statehood Bill to Full House for Consideration"
CNN - Feb. 11, 2020
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"The 51st State Explained"
VOX - Sept. 20, 2020
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