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Category: DC Statehood

Flag of the District of Columbia (Courtesy of dpw.dc.gov)
Posted inBusiness

Report Shows D.C. Hurting Fiscally Without Statehood

by James Wright Jr. January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

The D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute released a report on Jan. 19 revealing the District loses billions of dollars annually due to its lack of statehood status.

Eleanor Holmes Norton represents the District in the U.S. Congress. (WI file photo)
Posted inCommunity

Norton Touts 149 Co-Sponsors for D.C. Statehood Bill

by WI Web Staff January 3, 2023January 3, 2023
the us capitol building under cloudy blue sky
Posted inPolitics

Norton Asks GOP Leader for Floor Vote in the Next Congress

by James Wright Jr. November 29, 2022November 29, 2022
Eleanor Holmes Norton represents the District in the U.S. Congress. (WI file photo)
Posted inCommunity

Norton Resolution Honors D.C.’s Veterans, Calls for Statehood

by WI Web Staff November 10, 2022November 10, 2022
Participants in the SuperCar Parade for D.C. Statehood wait on their instructions. (Courtesy of Oye Owolewa)
Posted inCommunity

Statehood Advocates Caravan Across D.C.

by James Wright Jr. November 9, 2022November 9, 2022
**FILE** Carolyn Maloney (AFGE via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inPolitics

Norton Thanks Ousted Maloney for Support of D.C.

by WI Web Staff August 24, 2022August 24, 2022
**FILE** Eleanor Holmes Norton represents D.C. in the U.S. Congress. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inDC Statehood

Norton Steels for Fight Against Greene, GOP Over D.C. Home Rule

by WI Web Staff May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Posted inNational

National, Local Leaders March in D.C. for Voting Rights on King Holiday

by Shevry Lassiter January 18, 2022January 18, 2022
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Posted inDC Statehood

Norton Introduces Veterans Day Resolution with Call for D.C. Statehood

by WI Guest Author November 10, 2021December 21, 2021
The Supreme Court of the October 2021 term (Courtesy photo)
Posted in51st State, Community, DC Statehood

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case for D.C. Statehood

by James Wright Jr. October 6, 2021December 21, 2021

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