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Among the new laws expected in the District this year is a bill requiring utility providers to generate 100 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2032. (Martin Falbisoner via Wikipedia)
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Some New Laws to Look For in 2019

by Stacy M. Brown January 2, 2019October 31, 2020

After D.C. Council voted unanimously to approve an expansive climate bill requiring utility providers to generate 100 percent of their energy supply from renewable sources by 2032, it’s expected the new law would put the District on a faster, formally pledged timeline toward cutting utility emissions than any state in the country.

President Donald J. Trump departs after speaking on a year of historic progress and action combating the opioid crisis in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

WILLIAMS: My Top 10 Stories of 2018

by WI Guest Author December 26, 2018October 31, 2020
D’Angelo McCade, a high school student from Chicago, delivers a passionate speech March 24 at the March for Our Lives rally in D.C. He and other teenagers demanded lawmakers approve stronger gun legislation. (Maurice Bland)
Posted inD Kevin McNeir, National, Shevry Lassiter

Young People Lead the Way, Demand Greater Gun Control

by WI Guest Author March 28, 2018October 31, 2020
Courtesy of Ra-Jah S. Kelly
Posted inCommunity

Youths of Color Hold Gun-Violence Summit at D.C. Art Gallery

by WI Guest Author March 26, 2018October 31, 2020
March for Our Lives
Posted inNational

Hundreds of Thousands March to End Gun Violence

by WI Guest Author March 24, 2018October 31, 2020
Jaelynn Willey
Posted inCommunity, National

Md. School Shooting Victim Dies after Removal from Life Support

by WI Guest Author March 23, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inNational

Obamas’ Handwritten Note: Parkland Survivors Have ‘Helped Awaken the Conscience of the Nation’

by WI Guest Author March 22, 2018October 31, 2020
Hundreds of Montgomery County students march to Capitol Hill for stricter gun control laws. (Courtesy of WTOP.com)
Posted inMarian Wright Edelman, Op-Ed, Opinion

MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: Our Children’s Cry: Do Something — Now

by WI Guest Author March 21, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inCommunity, D Kevin McNeir

D.C. Officials Demand Withdrawal of Gun Bill

by WI Guest Author March 14, 2018October 31, 2020

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