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Earlier this year, DC Water changed its policy for multi-unit buildings: If a bill isn’t paid, the water will be shut off – for everyone who lives there. Now, renters are stuck between owners and the utility company.
(National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)
Advocates say a recent viral rumor both clouds and clarifies what remains a problem the public should focus on: kids, many of them Black, who do go missing.
At-Large Councilmember Robert White advanced a sweeping bill that makes significant reforms to D.C.’s housing and tenant laws, while Chairman Phil Mendelson maintains that the Commanders deal is still too vague.
A professional server says her work has been cut by up to 10 hours a week and service fees have lead to a decrease in her tips since Initiative 82 took effect.
"I'm aiming to amplify the voices of fellow native Washingtonians and remind us that there is not only a seat at the table for us, but that nobody eats unless we’re in the kitchen," says Dwayne Lawson-Brown.
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