Civics Roundup
Heat mapping: Your weekly Civics Roundup
Drive around on a hot day, rally to protect an Anacostia landmark, and more ways to get involved.
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Building The 51st
You’ve said so many nice things
Five days left and a long way to go. But I believe we can do this!
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D.C. Council grants initial approval to the Commanders deal
The $3.7 billion development is more or less a sure thing.
DCish
These D.C. workers pick up dead animals, and they’re very busy
A deceased deer, a run-over rat, a headless goat: someone has to get rid of them.
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Sankofa is trying to future-proof itself
Plans are underway to expand the business and transform the bookstore into a worker-community-owned cooperative.
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11 things to do around D.C. this weekend
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TOPA Canvass: Your weekly Civics Roundup
Knock on doors, learn the history of budget riders, or catch a film about co-ops.
Building The 51st
Doubling down on D.C. news
An invitation to do what you can (and have your impact doubled!)
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Facing pressure and protests, D.C. Council partially repeals tipped wage ballot initiative
But ranked-choice voting will move forward.
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D.C. Council rushes toward early first vote on Commanders stadium deal
A vote on an amended deal is planned for Aug. 1.
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D.C. sued four oil companies. Now Republicans are trying to undermine the lawsuit
Even some advocates for D.C. autonomy were surprised by how targeted and specific the new policy rider is.
Wilson Building Bulletin
Wilson Building Bulletin: The fight over a British monarch’s gambling law continues
And ending Daylight Saving Time in D.C. could be more costly than expected.