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Opinion
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Opinion: Washington needs a mayor ready to meet this moment
Under my administration, economic growth will be inclusive across all communities, connected to our residents in need, and fiscally disciplined.
Opinion: For affordable bills, we need to put people first, not Pepco
As mayor, I’ll implement a comprehensive, 10-point plan to lower the cost of our energy bills.
Opinion: Eric's Law is vital protection for D.C. residents with disabilities
Maryland has already enacted similar legislation. Now it's D.C.'s turn.
Opinion: D.C.’s public financing program is broken. Democracy vouchers can help.
The program is subsidizing D.C.’s richest and failing to diversify candidate pools. Our city can take inspiration from Seattle's democracy vouchers.
Opinion: Congress should keep its hands off D.C. traffic safety laws
The city has made crucial steps forward in traffic enforcement, argue a D.C. Councilmember and a local advocate. Congress threatens to take us backward.
Opinion: D.C. must protect venues, fans, and artists from scalpers
A new bill has the potential to make a difference in the local music scene, argues an owner of the Black Cat.
Opinion: Legalizing online gambling will harm D.C.
iGaming risks trapping children, youth, and vulnerable residents in a cycle of digital addiction and possible financial ruin, one expert argues.
Opinion: DCPS is making needed progress on early childhood literacy
The DCPS Reading Clinic is working for young D.C. students, writes an English language support teacher.
Opinion: Parks are crucial public spaces. The National Park Service owes us better.
The backlash to NPS’s planned closure of Malcolm X Park shows the agency should be doing more to engage the D.C. community, writes one resident.
Opinion: Regulators aren’t the main reason for your spiking energy bills
The officials who oversee Pepco don’t have control over a majority of the increases in your bill, writes Public Service Commission Chairman Emile C. Thompson.
Opinion: D.C.’s lax utility oversight is costing customers
The Public Service Commission needs stronger supervision from the D.C. Council.
Opinion: The SAVE Act would disenfranchise incarcerated residents
For D.C. residents in prison, voting is one of the last connections we have to our communities.