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- Norton Bill to Finish What 1973 Home Rule Act Started
Thursday, July 29, 2010
- Conversation With The Candidates Thursday at UDC
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
- Gray Wants End to Taxation Without Representation in
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
- The Arca Foundation Calls DC Vote “Bold, Courageous and Creative”
Monday, June 28, 2010
- Kwame to Childers: Join Me at the Shooting Range
Voting rights vs. 2nd Amendment is a false choice
Thursday, June 24, 2010
- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights responds to Rep. Childers statement
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
- Councilmember Michael A. Brown Blasts Representative Travis Childers For His Attack On DC Gun Laws
“Brown Says, Childers Acts Like Paternal –Minded Plantation Owner and Needs to Back-off and Leave DC Alone”
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
- DC Voting Rights Advocates Stage Direct Action on Capitol Hill
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
- Protesters File-In to Rep. Childers Office Today and Demand Local Control on Gun Issues
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
- DC Vote Responds to Proposed Legislation on DC Gun Control
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
- DC Vote Remembers Dr. Dorothy Height
Monday, April 26, 2010
- People For the American Way - DC Council Passes Marriage Equality Legislation
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
- Norton Marks Historic First in Getting All Riders Removed On DC Appropriations Bill
Thursday, December 10, 2009
- Chairman Gray Welcomes Major Home Rule Victories in D.C. Appropriations Headed to Final Passage In Congress
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
- DC Vote and Tom Davis to Hold Film Screening of Un-Natural State
Thursday, November 19, 2009
- Legislation Introduced to Bring DC Greater Autonomy: DC Vote Responds
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
- Congressional Hearing Wednesday on DC Ability to Handle its Own Budget and Legislation Without Congressional Oversight
Friday, November 13, 2009
- Area Resident has Plans for DC Vote License Plates in All 50 States
Voting Rights Supporter Will Reveal Plans Tomorrow on The Politics Program
Thursday, November 12, 2009
- Norton Asks Oversight and Government Reform Committee to Decline to Intervene Into Local DC Affairs
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
- DC Vote Board Member Responds to Hearings on Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Group Will Defend DC's Local Democracy if Congress Interferes
Monday, October 26, 2009
- DC Vote to Honor 2009 Champions of Democracy
Event at the W Hotel to Feature Exclusive Colbert Report Video
Monday, October 12, 2009
- DC Vote Responds to Introduction of Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Group Poised to Defend DC's Local Demoracy
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
- DC Vote Hosts 'I Am DC' Advocacy Day on the Hill to Demand the Vote
DC Residents and Elected Officials to Urge Congress to Pass the DC Voting Rights Act (H.R. 157) Without Harmful Amendments
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
- Norton Calls on Homeland Security Officials to Restrict Gun Carrying Outside Public Events Where President and Federal Officials Appear in D.C.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
- DC Vote Responds to Attacks on DC's Local Democracy
Staff to Travel to Mississippi Next Week to Meet With Childers' Constituents
Friday, August 7, 2009
- District Residents Demand the Vote in their Own Words
DC Vote Hosts Tour of WMATA Bus Featuring 'I Am DC; I Demand the Vote' Ads
Monday, July 27, 2009
- DC Vote Travels to Philadelphia to Meet with State Elected Officials
Group to Discuss Voting Rights with Hundreds at National Conference of State Legislatures
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
- Students for DC Vote to Distribute Advocacy 'Care Packages'
Students to Receive Supplies and Training to Help Spread Word on Voting Rights
Monday, July 20, 2009
- DC Vote Prepares for Possibility of Gun Amendment to DC Appropriations Bill
House Appropriations Committee to Hold Full Committee Markup of Bill Tomorrow
Monday, July 6, 2009
- Children to Host White House Rally Tomorrow
'Young Suffragists' to Educate Tourists About Taxation Without Representation
Monday, June 15, 2009
- DC Vote to Travel to Key States to Defeat Gun Amendment
Supporters to Ramp Up Efforts in Target Congressional Districts
Friday, June 12, 2009
- Chairman Gray Statement on Holocaust Museum Shooting
Responds to Tragedy and Emphasizes Need for DC to Preserve Gun Control Laws
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
- House Vote on DC Voting Rights Act Further Delayed Due to Lack of Consensus on Gun Amendment
Majority Leader Hoyer Emphasizes his Continued Commitment to the Bill
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
- DC Vote Remembers Jack Kemp
District Residents Lose a Champion of Democracy
Monday, May 4, 2009
- DC Residents Have Already Paid $1,013,552,816 in Federal Income Taxes
Press Release from DC City Councilmember Kwame Brown
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
- Students for DC Vote Hosts Artists Showcase Tonight
Nationally Recognized Artists Use Talents to Advocate for DC Democracy
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
- Easter Photo-Opportunity: Protesting Peeps Visit DC City Council
DC Vote Staff Take the Peeps on 'Tour' Tomorrow
Thursday, April 9, 2009
- Law Firm Uncovers Serious Flaws with Ensign Amendment to DC Vote Bill
Legal Memo Reveals Gun Amendment is Out of Date and Dangerous
Thursday, April 2, 2009
- Norton Says Holder Went “Above and Beyond” in Deciding DC VRA Constitutionality
A Statement from Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
- DC Vote Continues to Push for a Clean DC Voting Rights Act
Supporters Urge Congress to Reject Gun Amendments
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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Latest Media Coverage
- House subcommittee approves bill promoting D.C. budget autonomy
Washington Post (DC) - Friday, July 30, 2010
by Tim Craig
- D.C. Non-Profits Make Due without Earmarks
Washington Informer (DC) - Wednesday, July 28, 2010
by James Wright
- DC voting rights: Where we've been, where we're going
Washington Post (DC) - Sunday, July 25, 2010
by Eleanor Holmes Norton
- D.C. Rights Group Takes on Montana Senator
nbcwashington.com - Tuesday, July 20, 2010
by P.J. Orvetti
- Statehood activist asks "Where's My Star?"
WTOP Radio & Online (DC) - Sunday, July 18, 2010
by WTOP
- House panel backs bill that would place statues of Douglass, L'Enfant in Capitol
washingtonpost.com - Thursday, July 15, 2010
by Ben Pershing
- D.C. Capitol Statues Bill Sparks Debate But Passes
Captial News Connnection - Wednesday, July 14, 2010
by Manuel Quinones
- House bill would allow D.C. to place two statues among states' collection in Capitol
washingtonpost.com - Wednesday, July 14, 2010
by Ben Pershing
- NRA Just Going To Stick Gun Stuff Into Every Bill From Now On
Wonkette.com - Tuesday, July 13, 2010
by Jack Stuef
- Beyond Guns: N.R.A. Expands Agenda
New York Times (NY) - Tuesday, July 13, 2010
by ERIC LICHTBLAU
- In Wake of Gun Ruling, D.C. Vote Advocates Push On
Roll Call (DC) - Wednesday, June 30, 2010
by Alison McSherry
- Congressman boasts of being targeted by D.C. voting rights protesters
washingtonpost.com - Thursday, June 24, 2010
by Mike DeBonis
- D.C. ad shoots at Childers over gun-rights legislation
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal - Thursday, June 24, 2010
by Patsy R. Brumfield
- DC Vote Responds to Childers Press Release
Yallpolitics.com - Thursday, June 24, 2010
by Ilir Zherka
- Hey Travis, Why Don't You Just Run for Mayor?
DCist.com - Monday, June 21, 2010
by Martin Austermuhle
- D.C. Voting Rights: What's the Way Forward?
washingtonpost.com - Monday, June 21, 2010
by Mike DeBonis
- Columbia, the 51st state?
Washington Post (DC) - Sunday, June 20, 2010
- D.C. sets sights on statehood with voting bill floundering
Washington Post (DC) - Thursday, June 10, 2010
by Mike DeBonis
- Childers should leave DC alone
Clarion Ledger (MS) - Tuesday, June 8, 2010
by Elaine Reuben
- Travis Childers for D.C. Council? Stick to Mississippi, Activists Say
Washington City Paper (DC) - Friday, June 4, 2010
by Chris Shott
- How the Gun Lobby Shot Down D.C.'s Congressional Vote
Washington City Paper (DC) - Friday, June 4, 2010
by Byron C. Tau
- D.C. Vote Protests Congressman Over Gun Bill Support
WAMU Radio (DC) - Thursday, June 3, 2010
by Patrick Madden
- DC Vote Group threatens to march into Rep. Travis Childers office
WPMP Radio - MS - Wednesday, June 2, 2010
by WPMP Radio Staff
- Protesters File-In to Rep. Childers' Office Today and Demand Local Control on Gun Issues
PR Week - Wednesday, June 2, 2010
- Voting Rights Activists Get Aggressive
DCist.com - Wednesday, June 2, 2010
by Martin Austermuhle
- Protesters File-In to Rep. Childers' Office Today and Demand Local Control on Gun Issues
Sun Herald (MS) - Wednesday, June 2, 2010
- Congress could end 'taxation without representation' in D.C.
UPI - Tuesday, June 1, 2010
by Djamila Ould Khettab
- City Desk: Loose Lips Daily
Washington City Paper (DC) - Friday, May 21, 2010
by Jason Cherkis
- Tester says no to D.C. anti-gun activists
Great Falls Tribune (MT) - Friday, May 21, 2010
by LEDYARD KING
- D.C. clergy ask Sen. Jon Tester to drop gun bill
Helena Independent Record - Friday, May 21, 2010
by Jennifer McKee
- D.C. clergy to Tester: Drop your gun bill
Billings Gazette (MT) - Thursday, May 20, 2010
by Jennifer McKee
- Activists get meeting with key Senate gun-bill sponsor
Washington Post (DC) - Thursday, May 20, 2010
by Mike DeBonis
- Group Visits Tester to Complain About DC Gun Bill
NewsChannel 8 (DC) - Thursday, May 20, 2010
- Tester Parries Group’s Plea to Abandon Bill on D.C. Gun Laws
Roll Call (DC) - Thursday, May 20, 2010
by Alison McSherry
- Souder's Downfall Means D.C. Loses Congressional Foe
Washington Post (DC) - Tuesday, May 18, 2010
by Mike DeBonis
- D.C. Leaders Outraged By Gun Bill
WAMU Radio (DC) - Thursday, May 6, 2010
by Patrick Madden
- McCain-Tester Gun Bill Faces Harsh Opposition Among Local Officials
Afro American Newspapers (DC) - Thursday, May 6, 2010
by Dorothy Rowley
- Opponents Lobby Against DC Gun Bill at Capitol Hill
ABC Channel 7 (WJLA - DC) - Wednesday, May 5, 2010
by Malachi Constant
- House, Senate Introduce Bills to Take Down D.C. Gun Laws
NBC Channel 4 (DC) - Wednesday, April 28, 2010
by Matthew Stabley
- DC Vote Calls on Obama to ‘Take a Stand’ Against Gun Amendment
Roll Call (DC) - Friday, April 23, 2010
by Alison McSherry
- D.C. Vote: Obama Should Veto Any Bill that Weakens District Gun Control
Washington Post (DC) - Friday, April 23, 2010
by Tim Craig
- Congressional Leaders Shelve D.C. Voting Rights Bill
Washington Post (DC) - Wednesday, April 21, 2010
by Ann E. Marimow and Ben Pershing
- DC Vote Killed by Guns Deal - Concealed Weapons Part of Amendment
Roll Call (DC) - Wednesday, April 21, 2010
by Ali McSherry
- Gun law proposal snarls local support for D.C. voting rights
Washington Post (DC) - Tuesday, April 20, 2010
by Tim Craig and Ann E. Marimow
- Give Me a Vote - Featured Photo
WeLoveDC.com - Tuesday, April 20, 2010
- D.C. Voting Rights Main Topic on D.C. Emancipation Day
Washington Informer (DC) - Tuesday, April 20, 2010
by James Wright
- Photo: Give Me A Vote
Washington City Paper (DC) - Monday, April 19, 2010
by Matt Dunn
- Op-ed: New meaning to this D.C. Emancipation Day
Washington Post (DC) - Sunday, April 18, 2010
by Rev. Dr. Gail Anderson-Holness
- D.C. Residents Lobby for Vote on the Hill
Roll Call (DC) - Friday, April 16, 2010
by Ali McSherry
- D.C. Voting Rights Bill to be Revived in Congress
washingtonpost.com - Wednesday, April 14, 2010
by Ann E. Marimow
- WaPo: D.C. Voting Rights Bill Headed for House Vote
Washington City Paper (DC) - Wednesday, April 14, 2010
by Mike DeBonis
- D.C. Voting Rights Bill Stirring Back to Life
DCist.com - Wednesday, April 14, 2010
by Martin Austermuhle
- A DC Artist Raises Their Hand For District Voting Rights
WeLoveDC.com - Wednesday, April 14, 2010
by Rachel Levitin,
- DC Vote Bill Could Be Back Next Week
WJLA (ABC News, DC) - Wednesday, April 14, 2010
by Malachi Constant
- Michelle Obama Takes Up D.C. Voting Rights
DCist.com - Friday, April 9, 2010
by Kriston Capps
- Lobby for Voting Rights
Washington Informer (DC) - Thursday, April 8, 2010
- First Lady on Voting Rights: "You Just Have to Get It Done"
NBC Channel 4 (DC) - Thursday, April 8, 2010
by Jim Vance
- Eleanor Holmes Norton appeared Friday on WTOP's Politics Program With Mark Plotkin
Washington City Paper (DC) - Monday, March 29, 2010
by Mike DeBonis
- Norton Explains How New Law Affects DC Residents
District Chronicles - Sunday, March 28, 2010
- D.C. Voting Rights Bill to Come in About 'Two Weeks,' Delegate Says
The Hill (DC) - Saturday, March 27, 2010
by Tony Romm
- Norton: D.C. Voting Rights Bill Poised to Pass in '10
WTOP Radio & Online (DC) - Friday, March 26, 2010
by Veronica Robinson
- Gay-Marriage Advocates Praise Lynch
Boston Globe (MA) - Wednesday, March 10, 2010
by Alan Wirzbicki
- Norton Still Hoping to Bring Voting Rights Bill to the Floor
DCist.com - Wednesday, March 10, 2010
by Martin Austermuhle
- Congress Slowly Loosens Its Grip on Washington, DC
AP - Thursday, March 4, 2010
by Jessica Gresko
- Medical Marijuana in DC: The Council Gets it Right
Washington Post (DC) - Sunday, February 21, 2010
by Wayne Turner
- Ray Browne, Fought for DC Voting Rights, Dies at 71
Washington Post (DC) - Thursday, February 18, 2010
by Patricia Sullivan
- Real World hits DC: Long-Running Series Makes Volunteering a Reality
The Non-Profit Times - Monday, February 15, 2010
by Mark Hrywna
- Panettiere Backs DC Voting Rights
Politico (DC) - Thursday, February 11, 2010
by Kiki Ryan
- D.C. Shadow Senator Gets First Junket -- To See Shuttle Launch
Washington Examiner (DC) - Sunday, February 7, 2010
by Harry Jaffe
- Obama Seeks to Inspire, Reassure Party Faithful
CQPolitics.com - Saturday, February 6, 2010
by Emily Cadei, CQ-Roll Call
- Don't Call Us. We'll Call You - Obama snubs the District of Columbia
The Weekly Standard (weeklystandard.com) - Monday, February 1, 2010
by Victorino Matus
- Harry Jaffe: Obama Disappoints Advocates for Democracy in D.C.
Washington Examiner (DC) - Sunday, January 31, 2010
by Harry Jaffe
- D.C. Voting Rights Act Delayed by Handgun Laws
The Hoya (DC) - Friday, January 29, 2010
by Mary Kathryn James
- Despite 41,000 Voices, Obama Remains Silent on D.C. Vote in State of the Union
The Eagle (American University - DC) - Wednesday, January 27, 2010
by Meg Fowler
- Norton: Too Bad State of Union won't address D.C. voting rights
washingtonpost.com - Wednesday, January 27, 2010
by Hamil R. Harris
- Lobbying Gets Fierce for Obama's Address
Washington Times (DC) - Wednesday, January 27, 2010
by Kara Rowland
- Hoyer: Way Forward on D.C. Voting Rights Lacks Consensus
DCist.com - Tuesday, January 26, 2010
by Martin Austermuhle
- Loose Lips Daily
Washington City Paper (DC) - Monday, January 25, 2010
by Mike DeBonis
- Expectations High for State of the Union
BlackAmericaWeb.com - Monday, January 25, 2010
by Michael H. Cottman
- Give D.C. a Seat
Washington Post (DC) - Sunday, January 24, 2010
- Loose Lips Daily: 1/21/10
Washington City Paper (DC) - Thursday, January 21, 2010
by Mike DeBonis
- Thousands Push For Presidential D.C. Voting Rights Mention
WAMU Radio (DC) - Thursday, January 21, 2010
by Eric Niiler
- DC Vote Sends 200 Pounds of Petitions to President
NBC4.com - Wednesday, January 20, 2010
- Two Anniversaries Marked in D.C.
NBC Channel 4 (DC) - Wednesday, January 20, 2010
by Tom Sherwood
- Norton Cites ‘Headway’ on D.C. Vote Gun Amendment
Roll Call (DC) - Wednesday, January 20, 2010
by Zack Hale
- DC Vote Sending Petitions to President
AP - Wednesday, January 20, 2010
by Jessica Gresko
- BET Honors Attendees Rate Obama's First Year
Politico (DC) - Sunday, January 17, 2010
by Alexander Trowbridge
- President Obama Should Speak about Washington D.C. Statehood
Citizensvoice.com - Friday, January 15, 2010
- Congress Passes District's Budget
GW Hatchet (DC) - Thursday, January 14, 2010
by Andrea Vittorio
- Gun Impasse Locks D.C. Vote in Uncertainty
Roll Call (DC) - Tuesday, January 12, 2010
by Emily Yehle
- Running Out of Time on the DC-Vote Bill
The Washington Independent - Tuesday, January 12, 2010
by Mike Lillis
- Voting Rights Activists Want SOTU Support
WAMU Radio (DC) - Monday, January 11, 2010
by Rebecca Sheir
- Loose Lips Daily
Washington City Paper (DC) - Friday, January 8, 2010
by Mike DeBonis
- DC Group Wants Cause Mentioned in Obama Address
AP - Thursday, January 7, 2010
- Activists Ask Obama to Include Voting Rights in SOTU
DCist.com - Wednesday, January 6, 2010
by Martin Austermuhle
- Local activists to ask Obama to talk about voting rights
Washington Post (DC) - Wednesday, January 6, 2010
by Nikita Stewart
- Norton: D.C. will get Voting Rights Early this Year
The Currents (DC) - Wednesday, January 6, 2010
by Elizabeth Wiener
- Gay Marriage Pioneer Lifted by D.C. vote
AP - Sunday, January 3, 2010
by Jessica Gresko
- New Decade, New Mission: Voting Rights in 2009 and Beyond
DCist.com - Tuesday, December 29, 2009
by Martin Austermuhle
- Washington Archdiocese Regrets the DC Vote Legalizing “Same-Sex Marriage”
The Americano - Friday, December 18, 2009
- D.C. mayor signs same-sex marriage bill
CNN.com - Friday, December 18, 2009
- D.C. Council Approves Gay Marriage
New York Times (NY) - Thursday, December 17, 2009
by Ian Urbiina
- Same-Sex Marriage Legislation to be Signed Tomorrow
DCist.com - Thursday, December 17, 2009
by Martin Austermuhle
- D.C. Archdiocese: Gay Marriage Bill Puts A Leash On Religion
NPR - Wednesday, December 16, 2009
- Campus Notebook: Wedding Bills
Roll Call (DC) - Wednesday, December 16, 2009
by Emily Yehle
- DC City Council Votes To Legalize Gay Marriage
Associated Press News Service (AP) - Tuesday, December 15, 2009
by Jessica Gresko
- DC Government Poised to Direct Taxpayer Funds Toward Abortion Coverage
FOX News - Tuesday, December 15, 2009
- D.C. says 'I do'
washingtonpost.com - Tuesday, December 15, 2009
by Jonathan Capehart
- History Behind the Headlines: D.C.'s Quest for Voting Rights
WAMU Radio (DC) - Tuesday, December 15, 2009
by Kojo Nnamdi
- Why Same-Sex Marriage is Also a Win for Home Rule
DCist.com - Tuesday, December 15, 2009
by Martin Austermuhle
- Nation's Capital May Legalize Medical Marijuana
AOL News - Thursday, December 10, 2009
by Andrea Stone
- Heard on the Hill: Another Senatorial Line-Jumper
Roll Call (DC) - Tuesday, December 8, 2009
by Emily Heil & Elizabeth Brotherton
- Meet the New DPR Boss
Washington City Paper (DC) - Wednesday, December 2, 2009
by Mike DeBonis
- ‘Un-Natural State’ will tell D.C. vote story at Avalon
Northwest Current (DC) - Wednesday, December 2, 2009
by Teresa G. Gionis
- Gay Marriage Takes a Step Forward in Gay Marriage Takes a Step Forward in DC
Daily Intel blog (nymag.com) - Tuesday, December 1, 2009
by Dan Amira
- Disenfranchisement Hits the Big Screen
DCist.com - Tuesday, December 1, 2009
by Martin Austermuhle
- DC Council takes first vote on same-sex marriage
AP - Tuesday, December 1, 2009
- D.C. Gay Marriage Passes Initial Vote, 11-2
Washington City Paper (DC) - Tuesday, December 1, 2009
by Mike DeBonis
- DC Vote Hosts Screening of "Un-Natural State"
washingtonpost.com - Tuesday, December 1, 2009
by Amy Gardner
- Gay Marriage Gets Thumbs Up in Nation's Capital
ABCnews.com - Tuesday, December 1, 2009
by Teddy Davis
- A Movie With No Vote
The Hill (DC) - Tuesday, December 1, 2009
by Jordy Yager
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