Councilmember Tommy Wells will be hosting his H Street NE Community Office Hours on Thursday, September 19, 2013, at the Batter Bowl Bakery located at 403 H Street, NE from 8:00 am – 9:30 am. Grab a pastry and some coffee and satisfy your curiosity on all things Ward 6. The Councilmember is typically joined by members of his […]
Why are we talking about voting when it’s April, not November? Because there is a special election going on and your vote counts. Today the polls are open for a special election to fill an At-Large City Council seat vacated by Phil Mendelson when he became the new Council Chair in the November election. Also on […]
Sigh. We’ve got to do it all over again. I know, I know, I chastised you for your lack of civic participation last time around, and told you to go vote. And you did! Hooray, Barack Obama won DC’s 3 electoral votes! He couldn’t do that without you! Oh, and some local elections happened too. […]
Whether or not you believe that DC should be granted statehood, I think that there is a case for raising awareness that the more than half-a-million residents of the Nation’s Capital pay more federal taxes every year per person, yet they lack voting representation in Congress. Heck, we don’t even get a final say on […]
Along with the long lines at the polls on Tuesday, there were apparently a number of glitches facing voters. On Twitter, user @dinhzarr arrived at her polling location only to find no ballots with her ANC. Across the Hill and later in the day, Matt Ashburn Tweeted his issues, which included bad organization issues, a broken […]