by Stephanie Markowitz | Jan 24, 2023 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — City leaders and Senate allies announced the reintroduction of a bill that would admit Washington, D.C., as a U.S. state on Tuesday. D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser were among the featured...
by Diego Ramos Bechara | Mar 17, 2022 | Featured, Politics
It began with Missouri and Maine back in 1890. It ended in 1959, when Democrats pressured Republican President Eisenhower to grant statehood to Alaska if he hoped to make Hawaii the 50th state. For decades, states were added into the Union in pairs, the intent of...
by Mikayla Denault | Nov 11, 2021 | Politics
WASHINGTON — While the House of Representatives passed the Washington D.C. Admissions Act, D.C. residents and veterans called for the Senate to give back to those who serve, which meant granting for D.C. statehood. “We actually pay more in taxes collectively...
by Janea Wilson | Feb 6, 2020 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — U.S. territories like the Virgin Islands are in need of more federal funding to improve infrastructure so they can withstand hurricanes or improve trade, the head of the Virgin Islands Public Works Department told a House hearing on Thursday. Delegate...