The D.C. Board of Elections ruled Monday that Kenyan R. McDuffie was not qualified to run for attorney general.
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The D.C. Board of Elections also offered a preliminary determination on a challenge to mayoral candidate Trayon White Sr.'s ballot signatures.
Dustin B. Thompson is third Jan. 6 defendant to take his case to a jury, and the third to be convicted.
The former longtime Ward 2 lawmaker befell scrutiny in 2018 for his dealings with a digital sign company.
Running for reelection every other year, Norton has faced a smattering of challengers over the decades, but none have come anywhere close to defeating her.
White said in a statement that he views the endorsement as a rebuke by the city’s workers of their boss, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), who is seeking a third term.
The mayor, who is vaccinated and boosted, said she is experiencing mild symptoms. Cases across the region have ticked up but are far below spikes seen earlier in the pandemic.
The decision frustrated backers of Initiative 82, who wanted the measure to appear on the primary ballot in June.
Henry Cohen, 18, wants to represent young people on the D.C. Council — and has a lot of ideas for shaking up adult politics.
A separate proposal to allow any resident age 21 or older to self-certify that they need medical marijuana, which would have let D.C. adults buy the drug at legal dispensaries without a doctor’s note, also did not advance.
Trayon White called the challenge "weak" and vowed to fight it.
The proposal is aimed at propping up medical marijuana dispensaries and cutting down on businesses that offer a free 'gift' of marijuana with a purchase.
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser will launch a “strike force” this summer to form recommendations aimed at preventing displacement.
Bruce V. Spiva argues that Kenyan R. McDuffie does not meet the minimum eligibility requirements for attorney general. But some legal experts say they aren't sure the challenge will hold up.
The D.C. Board of Elections is still working to determine whether the backers of Initiative 82, the renewed effort to raise the District’s base minimum wage for tipped workers, qualified for the ballot.
Republicans said Democrats in the state General Assembly sought to silence their votes through partisan gerrymandering.
A task force suggested stripping names off any D.C. government site honoring someone who once enslaved Black people or promoted bigoted public policy. Almost nothing has happened.
As the deadline to make the ballot and qualify for matching funds through the city’s public financing program loomed, White has worked to galvanize his base.
Graham McLaughlin launched a campaign Saturday with strong Christian themes as well as a goal of cutting down on government regulations on businesses.
Only the president can grant pardons or sentence commutations to D.C. inmates, but the city's Clemency Board will make recommendations.
