Friday, 15 July 2016

Building support for DC statehood—DC's best hope for democracy (Alice M. Rivlin,. Walter Smith, Brookings)

Voters in the District won’t just be voting for president in November: they will also be voting on their future as a state, thanks to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, with the backing of DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson and the DC Statehood Commission, who is mounting a full court press to turn a large part of the District of Columbia into the State of New Columbia -- the 51st state in the union.

http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2016/07/14-building-support-for-dc-statehood-dc-best-hope-for-democracy-rivlin-smith

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