Archive: Voting Rights
Another Road Trip For Voting Rights
D.C. Council members are in New Orleans this week for the 34th annual legislative summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures, a bipartisan group that, according to its website, was founded "to improve the quality and effectiveness of state legislatures." Well, the organization serves all 50 states, plus territories...
By Nikita R Stewart | July 22, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
Officials to Offer Update on Voting Rights Battle
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, Chairman Vincent C. Gray, the D.C. City Council and DC Vote are holding a news conference this morning to offer an update on the voting rights fight. The news conference is set to start at the John A. Wilson Building at 9 a.m. DC Vote says...
By Marcia Davis | July 15, 2008; 08:40 AM ET | Comments (4)
D.C. Quarter Vote Winner: Duke Ellington
(Photo By David Nakamura/TWP) Duke Ellington has edged out Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Banneker as the most popular image to be etched on the D.C. quarter, according to today's story in the Post by Mary Beth Sheridan. In all, 6,089 residents voted and Mayor Adrian Fenty sent the results...
By David A Nakamura | June 20, 2008; 10:17 AM ET | Comments (2)
For Hoop Dreams, Strauss Brings Other 'A' Game
As he rode up the "Senators only" elevator Wednesday night in the U.S. Capitol, the D.C. Shadow Senator Paul Strauss was ready to be at the top of his game, preparing to speak to a packed reception to honor winners of the nonprofit Hoop Dreams scholarship fund. The non-voting member...
By Marcia Davis | May 8, 2008; 06:59 AM ET | Comments (1)
And the Winner (For Now) Is...
With nearly 1,500 votes in on our unscientific poll of washingtonpost.com readers, Frederick Douglass is running away with the competition to be on the D.C. quarter design. As we told you last week, the city will submit three designs to the Mint, which will pick a winner by the summer....
By David A Nakamura | May 5, 2008; 03:50 PM ET | Email a Comment
D.C. Wire Exclusive: The D.C. Quarter Finalists
These three designs will be submitted soon to the U.S. Mint as finalists for the D.C. quarter. Look for a longer story on washingtonpost.com soon (we'll post the link on D.C. Wire once that story is up). Below are Benjamin Banneker, Frederick Douglass and Duke Ellington. We want to know...
By David A Nakamura | May 2, 2008; 11:56 AM ET | Comments (17)
Taxation Without Representation
This being Tax Day and all, it figures that D.C. Vote would pop up with more stunts to gain attention for its push for congressional representation in the District. The group is passing out wooden nickles -- at Union Station, the Senate Building and the National Capitol Post Office --...
By David A Nakamura | April 15, 2008; 11:37 AM ET | Comments (3)
Video: Hollywood Star Stumps for D.C.
The D.C. Notebook told you in February that "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere promised to do work with D.C.'s shadow senator Paul Strauss on voting rights issues. Now she's delivered, filming a commercial with Strauss that will begin airing tomorrow on the D.C. government's two cable channels (Ch. 13 and 16)....
By David A Nakamura | April 9, 2008; 03:07 PM ET | Email a Comment
