DC Statehood

In recent years, the District's lack of legislative and budgetary autonomy has come to the forefront with several issues such as Congress' refusal, until 2007, to use federal monies to fund D.C.'s needle exchange program and the addition of a volatile constitutional amendment to a D.C...

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Published inUniversity Wire
Main Author Madison, Ashley
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Carlsbad Uloop, Inc 04.09.2015
Subjects
Activism
College Students
Colleges & universities
Congressional elections
Elections
Elementary Education
Elementary Schools
Exchange Programs
Firearm laws & regulations
Jews
Legislation
Legislators
Needle exchange programs
Political representation
Public Schools
Social Problems
Voting
Weapons
Washington DC
United States > US
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Summary:In recent years, the District's lack of legislative and budgetary autonomy has come to the forefront with several issues such as Congress' refusal, until 2007, to use federal monies to fund D.C.'s needle exchange program and the addition of a volatile constitutional amendment to a D.C. statehood bill introduced in 2009 that would have effectively repealed the District's gun control legislation.