“You already have your federal government saying to immigrants, you know, ‘you don’t belong here.’ And now you have your city government saying, ‘And we’re not gonna support you.’” —@amanduhgomez
Cuts are coming to D.C.’s city-funded healthcare program: https://t.co/MFt9yjCSsU
BAF is now the Abortion Fund of Maryland. We’ve changed our name to better reflect those we serve. What hasn’t changed is our dedication to removing barriers to abortion access for people living in and traveling to Maryland. Learn more at https://t.co/ysUDfZSt0q
The pedestrian safety in DC is absolutely horrendous, a much more pressing issue in many people’s day to day than many other things that are focused on in the city. I know like a handful of people who have been hit by cars in this city
This was me and my friend and we are traumatized. @CMZParker5 the past week, there have been cars racing around the neighborhood trying to hit people on bikes. We called 911 but no one came, even though I know there are cops parked at Alethia Tanner doing nothing.
"The premise here is we need to do more. We can always do more, and we can tax our way to that. That doesn’t mean it’s prudent. We made a promise 4 years ago that it would sunset. We sent a message to the community," says Mendelson in opposition.
The D.C. real estate industry's more than half a million in independent expenditures in the November general election pushing a bunch of lies is really going to pay off for them today.
It’s a bit rich to hear @ChmnMendelson saying that going back on the Council’s word to sunset a tax on developers is wrong, when our leaders don’t seem to have a problem backtracking on promised support to excluded workers or removing police from schools.
Budget news: Progressive groups, led by @FairBudgetDC, are pushing for the delay of a planned tax break on land deals that could generate $104M in revenue.
@ZacharyforWard5 is gearing up to introduce at Tuesday's first Council vote on the budget. Deets:
https://t.co/OXW4KMg8lG
ICYMI: Each year, DC loses out on $3.2 billion because it isn't a state. That money is slightly more than what the District’s spent on schools in FY 2021. New from @EricaWilli and Nikki Metzgar: https://t.co/xy7vEGSMEV
We’re bailing out Black mamas and caregivers from cages and offering safe housing options, groceries, and holistic supportive services to every person we free. ❤️
Help #FreeBlackMamas today by giving to break open a cage!
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I know Axios specializes in short pieces but it's still disappointing to see this coverage 1) without any quote from an Asian person or org and 2) lots of police stats but no digging into why "marginalized groups" are wary of the police and don't report https://t.co/qdWkL0QZFT