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On May 2, 2013, Ann Hume Loikow of D.C. Statehood - Yes We Can! testified before the D.C. Council's Government Operations Committee on the need for the D.C. Office of Policy and Government Affairs to actively work with D.C. statehood activists on passage of the New Columbia Admission Act and on the need for the Council to enact Bill No. 20-0171, the District of Columbia Statehood Advocacy Act of 2013, to properly fund our statehood effort and compensate our statehood delegation.
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In the October 26, 2012 edition of the Washington Post, Wayne C. Witkowski, a former deputy attorney general for the Legal Counsel Division in the D.C. attorney general’s office, and Leonard Becker, served as general counsel to Mayor Anthony A. Williams from 2003 through 2006, wrote an op-ed on why is unlawful to try to amend the D.C. charter through a referendum to give the District government budget autonomy.
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Below are some of the testimony given at the November 9, 2012 hearing before the D.C. Council on Bill 19-993, the Local Budget Autonomy Act of 2012.
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Mike DeBonis and Ben Pershing wrote an article, "D.C. bill changes fight over budget," that was published in the October 2, 2012 edition of The Washington Post. Tom Howell wrote an article, "Mendelson wants referendum on autonomy," that was published in The Washington Times. Tom Howell updated his article with one published on October 3, 2012, entitled " D.C. Council to seek budget freedom from Hill." Mike DeBonis also updated his with an article entitled "Eleanor Holmes Norton less than enthused about new budget autonomy tactic." All are reprinted below. Ann Loikow's letter to the Council opposing the referendum and urging the Council to support statehood instead is also reprinted below. For more on the issue see this website's home page and "What Can You Do for Statehood This Month."
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In the October 30, 2011 edition of The Washington Times, Tom Howell reported that D.C. Council Members David Catania and Michael A. Browan are taking the issue of D.C. statehood on the road. Council Member Catania has been reaching out to state legislatures in New England. Council Member Michael A. Brown has a $50,000 campaign which he will roll out on November 8, 2011. For the details, read more.
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