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Most DC Businesses Would Be Required to Accept Cash Under New Bill
There’s growing concern that a cashless way of life will leave many people without a means to buy the essentials.
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DC Council Votes to Require Most Businesses to Accept Cash
The D.C. Council gave preliminary approval to legislation that would require most retail establishments to accept cash. As News4s Mark Segraves reports, it’s a growing movement across the country.
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DC Election Results: Voters OK Psychedelic Drug Measure; Council Projected to Be Majority Female
The majority of D.C.’s local lawmakers will be women, according to NBC4 projections of local election results.
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DC Demonstrators Watch Election Results, Hit the Streets
Largely peaceful demonstrators observed the results of the election come through Tuesday night. One group of protesters marched from Thomas Circle to 14th and K streets. News4’s Cory Smith and Mark Segraves report.
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DC Reports Significant Early Voting Numbers
The District is reporting huge early voting numbers. News4’s Mark Segraves explains when officials will begin counting the votes.
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DC Initiative Explained: Changing Policing of Psychedelic Plants and Mushrooms
Initiative 81 would change the way D.C. enforces the non-commercial planting, cultivation, distribution, possession and use of entheogenic plants and fungi. News4’s Aimee Cho explains.
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DC Mayor Signs Sweeping Police Reform Bill
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed sweeping police reform legislation Wednesday, making it official. The D.C. Council unanimously approved the emergency legislation in June to limit use of force by police, release body camera footage more quickly and limit the role of the police union in the police disciplinary process. The council voted to prohibit D.C. police from using tear...
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DC Council Votes to Remove School Security Contract From MPD
The D.C. Council passed an amendment to remove the contract for public school security from the Metropolitan Police Department. The move was blasted by the mayor as a “shell game.” The amendment grants D.C. Public Schools the authority to hire and contract security officers. It was introduced by Councilman David Grosso and passed in an 8 to 5 vote....
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How Local Jurisdictions Are Efforting Police Reform
Lawmakers have been busy with a wave of new proposed laws aimed at changing how police departments operate. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports how some jurisdictions in the D.C. area are approaching police reform.
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DC Council May Repeal, Replace Police Reforms Passed in Emergency Vote
Four weeks ago, the D.C. Council unanimously approved emergency police reform legislation amid historic calls for change on city streets. On Tuesday, the council is expected to repeal and replace the measures. Policies would have gone into effect Tuesday to limit use of force by police, release body camera footage more quickly and limit the role of the police...
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DC Council Reconsiders Police Reform Bill
The D.C. Council appears to be planning to weaken emergency legislation that was designed to overhaul policing in the nation’s capital. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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DC Council Committee Approves $15M Cut to Police Budget
Members of a D.C. Council committee voted Thursday to cut police department funding by more than $15 million and reallocate the funds to alternative programs. Budget recommendations by Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen would cut the Metropolitan Police Department budget for the upcoming fiscal year by $15.1 million and instead dedicate funds to efforts including hiring a gun violence prevention…
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Brooke Pinto to Be Youngest DC Council Member Ever
Attorney Brooke Pinto declared victory Wednesday in the special election to represent Ward 2 on the D.C. Council, replacing Jack Evans after he resigned over ethics violations. At 28, Pinto will be the youngest member in D.C. Council history. She spoke with News4’s Juliana Valencia about her priorities.
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DC Council Unanimously Passes Police Reform Legislation Amid Ongoing Protests
D.C.’s local government has passed sweeping police reform legislation amid historic protests in the city after the killing of George Floyd. The D.C. Council unanimously approved emergency legislation Tuesday to limit use of force by police, release body camera footage more quickly and limit the role of the police union in the police disciplinary process. The council voted to...
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DC Council Passes Emergency Police Reforms
The D.C. Council took up emergency legislation that will largely demilitarize police. News4’s Cory Smith reports.
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DC Unveils Police Reform Legislation
The D.C. mayor council shared new legislation Monday that would aim to reduce misconduct and expand accountability for police in the District. News4’s Cory Smith reports.
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DC Police Reform Expected; Leaders Resist Calls to ‘Defund the Police'
Emergency legislation set to go before D.C.’s local government Tuesday would ban chokeholds by police, speed up the release of police body camera footage and boost funding for alternative measures to reduce and respond to crime. D.C.’s mayor, police chief and council chairman said Monday they believe the bill will pass but pushed back against the call to “defund...
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Former DC Council Member Jack Evans Agrees to Pay $35K Fine to Board of Ethics
Former D.C. Council member Jack Evans agreed to pay a $35,000 fine to the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability in a settlement reached Friday. The board found Evans violated the code of conduct because he misunderstood it, according to a statement from Evans. Evans resigned from his position Jan. 17, two business days before his colleagues on the Council…