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We’re the District’s legislature, responsible for crafting laws. On social media, our goal is to engage with residents in an informative and conversational way.
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On this date in 1895, Georgetown's existence as a standalone city within the District of Columbia was formally eliminated, and it was folded into the City of Washington
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Watch live now Joint Public Roundtable - The State of the Medical Cannabis Industry and Enforcement Against Illegal Cannabis Shops (limited to invited witnesses and agency representatives)
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Watch live now Performance Oversight Hearing - Mayor’s Office on Caribbean Community Affairs @MOCCADC
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Watch live now Performance Oversight Hearing (Government Witnesses Only) - District Department of Transportation @DDOTDC - Bicycle Advisory Council @DCBAC - Multimodal Accessibility Advisory Council @AccessibleDC - Pedestrian Advisory Council @dc_pac
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Tomorrow, 11AM Joint Public Roundtable - The State of the Medical Cannabis Industry and Enforcement Against Illegal Cannabis Shops (limited to invited witnesses and agency representatives)
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Tomorrow, 11AM Performance Oversight Hearing - Mayor’s Office on Caribbean Community Affairs @MOCCADC
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Tomorrow, 10AM Performance Oversight Hearing (Government Witnesses Only) - District Department of Transportation @DDOTDC - Bicycle Advisory Council @DCBAC - Multimodal Accessibility Advisory Council @AccessibleDC - Pedestrian Advisory Council @dc_pac
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On this (and tomorrow’s) date in 1983, a big blizzard hit the DC area We didn’t assign hashtag names to storms back then, and we didn’t have cell phones cameras either, but still, share your hard-copy photos and memories here
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Watch live now Markup - Certificate of Need Improvement Amendment Act
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On this date in 2017, we lost former Ward 7 Councilmember H.R. Crawford. He served on the Council from 1981 to 1993. To read more about his life, see
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Watch live now Roundtable - Eastern Branch Boys and Girls Club Disposition Extension Approval Resolution - National Links Trust Inc. Revenue Bonds Project Approval Resolution
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Watch live now Performance Oversight Hearing (Public Witnesses Only) - Department of Employment Services @DOES_DC
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On this date in 1940, Eleanor Roosevelt became the first First Lady to testify before Congress (the House District Committee) She condemned the treatment of DC residents in the Blue Plains Home for the Aged, the Children’s Receiving Home, & the Industrial Home School for Boys
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Council Expels Trayon White, Accepts Transfer of RFK Stadium Site
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Monday, 3PM Markup - Certificate of Need Improvement Amendment Act
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Monday, 9:30AM Roundtable - Eastern Branch Boys and Girls Club Disposition Extension Approval Resolution - National Links Trust Inc. Revenue Bonds Project Approval Resolution
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Monday, 9:30AM Performance Oversight Hearing (Public Witnesses Only) - Department of Employment Services @DOES_DC
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