D.C. voting rights

Singer Michelle Blackwell is helping lead the effort to enfranchise teenagers in the nation's capital. She and guitarist Frank "Scooby" Marshall of the The Chuck Brown All-Star Go-Go Band play a concert at Washington, D.C.'s Howard Theatre.

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Politics & Government

Unlikely Advocates Push To Give 16-Year-Olds A Vote — And A Voice

5:59pm January 18, 2016

by Patrick Madden

Washington, D.C., residents pushing to enfranchise teens think their opinions matter and the move would boost voter participation. But some worry 16-year-olds aren't ready to cast ballots.

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Washington, D.C., mayor Muriel Bowser in November of 2014.

As Washington Prepares To Legalize Pot, Congressman Threatens To Arrest Mayor

4:10pm February 25, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Mayor Muriel Bowser said the city would continue with its plans to legalize pot at midnight. Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah said the District would be in "willful violation of the law."