D.C. primary election voter guide: What to know for the June 16 ballot
By
Martin Austermuhle
Toasted golden, schmeared with insight. Top of the rack.
Summary
A comprehensive voter guide for Washington D.C.'s June 16 primary election, produced by The 51st (a worker-led nonprofit local newsroom). The article covers the political landscape in D.C., which is facing economic challenges from Trump administration federal workforce cuts, a struggling downtown post-pandemic, and increased Congressional interference in local affairs. The guide explains what voters need to know about the ballot, including the mayoral race to succeed Muriel Bowser and D.C. Council seats.
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· 2 pulledD.C. is at a crossroads, with its economy battered by the Trump administration's cuts to the federal workforce, downtown suffering a post-pandemic hangover, and Republicans in Congress and the White House more willing to aggressively interfere in the city's local affairs.
Whoever takes over for Mayor Muriel Bowser and gets seated on the D.C. Council will be faced with the unenviable task of needing to do mo
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