The revelation last week that the Trump Justice Department had spied on three Washington Post reporters’ phone records barely caused a stir. But as much as I’d like to think that such behavior would shock the conscience, I can understand why the story failed to resonate. It was, after all, the sort of thing that…
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Washington, DC could finally get a taste of statehood next month, as activists promote a pilot program that would allow residents to exchange DC-specific perqs with other states for short-term congressional representation.
Informally dubbed the “Statehood swap”, the pilot would establish a market-based platform in which states can exchange access to their voting members of congress for a given duration in exchange for “congressional credits”. DC can then purchase those credits in exchange for a type of influence no other jurisdiction can claim but apparently have long coveted: access to US Capitol-adjacent yard signs and parking spots.
In Durham, N.C., 1 in 5 adults had a suspended license because of unpaid fines or failure to appear in traffic court, with residents of color disproportionately impacted. Thanks to the Durham Expunction and Restoration program, $2.7 million in fines have been waived.
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Latisha Johnson is a transportation planner and graduate student at Morgan State University. Her interest in planning stems from a desire to create an inclusive, sustainable, and just built environment. Latisha is a North Carolina native currently living in Silver Spring.