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Vol 59 No 39...July 11 - 17, 2024
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I-83 Proponents Submit Thousands of Signatures to D.C. Board of Elections Debate Rages on about Voter Turnout, Outside Influences, and Black Voting Power By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer The movement for ranked-choice voting and open primaries reached new heights with the collection -- and delivery -- of tens of thousands of signatures in support of Initiative 83. On July 1, dozens of people representing Make All Votes Count DC converged on D.C. Board of Elections (DCBOE) headquarters in Southeast with six black boxes sitting atop a red wagon. Those boxes, Make All Votes Count DC members said, had 8,528 petitions with more than 40,000 signatures from voters representing all eight wards of the District. “This is a historic moment. I'm really excited that we were able to gain momentum from all eight wards and hit a threshold,” said Lisa D.T. Rice, a Ward 7 resident and proposer of Initiative 83. “People from all across the city want to make this type of positive change.” On June 4, which was primary elec-
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Biden Visits D.C. Agency to talk about local and national challenges and solutions to curb natural diAnnouncing New Efforts to Curb leaders sasters. However, a major focus of the event was addressing the high temperatures and how his administration is working to reduce the rate of heat induced illnesses. Impact of Natural Disasters “Extreme heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States. 5 President Joe Biden meets with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other leaders to discuss a viable response to excessive heat. (Ashleigh Fields/The Washington Informer)
By Ashleigh Fields WI Contributing Writer President Joe Biden recently paid a visit to the D.C. Emergency Operations Center where he met with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other
More people die from extreme heat than floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes combined,” Biden stated in his opening remarks citing 10- degree plus weather in D.C. and Arizona, before drawing attendees attention to Hurricane Beryl, the earliest category 5 hurricane in the country’s history.
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NFL CB KHYREE JACKSON, FORMER UMD ATHLETE DIED AT SCENE
Promising Athletes, Newly Minted NFL Player Killed in Tragic Accident Community Mourns Loss of Former Wise High School Football Champions By Richard Elliott WI Contributing Reporter Khyree Jackson, who was recently drafted to the Minnesota Vikings, and his former Dr. Henry A. Wise High School teammates Isaiah Hazel and Anthony “A.J.” Lytton Jr, 5Khyree Jackson, AJ Lytton, and Isaiah Hazel were all tragically killed in a traffic collision in Upper Marlboro in the army hours of July 6. All three were under the age of 25. (Photo Credit: @BowieDogFootballvia Instagram)
were tragically killed in a traffic accident on Upper Marlboro’s Pennsylvania Avenue shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 6. Both Jackson and Hazel were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, and Lytton died at the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center. The incident occurred when another driver attempted to change lanes at a high speed and struck the vehicle with Jackson, Hazel and Lytton. None of the passengers in the
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