The citywide races for D.C. mayor and delegate are sucking up most of the oxygen ahead of the June 16 primary. Who else is on the ballot, and where do they stand on the issues? buff.ly/lED9nIQ
Coming up Friday on The Politics Hour, WAMU's Senior D.C. Politics Reporter Alex Koma Washington Informer reporter Sam P.K. Collins join the show to break down the D.C. primary races ahead of election day.
Last Friday after The Politics Hour, we caught up with At-Large D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson to find out how she and her colleagues could improve the city's 311 system. She told us that the city should work more efficiently to avoid the need for some 311 requests in the first place.
Friday on The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi, WAMU's Alex Koma and the Washington Informer's Sam P.K. Collins break down next week's D.C. primaries.
A pair of council candidates in Ward 1 are at odds over a new mailer. Rashida Brown is attacking Aparna Raj over his past criticisms of President Joe Biden, dredging up a thorny debate about the war in Gaza. buff.ly/xynfkbg
The race to control the D.C. Democratic Party is getting personal, with unusually high stakes for the little-noticed, down-ballot positions this year. buff.ly/LCPfGlj
Then, Virginia House Delegate Vivian Watts gives us the latest on Virginia budget negotiations.
D.C. ballots will look very different this year, as the city will use ranked choice voting for the first time. Here's a look at how the new voting system works, and how it's impacting the process of counting votes. wamu.org/story/26/06/...
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Plus, Virginia Delegate Vivian Watts fills us in on budget negotiations as lawmakers work to avoid a state government shutdown.
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Four years ago, D.C.’s citywide elections took a back seat to bruising battles for council seats in wards 1, 3 and 5. With open races for mayor, D.C.
The new voting system aims to better represent voter preference in crowded races, but it will also make the process of counting votes more complicated.
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Rashida Brown is accusing one of her top rivals for the seat, Aparna Raj, of being insufficiently committed to the Democratic cause. Raj believes the ads are missing crucial context.
The races to control the Democratic State Committee may be at the bottom of the D.C. ballot, but it's an opportunity determine the party's direction and possibly the composition of the D.C. Council.
