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The New Hampshire state legislature shot down a bill Friday that would have voiced support for D.C. statehood.
New Hampshire lawmakers have rejected a resolution that would have supported admitting the District of Columbia to the union as the 51st state, according to the Associated Press.
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray and members of the D.C. Council flew to New Hampshire on Friday to testify before a state legislative committee considering the resolution. The D.C. contingent spent some time clearing up common misconceptions, like that D.C. has a voting member in the U.S. Senate and that the District doesn't raise its own revenues.
Lawmakers rejected the proposal 8-3, citing concerns about whether it was constitutional. Republican committee members in particular were critical of the proposal.
The section of the constitution cited was Article 1, Section 8, which refers to D.C. as "the Seat of the Government of the United States."
The initial resolution in support of D.C. statehood was introduced in the New Hampshire House of Representatives by Democrat Cindy Rosenwald.
The trip cost the city about $4,000.
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Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York
Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.NPR
Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York
Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.WAMU 88.5
Virginia Republicans Select Candidates For November Election
The Republican ticket for November's election includes Ken Cuccinelli for governor, E.W. Jackson for lieutenant governor, and Mark Obenshain for attorney general.
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