Week Around The Ists: DCist

DCist was on the scene as Mayor Vince Gray, six D.C. Councilmembers and 34 others were arrested by Capitol Police as part of a demonstration in support of D.C. voting rights and autonomy. One of the issues the Mayor and company were protesting -- the controversial inclusion of a rider prohibiting D.C. from spending local funds to pay for abortions for low-income women -- also spurred heated debate among readers as it went into effect.

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