DC Council calls for halt to ICE collaboration

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DC Council Report Slams Local ICE Collaboration

The D.C. Council called for local police to stop working with ICE in a new report, slamming the Bowser administration for a lack of transparency. The report also shows findings that the “coziness” between local and federal authorities has deteriorated trust in local police. [Washington Post 🔒]

Police Procession For Fallen Officer

Officers from D.C. police, Homeland Security, Park Police, and other agencies lined the streets yesterday to pay their respects to fallen D.C. police officer Terry Bennett. He died Wednesday, two weeks after getting hit by a car while assisting a stranded driver. [X/Washington Post 🔒]

Mayor Blasts Plan To Scrap Traffic Cams

Mayor Bowser lambasted the U.S. Department of Transportation’s proposal to eliminate traffic enforcement cameras in D.C., saying they are critical to street safety. DOT wants the proposal included in the upcoming surface transportation bill in Congress and would outlaw speed, red light, and stop sign cameras. [City Cast DC 🎧]

Thousands Hit By Healthcare Cuts

As of Jan. 1, 16,000 D.C. residents were pushed off Medicaid due to new access limits. Most were transferred to a new program called Healthy DC but almost two thousand have been left without coverage. Plus, thousands more in D.C.’s Affordable Care Act marketplace will see higher premiums. [The 51st]

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