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  2. District of Columbia home rule - Wikipedia

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    On July 16, 1790, the Residence Act provided for a new permanent capital to be located on the Potomac River, the exact area to be selected by President Washington.As permitted by the U.S. Constitution, the initial shape of the federal district was a square, measuring 10 miles (16 km) on each side, totaling 100 square miles (260 km 2).

  3. District of Columbia Home Rule Act - Wikipedia

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    District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act; Other short titles: District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Long title: To reorganize the governmental structure of the District of Columbia, to provide a charter for local government in the District of Columbia subject to acceptance by a majority of the registered qualified electors in the District of Columbia, to delegate ...

  4. Government of the District of Columbia - Wikipedia

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    However, the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (PCSB) was created in 1996 as a second, independent agency with authorization authority for public charter schools. [12] The DC Council passed legislation in 2007 giving the DC Mayor direct authority over the DCPS and transferred the oversight responsibility for the charter schools ...

  5. Home rule in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Grand Island adopted a home rule charter in 1928; it was repealed by the voters on April 2, 1963. The city council subsequently repealed the charter on April 17, 1963, with Ordinance 3990. Nevada: No [14] Yes Home rule legislation SB29 took effect July 2015, and gave more power to county commissioners.

  6. Home rule must continue to protects the suburbs from Albany - AOL

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  7. District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 - Wikipedia

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    In the present day, the name "Washington" is commonly used to refer to the entire District, but DC law continues to use the definition of the city of Washington as given in the 1871 Organic Act. [10] In 1873, President Grant appointed an influential member of the board of public works, Alexander Robey Shepherd, to the post of governor. Shepherd ...

  8. Westover 2023: Charter changes, Home Rule and Holland Avenue

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    Jan. 2—A handful of charter changes, a successful Home Rule application leading to passage of a 1 % municipal sales tax and whole lot of Holland Avenue held Westover City Council's attention in ...

  9. For lessons in bipartisanship, turn to — Macomb County? - AOL

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    The new Macomb County Sheriff Marine Division Headquarters in Harrison Twp. has a heated boat garage with five adjustable boat wells in the 14,000 square-foot facility, which coast $10.4 million ...