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DC Council defiantly overrides mayor’s veto to pass crime bill overhaul
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In a 12-1 vote — with Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White voting in opposition — the council moved to override Mayor Muriel Bowser’s veto of the Revised Criminal Code Act.
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The DC City Council has overruled a veto from Mayor Muriel Bowser, forcing through a revision of the criminal code that would lighten penalties for violent crimes.
Law enforcement leaders had expressed concern about the bill, which reduces some maximum sentences and allows for jury trials in nearly all misdemeanor cases.
The D.C. Council is looking to lessen the penalties for carjacking and other violent crimes — it's a move that will override Mayor Muriel Bowser's (D) veto.
The D.C. Council on Tuesday voted to override Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser’s veto of an update to the district’s criminal code which will reduce sentences for carjackings, robberies, and gun-related felonies in the nation's capital.
The Washington, D.C., Council passed the Revised Criminal Code Act Tuesday, a criminal reform bill that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed previously.
In a 12-1 vote — with Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White voting in opposition — the council moved to override Mayor Muriel Bowser’s veto of the Revised Criminal Code Act.
It’s not often we get the chance to praise the actions of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, so when the opportunity comes along, we should take it. Such a rare incident took place earlier this month when...
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