A Tar Heel trying to find her way in the nation's capital. I edit stories on news around the DMV for @postlocal; past: many hats @theobserver
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Early voting centers are open in D.C. ahead of the June 16 primary and special elections.
Here's a roundup of some of our recent @postlocal coverage
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The June 16 primary also features five Democrats vying to replace Eleanor Holmes Norton, who is retiring after more than three decades as D.C.’s nonvoting congressional representative.
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This is the first election using ranked-choice voting. Unsure how it works? Here's an explainer.
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April D. Bethea retweeted
Jun 5
Would appreciate folks citing our D.C. poll crediting our cosponsors at GMU's @ScharSchool (rather than just calling it a Washington Post poll). The school has been a strong partner on local and national polls for more than a decade and deserve credit
Jun 5
NEW Washington Post-Schar School D.C. poll: Janeese Lewis George leads D.C. mayoral race by 11 points over Kenyan McDuffie, but 1 in 4 likely voters remain undecided before the June 16 primary. Details in our story w/ @jennygathright & @sophiansolano washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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April D. Bethea retweeted
Jun 5
D.C.'s electorate is really young! Census Bureau shows 60% of voting-age citizens are 18-44 (Our reg voter sample is weighted to Census estimates). Young people vote at lower rates and in our poll, 18-39's drop to 41% of likely voters (vs. 47% of reg Dems) data.census.gov/table/ACSST1…
Jun 5
WaPo poll is out. First glance, not good for McDuffie, but upon careful review it skews wayyyyy too young. WTF WaPo?!?!?
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Janeese Lewis George leads Kenyan R. McDuffie by double-digits in the Democratic primary for D.C. mayor, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll. But a quarter of voters remain undecided.
More from @jennygathright, @sfcpoll & @sophiansolano
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April D. Bethea retweeted
SPJ has named @jkbjournalist, @RobinGivhan, @WalterVRobinson and @DickieV as 2026 Fellows of the Society, the highest professional honor awarded by the organization.
✨Explore the remarkable work and achievements of the 2026 Fellows ahead of SPJ26: bit.ly/43cHlHm
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May 26
Matt Leclercq, senior managing editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, will be the new editor of @theobserver
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April D. Bethea retweeted
May 13
This is a great moment to encourage interested reporters to please apply for our open education beat here on Metro -- critical reporting we really do need more of.
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I hate talking about how things once were in media, but the Post long had a dedicated schools reporter, as did WAMU. (And I’m sure I am forgetting others.)
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April D. Bethea retweeted
Big @postlocal scoop 👇
New: the exceptional @jennygathright obtained the 554-page internal MPD investigation documenting alleged misconduct by 13 top D.C. police officials, including internal emails and findings from investigators that shed new light on the crime stats probe: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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April D. Bethea retweeted
NEWS: The 554-page D.C. police internal investigation into crime statistic manipulation, reviewed by The Washington Post, shows why investigators say certain officials in the department improperly manipulated crime statistics. My story: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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April D. Bethea retweeted
BREAKING: @CLTMayor announches she will resign from office June 30. Background here: x.com/i/status/2052349497804…
BREAKING: there is increasing speculation that @ViLyles @CLTMayor will step down before her term ends in December 2027. wfae.org/politics/2026-05-07…
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More on this story as it develops: wapo.st/4f6BASu
NEWS with @ELaserDavies: Multiple high-ranking D.C. police officials have been served papers saying the department intends to fire them, according to three D.C. police officials familiar with the situation. Details still developing but at least some terminations related to stats
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We’re looking for a reporter to cover stories about local students, educators and school trends across the D.C. region for @postlocal. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but those received by May 15 will be prioritized. washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.c…
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April D. Bethea retweeted
“You don’t talk much do you?”
Me: *tries to talk*
- gets interrupted
- no one cares
- gets talked over
- gets ignored
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April D. Bethea retweeted
Apr 30
From McDuffie calling for 1,000 more police officers, to Lewis George flirting with publicly owned grocery stores, 5 takeaways from last night's debate: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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