Though being a part of the District’s shadow delegation has a somewhat super-hero sound to it, Representative Michael Panetta , Senator Paul Strauss and Senator Michael Brown toil in almost total obscurity in their fight for D.C. statehood and self-governance. With no salaries and none of the...

Update, 3:30 p.m.: The statehood site is now live, though it’s pretty basic. Just as quickly as the 2008 presidential campaign signs have come down, new ones have taken their place. Over the weekend, D.C. voting rights activists hung signs advocating for statehood. Designed to look like the District’s...