Johnson proposes merging most of Washington D.C. with Maryland
Johnson proposes merging most of Washington D.C. with Maryland Dakota News Now staff © Ron Edmonds The skyline of Washington, D.C., including the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and the U.S. Capitol. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is wading into the debate over making the District of Columbia a state. Johnson recently proposed legislation that would bar Washinton D.C. from becoming a state by merging most of it with Maryland. On Wednesday, Johnson introduced his District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act again. The area that consists of ...