DC mayor to grant marriage licenses during shutdown

By Katelyn Caralle

Published January 9, 2019 1:38am ET

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DC mayor to grant marriage licenses during shutdown — The D.C. Council voted on a short-term fix that will legally recognize couples who get married in the city during the partial government shutdown. The marriage bureau in D.C. is part of the district’s courts system, which is funded by the federal government. For the past 17 days, it has been closed because of the […]

The D.C. Council voted on a short-term fix that will legally recognize couples who get married in the city during the partial government shutdown.

The marriage bureau in D.C. is part of the district’s courts system, which is funded by the federal government. For the past 17 days, it has been closed because of the partial federal government shutdown since it is considered a “nonessential” service, the DCist reported.

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