Norton wants to raise the profile of DC mayors to equal governors with half-staff honor

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill that will honor the death of a Washington, D.C., mayor similar to how state governors are honored when they die: with the president ordering flags to be at half-staff.

The move is expected to be “part of a series of bills to ensure equal treatment for the nearly 700,000 residents of the District of Columbia” and will bring the Washington, D.C., mayorship closer to state governors while the office already has similar executive powers.