2018

The D.C. Council wisely let a bad bill die this session. And if it wants the District to be a bustling, vibrant place, it should make sure the bill stays dead.

The holidays often allow us some downtime to reflect on the important people and things in our lives.

As District officials prepare to see more electric scooters and dockless bikes on city streets next year, they are also reflecting on what they have learned since welcoming the vehicles through a pilot program that kicked off last year.…

In June, D.C. voters approved a measure raising tipped workers’ base wages. Four months later the D.C. Council overturned D.C. voters and repealed that initiative – Initiative 77.

A blockbuster report in the Washington Post found that Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans’ consulting firm received stock in an electric sign company right before he introduced legislation that would have directly benefited that company.

A corrections company that won a $60 million federal contract to open a 300-bed halfway house in Northeast Washington lost its lease Thursday after neighborhood residents sued to stop it.

D.C.’s planned SLS Hotel project is facing a delay as its developer works to line up financing.

The mourners carried white signs bearing the names and ages of the dead. Some held round plastic lights meant to look like candles. They followed in procession behind a group of men carrying an empty casket, all the while being pelted by…

A contractor for a company that worked with the D.C. Department of Human Resources was indicted Friday after allegedly bribing a former D.C. official, prosecutors said.

Mike Wise, the former Washington Post sports columnist, ESPN writer and 106.7 The Fan radio host, is joining WUSA9 as a digital journalist and on-air contributor, the station announced on Friday.

Approximately 15 representatives from the People For Fairness Coalition canvassed the Wilson Building on Dec. 21, seeking more funding and stronger legal protections to address homelessness. The effort was part of their commemoration of…

A new app launched yesterday puts a lot of icky information at users' fingertips. HD Scores aggregates data from local health departments and employs an algorithm to score restaurants and all other food service establishments on a scale of…

The U.S. Post Office’s unofficial motto says that “neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds,” but Washingtonians in all four of the city’s quadrants say that…

The comprehensive DC politics roundup, by Cuneyt Dil: TGIF! There's front-page news about Jack Evans receiving an estimated $100K in stock from a digital sign company before trying to push for emergency legislation to benefit the company. …