District Links: Council extends help to more tenants in new relief bill; how DC is tracking community spread, which continues to decline; and more

By Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil On May 19, 2020 Last updated May 19, 2020

Happy Tuesday. The DC Council approved its latest coronavirus response legislation today, with a majority of its members insisting on a provision to extend payment-plan protections to residential tenants renting from small landlords.

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