2020

Happy Tuesday. Citing the likelihood of an eviction crisis once the current public health emergency ends, the DC Council voted today on emergency legislation to seal certain eviction records and add related tenant protections.

The union representing D.C. police officers is accusing the District and the police department of not fully compensating them for work done during the pandemic.

Marriott International Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, alleging the company is "shirking" its financial obligations in an attempt to permanently close the storied hotel and make way for a…

D.C. lawmakers say some 39,000 evictions are in line to be filed in District Superior Court as soon as the state of emergency’s moratorium lifts.

Despite a looming budget crisis with no federal help on the way, Metro is sticking to its plan to keep up with scheduled maintenance projects.

Latin vendors at La Cosecha have seen more customers and higher sales for their small businesses during the Hispanic heritage celebrations this month in NoMa’s Union Market.

A labor union of Georgetown University graduate students is seeking arbitration with the administration in a dispute over protections related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Democratic House members representing the Washington region urged stricter White House social distancing measures and cooperation with local public health officials Tuesday as the nation’s capital notched its highest daily coronavirus…

D.C. could become the latest jurisdiction to explore providing reparations to the descendants of enslaved people.

It may have been tough to enjoy it, gulping air through a mask while avoiding other humans, but D.C. had the lowest smog levels in many decades this summer.

Restrictions due to the pandemic and weather helped lower pollution levels this year.

The Council chairman agreed to edit his report and postpone a resolution to change the name of Woodrow Wilson High School.

D.C. is launching a new $3 million Small Business Resiliency Fund that will offer small District businesses $10,000 in emergency operational funds.

As traffic eased during the spring and summer because of the coronavirus pandemic, Washingtonians enjoyed the cleanest air in decades.

Imagine a vault for your vote. That’s what D.C.’s mail-in ballot drop boxes are.

There are some museum exhibits that should probably not be mounted outside. I’d worry if the National Gallery of Art moved its Leonardo da Vinci painting to the sidewalk or the National Archives unrolled the Declaration of Independence on…

D.C. just recorded the highest number of daily coronavirus cases in more than four months.

Nine congressional Democrats from the D.C. region denounced the White House’s handling of its coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday.

The D.C. Council unanimously approved a measure that requires landlords to provide photographic evidence that tenants have been given notice of eviction cases against them. The measure was a new amendment added to emergency renter…