2022

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine says in a new court filing that Metro is too sensitive a place to allow regular commuters to carry handguns, because trains and buses carry large numbers of federal workers and also D.C. school children on…

The DC Council is slated to vote later today on emergency legislation to create a new office within the Department of Human Services to provide assistance to migrants being sent to the District by charter bus from border states such as…

Despite the furor over Initiative 77, Initiative 82 looks safe should voters approve it in November.

The D.C. Council will vote Tuesday on an emergency bill to establish an Office of Migrant Services to handle the thousands of migrants being bused to the city.

The full D.C. Council is scheduled Tuesday to consider legislation aimed at stopping drivers from turning right on red lights in the District.

DC's first Lidl store will open soon, bringing a new grocery option to wards 7 and 8.

The District will spend nearly $25 million to help 600 low-income families transition out of homelessness, including up to $10,000 in cash, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced Monday.

If you get caught by a traffic enforcement camera in the D.C. area, the ticket results in a fine. But some District lawmakers think the tickets also should include a point on the driver’s licenses of vehicle owners.

As a part of a new pilot program, D.C. will be giving up to $10,000 in cash to 600 families transitioning out of homelessness, to support housing, food, and income assistance as they advance their career or find employment.

In good news for D.C. streateries, the city’s Office of Risk Management has dropped a proposed increase on insurance rates for businesses seeking permits to operate in outdoor spaces.

Despite losses of commuters to telework, ridership has outpaced expectations, potentially helping Metro avoid major service cuts

The District’s many traffic cameras are well-known for slapping drivers with steep fines for everything from speeding to running a red light, but under a new bill introduced in the D.C. Council they’d also be able to issue something else:…

The DC Department of Human Services is expanding a newly launched program aimed at helping families transitioning from homelessness by providing time, job coaching and cash.

Metro is in better financial shape next year than previously hoped, but the transit agency will still face a tough fiscal road in the years ahead. Leaders say addressing the shortfall will require a wholesale look at the operation — from…

The speed limit on some of D.C.'s major commuter corridors is dropping from 30 mph to 25 mph, in the latest effort by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) to curb the rising number of serious traffic crashes in the nation’s capital.

D.C.’s Hispanic Heritage Month calendar of events this year will have more than just festivals and parties. Along with the traditional festivities, the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs is focused on trying to “preserve and promote” the…

The District’s Nov. 8 Election Day ballot calls to mind the old wedding rhyme: “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” Whether those ballot choices collectively promise good fortune for the city is another…

Clinton Lacey, the former head of the city’s Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, is working to create credible messengers nationwide