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Press Release: Norton, Van Hollen, Carper, Maloney, Brown Celebrate House Passage of D.C. National…

Press Release Jul 14, 2022

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 14, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Tom Carper (D-DE),…

District Links: House Dems back mayoral authority over DC National Guard; council sets net-zero…

Chris Kain Jul 14, 2022

On a largely party-line vote, the U.S. House of Representatives last night backed the transfer of authority over the DC National Guard from the president to the District's mayor — a change described by backers as a major advancement in…

City Paper: Bowser’s Delays Could Cost D.C. the Chance to Take Back Control of Parole From the Feds

Editor Jul 14, 2022

Advocates fear the city has missed a golden opportunity to gain more autonomy and help incarcerated people.

Washington Post: D.C. schools must report on classroom door locks, faulty HVACS under proposal

Editor Jul 14, 2022

The bill would also require the city to report the percentage of students not up to date on their routine vaccines at each school

Washington Business Journal: Remote work and housing costs: D.C.’s new economic development…

Editor Jul 14, 2022

The District has begun the process of drafting a new five-year economic development plan that will take into account the lasting impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the city's economy.

DCist: D.C. Moves To Ban Natural Gas In Most New Buildings, Aiming For Carbon Neutrality

Editor Jul 14, 2022

By 2026, all new buildings and substantial renovations in D.C. will have to be net-zero construction, meaning they produce as much energy as they consume, under legislation passed unanimously by the D.C. Council Tuesday. The legislation,…

Washington Post: D.C. AG: Employer hit janitors with unfair fees, denied sick leave

Editor Jul 14, 2022

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine’s office has filed a lawsuit alleging a company providing local janitorial services hammered employees with illegal fees and denied workers sick leave.

WTOP: DC AG sues janitorial companies, calls wage practices ‘clear bait-and-switch’

Editor Jul 14, 2022

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing a janitorial company and its franchise, alleging it did not allow employees to take sick leave and gave them multiple fees.

WTOP: Study reveals decline in DC school enrollment, what’s expected in coming years

Editor Jul 14, 2022

School enrollment numbers in D.C. are projected to decline, the latest shift after years of growth in its public and charter schools.

Washington Post: D.C. school enrollment expected to drop after years of increases

Editor Jul 14, 2022

The shift is driven by declining birthrates and people leaving the city or changing schools during the pandemic, study finds

Washington Post: D.C. aid groups overwhelmed as migrants arrive from Texas, Arizona

Editor Jul 14, 2022

Aid groups helping migrants coming to D.C. on buses from Texas and Arizona were overwhelmed this week after coronavirus quarantines sidelined many volunteers and area shelters filled up, leaving some of the migrants to sleep at Union…

WTOP: Mixed views on success of DC Lottery’s sports betting app

Editor Jul 14, 2022

D.C.’s mobile app for sports betting didn’t get off to a great start, underperforming despite expectations and losing money. Some in the District Council who voted for the current setup have since expressed their regret, but others say…

Press Release: House Passes Norton Amendment to Give D.C. the Same Number of Service Academy…

Press Release Jul 13, 2022

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 13, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the House today passed her amendment to the fiscal year…

Press Release: D.C. Council Approves Councilmember Bonds’ Remote Notarization Bill and Funding for…

Press Release Jul 13, 2022

News Release — At-large DC Council member Anita Bonds July 13, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kevin B. Chavous The affordable units will provide housing for people making 30% or below of Median Family Income and will be…

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DC domestic workers push for long-sought protections as new legislative hurdles emerge

Annemarie Cuccia Jul 13, 2022

For the past two years, Reina has had three jobs. “Teacher, mother, provider,” she said. “It was very difficult.” Reina, who asked to be referred to by her first name out of concern for retaliation, is a domestic worker in DC. When…

District Links: Council votes to allow driver’s license renewals despite unpaid fines; study…

Chris Kain Jul 13, 2022

The DC Council approved legislation yesterday to enable residents with unpaid fines for traffic violations to obtain or renew a driver's license, winning praise from groups that pushed the legislation as an important social justice measure…

Washington Post: D.C. Council to let drivers with unpaid tickets stay on the road

Editor Jul 12, 2022

D.C. lawmakers moved forward with a plan on Tuesday to end the practice of preventing residents from renewing their driver’s licenses if they have unpaid traffic fines, despite several council members’ concerns that leniency could worsen…

WTOP: DC residents can pre-register for monkeypox vaccine appointments

Editor Jul 12, 2022

District residents can now pre-register for monkeypox vaccination appointments online, DC Health said Tuesday.

City Paper: DC Improv Has the Last Laugh

Editor Jul 12, 2022

The city’s longest operating comedy club survived the pandemic and is now roaring into its dirty 30s.

Washington Business Journal: Georgetown University’s expanded public policy school to move to…

Editor Jul 12, 2022

Georgetown University said it plans to move the home of its McCourt School of Public Policy to downtown D.C., near Judiciary Square, in 2024.

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Allister Chang and Raul Echevarria: The economics underneath DC’s childcare system are breaking down

Jun 22, 2026 98

This month, the DC Council voted to reverse most of the mayor's proposed cuts to early childhood programs, adding roughly $60 million to the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and nearly $50…

District Links: Council set to vote tomorrow on revised budget plans; DC breaks ground on long-awaited Crummell…

Jun 22, 2026 8

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today released the text of the revised fiscal year 2026 budget legislation slated for consideration tomorrow, as well as an amended version of the FY 2027 Local Budget…

jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old political era?

Jun 19, 2026 314

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson may not seem a Yoda doppelganger: He lacks pointy ears; he is also considerably taller and much younger than the Star Wars Jedi Master. What’s more, compared to the…

District Links: McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Lewis George; Silverman set for council return; old machines…

Jun 18, 2026 20

Mayoral hopeful Kenyan McDuffie this morning conceded the Democratic primary to Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, who has 52.87% of the vote in the updated tally released this afternoon by…

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