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DCist: House Republicans To Hold Hearing On D.C. Elections, With Possible Bill Targeting City

Editor Jun 2, 2023

A pair of House committees have scheduled a hearing for next Wednesday on elections in D.C., which could build towards legislation that would require photo ID for voting, eliminate same-day voter registration, and largely do away with the…

District Links: DC selects development team for Reeves Center replacement at 14th and U; five…

Chris Kain Jun 2, 2023

Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration today announced its long-awaited pick to redevelop the Reeves Center site at 14th and U streets NW, with the project slated to include a hotel, a new NAACP headquarters, municipal office space, and…

Washington Post: D.C. firefighters sue city, alleging officials reneged on pension promises

Editor Jun 1, 2023

A group of D.C. firefighters who want to retire sued the District on Thursday, alleging officials reneged on promises to let them transfer to a more generous pension plan after the city’s fire and ambulance services merged more than 15…

WTOP: Sea walls at Tidal Basin, West Potomac Park to be rehabbed, heightened for sea level rise

Editor Jun 1, 2023

The National Park Service plans to rehabilitate and heighten nearly 7,000 feet of sea wall that lines the Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park in an effort to deal with daily flooding.

City Paper: D.C. Firefighters Claim the City is Refusing to Pay Their Pension Benefits

Editor Jun 1, 2023

Five current and former Black firefighters were promised pension funds. Decades later they’re ready to retire, but where’s the money?

DCist: NPS To Raise Tidal Basin Walkways 5 Feet To Account For Sea Level Rise

Editor Jun 1, 2023

When D.C.’s Tidal Basin was built more than 100 years ago, the walkways around it were 6 feet above the Potomac River at low tide. Since then, a combination of rising sea level and sinking land has brought the water much closer — in fact…

Washington Post: Bowser announces new sabbatical program for longtime D.C. agency leaders

Editor Jun 1, 2023

Applications open Thursday for the new sabbatical program and a separate initiative to help veteran agency leaders plan their future in D.C. government

DCist: DCHA’s Deadline To Fix Major Problems Has Come And Gone. Here’s Where Things Stand

Editor Jun 1, 2023

Eight months after the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a scathing audit of D.C.’s public housing authority, the parent agency has closed out just 42 of 103 findings it mandated the DC Housing Authority address.

Axios: New group opposes longer flights out of Reagan National Airport

Editor Jun 1, 2023

United Airlines and groups supporting Dulles Airport yesterday launched a campaign against allowing longer flights out of Reagan National Airport.

District Links: Bowser administration launches sabbatical program for long-serving agency heads;…

Chris Kain Jun 1, 2023

As Mayor Muriel Bowser heads into the sixth month of her third term, her administration is rolling out a new sabbatical program and transition planning in an effort to retain long-serving cabinet officials and smooth the replacement…

District Links: Split council delays vote on rent limits amid procedural skirmish; FY 2024 budget…

Chris Kain May 31, 2023

Efforts to pass legislation to limit rent hikes for tenants living in rent-controlled buildings ground to a temporary halt yesterday afternoon amid procedural wrangling over whose proposal to consider first.

DCist: DCPS Officials Promise Changes And Accountability After Revelations Of Unlawful Contracts

Editor May 31, 2023

D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee on Wednesday said that staffing and procedural changes are being made in the wake of revelations that the school system unlawfully awarded $270 million worth of contracts, but some lawmakers…

DCist: After Fights Over Last-Minute Changes, D.C. Council Gives Final Approval To 2024 Budget

Editor May 31, 2023

The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave final and unanimous approval to a $19.7 billion budget for 2024, closing out what most lawmakers said was one of the toughest budget seasons in recent history — but not before they bickered over some…

Washington Post: D.C. youth feel left out of the school safety debate. Eight weigh in.

Editor May 31, 2023

At first, they thought it was an active shooter drill. On what seemed like a normal Wednesday, students at Roosevelt High School — along with children at neighboring campuses — were placed on lockdown.

Washington Post: D.C. Council approves 2024 budget, delays vote to cap rent increases

Editor May 30, 2023

The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved the city’s $19.7 billion fiscal 2024 budget, voting for proposals to temporarily boost benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and offer $20 million for excluded workers, if…

City Paper: Rent Control Debate Devolves Into Chaos as Mendelson, Pinto Try to Outmaneuver…

Editor May 30, 2023

The Council couldn’t agree on a cap on rent increases for tenants in rent-controlled units, as several competing proposals snarled progress.

DCist: D.C. Wants To Cancel $90 Million In Medical Debt. Here’s How It Would Work.

Editor May 30, 2023

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a $900,000 plan to purchase and cancel medical debts incurred at D.C. hospitals as part of her 2024 budget proposals, which could result in erasing up to $90 million of medical debt for D.C. residents.

City Paper: Resistance from D.C. CFO Forces Progressives to Scramble for SNAP Benefits, Excluded…

Editor May 30, 2023

Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George was forced to turn to a risky funding source for her big priorities.

District Links: DC Council debates amendments to FY 2024 budget; Contee discusses legacy as he…

Chris Kain May 30, 2023

The DC Council is slated to take a final vote on the fiscal year 2024 budget this afternoon, but legislators are first debating multiple amendments to the $19.7 billion spending plan.

Opinion

Jamal Berry: Shortsighted budget cuts jeopardize progress of early childhood’s workforce

Commentary May 30, 2023

The District of Columbia has been on a roll over the last decade to make early childhood education more affordable and equitable. From universal pre-K to the Birth-to-Three law, the District is a national leader viewed by other states as a…

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District Links: McDuffie wins backing of DC Chamber affiliate; Bowser talks up DPW composting program; MPD adds weekend…

May 29, 2026 8

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Public Works are touting the expansion of the city's composting program, with the collection of more than 11 million pounds of food waste since 2017 and…

jonetta rose barras: Nine at-large DC Council Democratic primary candidates fight to win a political lottery

May 29, 2026 188

“While change is good, prepared leadership is better,” Kevin Chavous said as he introduced himself during the DC Office of Campaign Finance’s at-large primary debate late last month. He is one of…

District Links: Feds announce $465 million grant for Union Station repairs, improvements; AU president steps down for…

May 28, 2026 10

American University President Jonathan Alger announced yesterday that he'll step down June 30 after two years in the post.

District Links: Council begins hashing out budget priorities; faulty alert system meant $1M spent on manual fire watch…

May 27, 2026 9

Midway through the DC Council's budget work session, legislators are making clear some of their shared priorities on where to direct any available funding to avoid — or at least trim — cuts proposed…

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