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jonetta rose barras: Corrupting ethics and transparency in the DC government

jonetta rose barras Jan 16, 2026

When it comes to ethics, the DC Council appears to be going from bad to worse: Last year, it trashed local open meeting laws. After unanimously voting in February 2025 to expel Ward 8’s Trayon White Sr., the legislature permitted his…

District Links: Commanders publish first renderings of new roofed stadium on RFK campus; House OKs…

Chris Kain Jan 15, 2026

The Washington Commanders and global design firm HKS this morning released initial conceptual renderings of a new roofed stadium along the Anacostia River to replace the newly demolished RFK Memorial Stadium, where the team played for…

Arts and Culture

Meet RenRiot: A band reshaping DC’s rock landscape one riff at a time

Rasheeda Campbell Jan 15, 2026

On a recent Friday night, passionate rebellious screams, high-energy drumming and raw guitar riffs echoed outside of O'Shaughnessy's Pub in Alexandria. It was the bar’s Band Nite, themed “Punk in the Alley,” and inside the small, intimate…

District Links: McDuffie enters Democratic Party’s mayoral contest; Trump admin eyes West…

Chris Kain Jan 14, 2026

With DC's June 16 primary just over five months away, recently resigned at-large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie this morning launched his long-anticipated mayoral bid — entering a Democratic primary contest that features Ward 4…

District Links: Elections Board sets June 16 for special election to fill at-large council vacancy;…

Chris Kain Jan 13, 2026

The DC Board of Elections has officially scheduled a special election on June 16 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of at-large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.

District Links: Bowser praises draft appropriations bill for boosts to DC security fund, DCTAG grant…

Chris Kain Jan 12, 2026

Mayor Muriel Bowser is hailing the proposed funding levels for DC's Emergency Planning and Security Fund and the DC Tuition Assistance Grant program in a newly released bicameral, bipartisan appropriations bill.

District Links: New bill aims to strengthen DC air pollution permitting process; NCPC hears new…

Chris Kain Jan 9, 2026

A new bill under consideration by the DC Council seeks to combat air pollution in the District by improving the Department of Energy and Environment's permitting process and requiring the agency to devote more personnel and resources to…

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Should the term of DC’s CFO be extended amid this political change?

jonetta rose barras Jan 9, 2026

On Christmas Eve, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton announced she had reintroduced legislation to allow the DC mayor and council to determine the salary of the city’s chief financial officer. “Giving the District the ability to raise the pay…

District Links: DC marks closure of 100th illegal cannabis business; new bill aims to combat…

Chris Kain Jan 8, 2026

Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration and the Metropolitan Police Department today announced the closure of the 100th illegal cannabis business as part of a joint enforcement initiative that began 16…

District Links: Council OKs new BID in Congress Heights; U.S. Department of Transportation eyes…

Chris Kain Jan 7, 2026

The DC Council yesterday advanced plans for the creation of a new business improvement district in Ward 8's Congress Heights neighborhood, where extensive development is remaking the St. Elizabeths East campus.

District Links: Council votes to add transit workers to home purchase assistance program; longtime…

Chris Kain Jan 6, 2026

The DC Council gave initial approval this afternoon to a bill to enable public transit employees to participate in a program that provides DC government workers with down-payment assistance so they can purchase homes in the District.

District Links: Mendelson aims to fill interim at-large council seat by end of January; DC sees…

Chris Kain Jan 5, 2026

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson said today that he hopes to select an interim pick by the end of the month to fill the at-large vacancy created by the resignation of Kenyan McDuffie, which took effect today.

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District Links: New council bill aims to curb increases in domestic violence; Kennedy Center Honors to shift to Capital…

Oct 2, 2026 18

Amid a rise in assaults and homicides related to domestic violence, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto this week introduced legislation that aims to reverse the trend and to support survivors of…

jonetta rose barras: The public should demand the retrial of Trayon White and his removal from the DC Council

Oct 2, 2026 286

DC residents who want an honest and ethical government should aggressively advocate for U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to retry Ward 8 DC Councilmember Trayon White Sr. on federal bribery charges.…

District Links: Bowser cuts ribbon on new DC Infrastructure Academy campus at Ward 5’s Spingarn; AG reaches $8.25M…

Oct 1, 2026 26

Mayor Muriel Bowser joined other DC officials and Spingarn High School alumni today to cut the ribbon on the newly completed DC Infrastructure Academy at the historic but long-shuttered Ward 5…

District Links: Trump targets invasive mosquitoes, ticks in DC; AG wins court order for security upgrades at Ward 8…

Sep 30, 2026 17

The White House yesterday announced a new initiative to eliminate invasive ticks and mosquitoes from federal lands in DC, vowing to rely on "safe and effective, non-chemical, and technology-enabled…

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