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District Links: Panel floats redevelopment ideas for Forrestal Complex recommended for sale; Bowser…

Chris Kain May 23, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy's headquarters at the northern end of L'Enfant Plaza is among three federal buildings in DC identified yesterday for possible consolidation and disposition by the bipartisan Public Buildings Reform Board.

District Links: Organizers say they’ll redraft RFK initiative amid legal obstacles; Nadeau…

Chris Kain May 22, 2025
Organizers of the proposed "Use of RFK Site for Homes Not Stadiums" ballot initiative say they'll modify their proposed language in the wake of advisory opinions from Attorney General Brian Schwalb and the DC Council's general counsel that…

District Links: DC tops ranking of big-city park systems; House panel votes to undo DC laws on…

Chris Kain May 21, 2025
DC ranks as the nation's "best big-city park system" for the fifth year in a row, according to the latest survey from the Trust for Public Land.

District Links: DC’s population rise last year ranks 12th among U.S. cities; Trump hosts White…

Chris Kain May 20, 2025
With population growth reported last year for most cities and towns across the country, the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent analysis places DC among the top 15 in terms of the numerical increase.

District Links: Rent-control database set for public debut after nearly a decade of delays; WaPo…

Chris Kain May 19, 2025
A decade after the DC Council directed the Department of Housing and Community Development to create a publicly accessible online database of rent-controlled units, the website — dubbed RentRegistry — is set for an official debut on June…

District Links: FBI will soon leave its ‘unsafe’ Pennsylvania Avenue headquarters,…

Chris Kain May 16, 2025
The FBI will soon leave its iconic headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue downtown, with plans to transfer 1,500 agents out of the Washington area, the agency's director announced via a Fox Business interview set to air on Sunday.

District Links: Mayor’s formal budget submission expected just after Memorial Day;…

Chris Kain May 15, 2025
DC budget watchers can make their post-Memorial Day plans now: That's the apparent timetable for Mayor Muriel Bowser's formal submission of her budget plan to the DC Council, which will kick off the 70-day clock for the legislature to…

District Links: Council advances bill to restrict cellphones at schools; departing U.S. attorney…

Chris Kain May 14, 2025
The DC Council is moving forward with legislation to remove students' personal cellphones from classrooms as of fall 2026, but some legislators are pressing for a faster timetable for implementation.

District Links: Councilmembers air frustration over continued delays in Bowser’s budget…

Chris Kain May 13, 2025
Amid continuing delays in the receipt of the mayor's budget proposals nearly six weeks after the original deadline set by the DC Council, legislators this afternoon expressed frustration that they still don't know when they can expect to…

District Links: New DC count shows 9% reduction in homelessness after 2 years on the rise; WaPo poll…

Chris Kain May 12, 2025
DC officials today reported an overall 9% reduction in homelessness over the past year, with an 18.1% decrease among families and a 4.5% decrease among unaccompanied individuals.

District Links: Trump names Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for DC;…

Chris Kain May 9, 2025
Within hours of announcing that he was pulling the embattled nomination of Ed Martin as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, President Donald Trump announced a high-profile pick to fill the post on an interim basis: Fox News host…

District Links: Trump drops Martin nomination amid confirmation doubts; WaPo poll finds support for…

Chris Kain May 8, 2025
President Donald Trump is pulling the controversial nomination of Ed Martin as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia ahead of a key deadline and amid increasingly dim prospects of his Senate confirmation.

District Links: ICE agents visit multiple DC restaurants to request employment eligibility papers;…

Chris Kain May 7, 2025
A large sewer line next to Rock Creek will undergo emergency repairs after a routine video inspection revealed a 200-foot-long fracture in the brick-lined tunnel ceiling, DC Water announced last week.

District Links: House speaker vows vote on DC spending fix ‘as quickly as possible’; key…

Chris Kain May 6, 2025
Prospects of House action on the DC spending fix had seemingly dimmed in recent weeks amid reports of dissension among some conservative lawmakers, but the GOP speaker offered assurances last night that a vote will occur "as quickly as…

District Links: Mayor says she’ll push for repeal of tipped wage elimination as part of growth…

Chris Kain May 5, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that her budget proposal will incorporate an economic growth agenda to include the repeal of the ballot measure that is phasing out the District's tipped minimum wage.

District Links: Bowser warns of dire impacts as DC urges against cut to federal share of Medicaid…

Chris Kain May 2, 2025
At a morning press conference on the grounds of Children's National Hospital, Mayor Muriel Bowser and local health care leaders warned of dire impacts on the city's entire health care system — including service cutbacks and longer waits at…

District Links: Senate panel delays vote on confirmation hearing for U.S. attorney for DC; report…

Chris Kain May 1, 2025
A new analysis proposes the conversion of vacant office space into "tiny apartments" as a way to add low-cost housing and spur growth in DC's downtown area.

District Links: Bowser vows another $100M for Housing Production Trust Fund amid budget-timing…

Chris Kain Apr 30, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser continues to tease out aspects of her forthcoming fiscal year 2026 budget, with an announcement today that she'll include a $100 million investment in the Housing Production Trust Fund.

District Links: Council extends budget deadline to May 15 amid objections to mayor’s…

Chris Kain Apr 29, 2025
With legislators frustrated over a monthlong delay in receiving Mayor Muriel Bowser's budget proposals and continued uncertainty about the timing of their eventual submission, the DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to set May 15…

District Links: Bowser touts $3.7B deal with Commanders as transformational; investigation tracks…

Chris Kain Apr 28, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser and Washington Commanders ownership this morning announced a $3.7 billion deal to build a roofed, 65,000-seat stadium as part of mixed-use redevelopment of the RFK campus — setting the stage for months of debate ahead…
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District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 8
Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

Apr 24, 2026 11
With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

jonetta rose barras: Who among DC’s mayoral candidates can help the city fulfill its potential? (Part 1)

Apr 24, 2026 437
A diverse crowd of nearly 300 people squeezed into the auditorium at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Monday evening; it was a standing-room-only setting at the latest DC mayoral forum,…

District Links: Moody’s pulls negative outlook it added last year to DC debt rating; House panel advances bill…

Apr 23, 2026 14
Moody's Ratings this week removed its negative outlook on DC's debt rating while noting "the District's very strong fiscal governance and prudent budget management."
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