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District Links: Dozens of congressional Dems vow to boycott DC restaurants involved in union…

Chris Kain Jun 5, 2025
A new interactive tool developed by the DC government provides neighborhood-level insights into access to schools, parks, transit services, grocery stores, medical care and other key elements of the physical and built environment.

District Links: Council gives initial OK to bill restricting student cellphone use; MPD drops…

Chris Kain Jun 4, 2025
The DC Council gave initial approval yesterday to legislation that would bar DC students from using personal cellphones at school as of fall 2026.

District Links: Council votes to delay next rise in tipped minimum wage; DC’s newest…

Chris Kain Jun 3, 2025
The DC Council today gave an initial nod to legislation formally naming the recently opened high school on MacArthur Boulevard in honor of legendary Georgetown University men's basketball coach and DC native John R. Thompson Jr.

District Links: Bowser marks redesign of ‘Dave Thomas Circle’ bottleneck; council to…

Chris Kain Jun 2, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials today celebrated the transformation of one of the District's busiest and most dangerous intersections thanks to a yearslong project that invoked eminent domain to displace the iconic Wendy's…

District Links: Trump administration lists DC as ‘sanctuary jurisdiction,’ demands…

Chris Kain May 30, 2025
The Trump administration included DC on a newly posted list of "sanctuary jurisdictions" — accompanied by a warning from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that local officials will soon receive formal notification of alleged…

District Links: Mayor’s scaled-back plan for DC Archives draws criticism from project…

Chris Kain May 29, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser's budget proposal to shelve existing plans for a new DC Archives building at the University of the District of Columbia is drawing objections from an advocacy group that helped galvanize support for the planned…

District Links: Auditor faults DC jail conditions as Bowser looks to private sector to build…

Chris Kain May 28, 2025
A new report issued today by the DC auditor blasting conditions at the DC jail comes as Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing to enlist a private-sector partner to finance and build a replacement for the deteriorating facility.

District Links: Mayor’s long-awaited budget plan avoids layoffs and furloughs despite midyear…

Chris Kain May 27, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser today presented the DC Council with her budget proposals for fiscal year 2026, along with a supplemental budget for the current year that limits spending in line with congressional mandates without resorting to layoffs…

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.
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District Links: New WaPo poll shows Lewis George ahead in mayoral race; Trump eyes ‘promenade’ to connect…

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With mail ballots already distributed and early voting centers set to open Monday for DC's June 16 primary, a newly released WaPo poll shows Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George with a…

jonetta rose barras: More financial and budgetary mess in DC

Jun 5, 2026 99
Next week, the DC Council is expected to take the first of two votes on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed $21.2 billion Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Financial Plan. Don’t expect a smooth landing. …

District Links: Officials urge water conservation with new ‘Drought Watch’ designation; Nadeau floats wealth…

Jun 4, 2026 12
DC Water as well as regional officials are urging customers to conserve water in the wake of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' declaration of a Drought Watch.

District Links: Zoning board resumes operations after DC Council confirms two nominees; council votes to halt…

Jun 3, 2026 8
With yesterday's unanimous DC Council confirmation of two mayoral appointees to the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment, the panel is meeting today for the first time since March, when the absence of a…
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