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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.

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…

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.

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…

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.

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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

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.

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…

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.

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.

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…

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.

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…

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.

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.