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District Links: Pinto bill would ban student use of cellphones during the school day; DC opens…

Chris Kain Jan 27, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Employment Services today highlighted the opening of applications for the city's 2025 summer youth jobs program.

District Links: DC’s crime lab regains certification for fingerprint unit; Trump pardons…

Chris Kain Jan 24, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning announced that the DC crime lab's Latent Fingerprint Unit has regained accreditation.

District Links: Trump pardons two MPD officers convicted in deadly chase; local officials quiet…

Chris Kain Jan 23, 2025
President Donald Trump yesterday granted "full and unconditional" pardons to two Metropolitan Police Department officers convicted last year for misconduct in connection with an unauthorized 2020 chase that led to the death of Karon…

District Links: DC joins 22 states in challenging Trump effort to end birthright citizenship; Trump…

Chris Kain Jan 22, 2025
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb has signed onto a court challenge against President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.

District Links: Trump’s return brings telework restrictions, pardons for Jan. 6 defendants;…

Chris Kain Jan 21, 2025
DC's top local officials adopted markedly different tones in statements on the day of President Donald Trump's inauguration, focusing on two different policies implemented through his flurry of executive orders upon taking office.

District Links: Frigid forecast pushes inaugural ceremonies, parade indoors; workers at 5…

Chris Kain Jan 17, 2025
With a forecast of brutally cold temperatures on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump announced late this morning that the inauguration will take place indoors in the Capitol Rotunda, with a viewing party for his supporters at the…

District Links: Ward 1’s Nadeau introduces bottle and can deposit bill with support of 10…

Chris Kain Jan 16, 2025
After a prolonged push by local environmental advocates, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau today announced the introduction of a "bottle bill" to require deposits on beverage containers sold in DC as a way to reduce litter in streets,…

District Links: Mayor unveils commission to organize local events for America’s 250th…

Chris Kain Jan 15, 2025
A commission with past and present DC elected officials among its members will help organize local efforts to commemorate and celebrate America's semiquincentennial next year — the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of…

District Links: AG obtains $6.5M settlement from lottery contractor, subcontractor; DC launches new…

Chris Kain Jan 14, 2025
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb this morning announced a $6.5 million settlement with the contractor and subcontractor selected to receive the District's lucrative lottery and sports betting contract in 2019 — a controversial decision…

District Links: Local, federal officials lay out security plans for inauguration; structural…

Chris Kain Jan 13, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith and federal law enforcement officials today laid out planned security measures and road closures in connection with the 60th presidential inauguration next Monday.

District Links: AG Schwalb sues feds as top driver behind Anacostia River pollution; retired…

Chris Kain Jan 10, 2025
A new lawsuit filed by DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb accuses multiple federal agencies of polluting the Anacostia River for more than 150 years and seeks to force the U.S. government to pay for cleanup efforts.

District Links: Carter state funeral draws global attention to Washington National Cathedral; DPW…

Chris Kain Jan 9, 2025
Icy conditions continue to cause disruptions as crews work to clear more residential streets of snow from Monday's storm, with more than a few observers taking to social media to draw attention to icy side streets and uncleared sidewalks. …

District Links: Norton, Van Hollen pursue DC statehood bill despite GOP control; costs rise for…

Chris Kain Jan 8, 2025
Amid widespread worries that Republican control of the White House and both chambers of Congress will mean incursions on DC's limited home rule, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen yesterday announced that they…

District Links: Council OKs teacher contract, clarifies DGS ability to replace boilers when…

Chris Kain Jan 7, 2025
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve a new five-year contract negotiated by the Washington Teachers' Union, DC Public Schools, and Mayor Muriel Bowser's Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining.

District Links: Biden signs bill to transfer RFK Stadium campus to DC control; snow day comes amid…

Chris Kain Jan 6, 2025
With DC seeing its heaviest snowfall in years, the DC government closed public schools, libraries and recreation centers for the day and banned parking along snow emergency routes so crews can better clear major roadways. Trash, recycling…

District Links: Council shuffles committee responsibilities as new term starts; vote set for next…

Chris Kain Jan 3, 2025
The DC Council yesterday afternoon approved its rules and organizational structure for the upcoming term, but only after unsuccessful attempts to include a few revisions opposed by Chair Phil Mendelson.

District Links: DC Council swears in Ward 7’s Felder, five reelected members; judge rules…

Chris Kain Jan 2, 2025
The DC Council's new term began today as five reelected legislators and one new member were sworn into office — notably including Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr., who faces potential expulsion due to alleged ethics violations in…

District Links: Bowser hails ‘great meeting’ with Trump with discussion of ‘shared…

Chris Kain Dec 31, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser met yesterday with President-elect Donald Trump, saying in a brief statement that the two of them — occasional antagonists during Trump's first four years in the White House — "had a great meeting" where they discussed…

District Links: Local officials relish late win for control of RFK campus; Senate adjourns without…

Chris Kain Dec 30, 2024
The District's efforts to obtain long-term control over the RFK Stadium campus appeared doomed — until a last-minute scramble and early-morning action in the Senate reversed the outcome, leading to the potential for a new Washington…

District Links: Opioids kill older Black men in DC at a higher rate than in other areas; Anacostia…

Chris Kain Dec 20, 2024
The Anacostia Watershed Society has issued its annual "State of the Anacostia" report card, with an overall grade of D+ that represents the highest mark in the study's 10 years.
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District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 9
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 439
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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