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District Links: Bowser touts Commanders stadium as best anchor for RFK redevelopment; fallout…

Chris Kain Feb 14, 2025
At a community meeting last night, Mayor Muriel Bowser laid out a vision of a redeveloped RFK Stadium campus that relies on the Washington Commanders as an anchor — an effort not only to court the team's owners but also to build public…

District Links: DC Fire and EMS set to launch joint paramedic program with UDC; records show 100+…

Chris Kain Feb 13, 2025
The District's first publicly accessible paramedic education program is slated to launch next year, thanks to a new partnership between the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and the University of the District of Columbia.

District Links: Bowser unveils housing bill amid concerns about effects of unpaid rent; new Kennedy…

Chris Kain Feb 12, 2025
As DC's affordable housing sector continues to raise alarm about high levels of unpaid rent among tenants, Mayor Muriel Bowser this afternoon announced a proposed legislative package that would extend the temporary changes to eviction…

District Links: New national report cites DC schools for math, reading gains since 2022; Trump…

Chris Kain Feb 11, 2025
A new analysis of academic progress in school districts across the country cites the District of Columbia as a bright spot given its top ranking among states in math and reading recovery between 2022 and 2024.

District Links: Bowser hails DC statehood when asked about bill to revoke home rule; Trump says…

Chris Kain Feb 10, 2025
Asked today about congressional legislation reintroduced late last week by two Republican lawmakers seeking to revoke the District's limited home rule, Mayor Muriel Bowser emphasized the need for full autonomy through statehood.

District Links: Two GOP lawmakers reintroduce bill to repeal DC home rule, drawing local criticism;…

Chris Kain Feb 7, 2025
Two Republican lawmakers are renewing their effort to repeal the DC Home Rule Act that has provided limited political autonomy over the past five decades via a locally elected mayor and 13-member council.

District Links: New Cedar Hill hospital in Southeast set to open April 15; Events DC inks CareFirst…

Chris Kain Feb 6, 2025
April 15 is memorable around the country as the customary filing deadline for income taxes, but the date this year will have added significance locally as opening day for the District's newly built hospital on the St. Elizabeths East…

District Links: Council agrees to transfer of RFK campus, in an early step toward redevelopment; AG…

Chris Kain Feb 5, 2025
The DC Council voted unanimously yesterday to formally approve the transfer of the RFK Stadium campus from federal to local control for 99 years — a precursor to discussions regarding the shape of mixed-use development envisioned for its…

District Links: Council votes 12-0 to expel Ward 8’s Trayon White amid bribery scandal;…

Chris Kain Feb 4, 2025
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to expel Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr. for violations of ethics laws and council rules — a historic action that marks the first time the legislature has removed one of its members,…

District Links: Salvage crews pull parts of commercial jet from Potomac River crash site; lawsuit…

Chris Kain Feb 3, 2025
Salvage crews have removed much of the commercial airliner that crashed last week into the Potomac River after a mid-air collision with an Army helicopter that killed 69 people.

District Links: FAA restricts riverfront helicopter routes near DCA after deadly crash; disaster…

Chris Kain Jan 31, 2025
As crews continue recovery efforts after Wednesday's mid-air collision that killed 67 people and the official investigation delves into what caused the military helicopter and passenger jet to crash into the Potomac River, the Federal…

District Links: Mid-air collision near DCA leaves no survivors; OAG files suit over alleged…

Chris Kain Jan 30, 2025
Crews with the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and other first responders continue to battle frigid, icy conditions and limited visibility in the Potomac River as they work to recover casualties from last night's mid-air…

District Links: DC sees ‘positive trajectory’ in test scores, with notable rise in…

Chris Kain Jan 29, 2025
DC officials are pointing to signs of continued improvement in newly released student test scores, with the District and Delaware sharing honors for the most improvement in fourth grade math and DC Public Schools showing greater progress…

District Links: Local officials gird for impact of federal freeze; Trayon White’s lawyer…

Chris Kain Jan 28, 2025
At an hourlong public hearing this afternoon ahead of an expected vote next week on whether to expel Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr. over alleged violations of DC ethics laws, his attorney denied the charges and faulted the DC…

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…
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District Links: House panel set to vote on bill to block any DC congestion charge; Trump taps West Potomac Park for new…

May 15, 2026 18
The GOP-run House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is slated to take up legislation on Wednesday that would ban DC from enacting or enforcing a congestion charge.

District Links: Trump administration posts rendering for ‘championship-quality’ course at East Potomac; ad…

May 14, 2026 10
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum this morning unveiled the first official rendering of Fazio Design's concept for a renovated East Potomac golf course, posting on social media that it would offer the…

Phillips Collection’s new ‘Miró and the United States’ exhibit focuses on transatlantic cultural exchange rather than…

May 14, 2026 126
Tellingly, the newest exhibition at The Phillips Collection is titled Miró and the United States, rather than Miró vs. the United States. The latter framing might be expected in Washington, where…

District Links: Metro eyes transit improvements for RFK campus; researchers highlight post-pandemic growth in reading,…

May 13, 2026 13
Metro officials yesterday laid out a plan to handle post-event crowds at the new Washington Commanders stadium that would rely on improvements to the Stadium-Armory Station, a new "Gold Line" Bus…
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