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District Links: Cedar Hill hospital still isn’t open for outpatient care; House set to vote…

Chris Kain Nov 19, 2025 0
The House is set to vote tonight on a GOP bill that would remake the District's protocols for pretrial detention and bail, as well as a separate measure that would eliminate police accountability measures adopted by the DC Council several…

District Links: Council OKs land transfer to remove hurdle for 11th Street Bridge Park; House panel…

Chris Kain Nov 18, 2025 0
The DC Council voted unanimously today to remove a procedural impediment to the long-planned 11th Street Bridge Park, which will connect the Navy Yard and Anacostia neighborhoods via the District's first elevated greenway.

District Links: Top DC officials criticize GOP bills as unprecedented overreach ahead of House…

Chris Kain Nov 17, 2025 0
Ahead of expected House action on two DC-related bills this week, the District's three top elected officials issued a joint statement today objecting to those measures as well as 11 others advanced by a GOP-run House committee as…

District Links: House set to vote on GOP bills to require cash bail in DC, repeal police reform law;…

Chris Kain Nov 14, 2025 0
The House of Representatives has announced plans to vote next week on a GOP bill to require mandatory cash bail in DC for various offenses and another bill that would repeal the bulk of a police reform law approved by the DC Council in…

District Links: Commanders pick HKS to design new stadium at RFK as ‘civic landmark’;…

Chris Kain Nov 13, 2025 0
The Washington Commanders this morning announced the selection of global architecture and design firm HKS as the lead architect for the team's new roofed stadium on the RFK campus.

District Links: Ribbon-cutting celebrates new Metropolitan Branch Trail segment; DC streateries face…

Chris Kain Nov 12, 2025 0
Mayor Muriel Bowser, other DC officials and community leaders today celebrated the completion of a long-awaited Ward 4 segment of the Metropolitan Branch Trail — filling one of the last remaining gaps in the 8-mile regional trail corridor…

District Links: Judge hits former owners of Ward 8’s Marbury Plaza with $41M judgment; Trump…

Chris Kain Nov 10, 2025 0
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced a record $41 million judgment against the former owners of the Marbury Plaza apartment complex, where tenants endured dangerous conditions even after a judge demanded repairs to fix…

District Links: ‘Mayor Bowser is not under investigation,’ Pirro says amid Qatar trip…

Chris Kain Nov 7, 2025 0
Amid conflicting reports on whether federal authorities are investigating Mayor Muriel Bowser over her 2023 trip to Qatar, she said today that neither she nor anyone in her office had been contacted by federal officials about any probe.

District Links: Mendelson pulls back from skirmish over MPD reprogramming request; ‘sandwich…

Chris Kain Nov 6, 2025 0
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson continued this week to speak against overspending by government agencies and urge more aggressive steps to curb the practice, but he ultimately opted not to force an uncomfortable vote to disapprove a…

District Links: Council votes to ‘decouple’ DC from multiple provisions in federal tax…

Chris Kain Nov 5, 2025 0
The DC Council voted yesterday to "decouple" about a dozen provisions in the District's tax code from their federal counterparts in order to avoid a $567 million hit to local revenues through fiscal year 2029 otherwise triggered by tax…

District Links: Council reverses course to approve expanded juvenile curfew for three more months;…

Chris Kain Nov 4, 2025 0
The DC Council voted 9-4 this afternoon to restore the expanded juvenile curfew for three months, narrowly clearing the requirement for a supermajority in order to pass legislation on an emergency basis but revealing continued splits and…

District Links: Council set to vote again on extension of expanded juvenile curfew; philanthropist…

Chris Kain Nov 3, 2025 0
The DC Council is slated to vote once again at tomorrow's meeting on whether to temporarily restore the expanded juvenile curfew — one month after efforts to pass emergency legislation fell short of the required supermajority.

District Links: Bowser taps into local reserve funds to ensure full SNAP benefits in November; Park…

Chris Kain Oct 31, 2025 0
The DC government will use $30.5 million in local contingency funds to ensure that DC residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Women, Infants, and Children Program receive their full November benefits despite…

District Links: Pentagon reportedly extends Guard deployment in DC through February; council hearing…

Chris Kain Oct 30, 2025 0
The Pentagon is extending the National Guard's deployment in DC through at least February, per new reports from CNN and Politico.

District Links: Bowser hails senior units built as Ward 3’s first Housing Production Trust…

Chris Kain Oct 29, 2025 0
Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin today celebrated the opening of an affordable housing building for seniors that marks the first Housing Production Trust Fund project west of Rock Creek Park.

District Links: AG Schwalb joins lawsuit to block suspension of SNAP benefits; report hails academic…

Chris Kain Oct 28, 2025 0
Barnard, Friendship Chamberlain and Whittier elementary schools are among 16 schools newly recognized for achieving strong academic growth among students from historically underserved backgrounds.

District Links: Norton scammed at home out of thousands of dollars in HVAC cleaning scheme; Bowser…

Chris Kain Oct 27, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser joined business leaders on Monday morning for a preview event to highlight expansion plans for the DowntownDC Holiday Market in its 21st season.

District Links: Court hears arguments today in DC challenge over National Guard; McDuffie reportedly…

Chris Kain Oct 24, 2025
A federal judge is slated to hear arguments this afternoon on DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a court order to remove National Guard troops.

District Links: Council hearing airs views on bill to control ticket resale prices; leaf collection…

Chris Kain Oct 23, 2025
The DC Council heard varied views at a public hearing yesterday on legislation to regulate the secondary market for tickets to live concerts and performances — with operators of several local venues among those testifying in support of a…

District Links: Council votes again to exempt most 2- to 4-unit rental buildings from TOPA; Bowser…

Chris Kain Oct 22, 2025
The DC Council voted 9-4 yesterday to exempt two- to four-unit rental buildings from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act as long as they aren't corporately owned.
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District Links: House Dems decry ‘false claims’ against MPD, outgoing chief as political attack; NPS seeks…

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Days after the GOP-led House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released an interim staff report critical of outgoing Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith's leadership and the…

District Links: Senate confirms 3 judges, reducing vacancies on DC Superior Court; workers begin adding Trump name to…

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The Senate voted 53-43 along party lines last night to approve a lengthy slate of President Donald Trump's nominees, including three new DC Superior Court judges.

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