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District Links: Council unanimously approves key FY 2027 budget legislation; White House criticism…

Chris Kain Jul 7, 2026 0
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve a revised version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act after incorporating a series of amendments offered by councilmembers.

District Links: DC Council set for final vote tomorrow on FY 2027 budget legislation; Trump…

Chris Kain Jul 6, 2026 0
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson this morning distributed the latest version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act, which is slated for final consideration at an additional legislative meeting Tuesday at 11 a.m.

District Links: DC touts two-year-old FEMS transfusion program as lifesaving success; record…

Chris Kain Jul 2, 2026 0
The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is hailing the success of its two-year-old program that enables paramedics to administer whole blood to critically injured and medically unstable patients at the scene of an emergency…

District Links: DC unveils draft master plan for mixed-use redevelopment of RFK campus; July 4 will…

Chris Kain Jun 30, 2026 0
The DC Office of Planning today released a draft master plan outlining a framework for redevelopment of the RFK campus, anchored by a new Washington Commanders stadium but also incorporating up to 6,500 new housing units, a flexible array…

District Links: Trump unleashes on DC mayoral nominee Lewis George; Trump eyes Sept. 1 construction…

Chris Kain Jun 29, 2026 0
In a Sunday afternoon post on social media, President Donald Trump blasted Democratic mayoral nominee Janeese Lewis George as a "Communist adherent" and vowed to derail any efforts to "resist Anti-Crime Crackdowns," "oppose ICE" or…

District Links: DC Council to consider ticket resale bill minus price cap; charting the extent of…

Chris Kain Jun 26, 2026 0
The DC Council is slated to vote next week on legislation to regulate the resale of tickets for concerts and theatrical performances, with the bill's author pressing for inclusion of a price cap that was omitted by the Committee on Public…

District Links: Dems show increased turnout even with some ballots not yet tallied; Allen bill would…

Chris Kain Jun 25, 2026 0
The Board of Elections' latest updates to the unofficial election results haven't altered projected electoral outcomes, but they do now show a notable jump in turnout compared to recent Democratic mayoral primaries — with some mail-in…

District Links: Auditor calls for DC to step up monitoring of contractor performance; judge tells…

Chris Kain Jun 24, 2026 0
With healthcare and construction topping the District's contract spending, a new report from the Office of the DC Auditor found general compliance with DC laws and regulations governing procurements but insufficient proof of evaluation of…

District Links: Council OKs amended FY 2027 budget with funding for future semi-open primaries;…

Chris Kain Jun 23, 2026 0
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve the fiscal year 2027 local budget, with the addition of a contingency list that leads off with restoration of a local reserve account as long as there's sufficient revenue.

District Links: Council set to vote tomorrow on revised budget plans; DC breaks ground on…

Chris Kain Jun 22, 2026 0
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today released the text of the revised fiscal year 2026 budget legislation slated for consideration tomorrow, as well as an amended version of the FY 2027 Local Budget Act that includes additional funding…

District Links: McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Lewis George; Silverman set for council return;…

Chris Kain Jun 18, 2026 0
Mayoral hopeful Kenyan McDuffie this morning conceded the Democratic primary to Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, who has 52.87% of the vote in the updated tally released this afternoon by the DC Board of Elections.

District Links: Lewis George holds large lead in mayoral primary as White dominates in delegate…

Chris Kain Jun 17, 2026 0
Initial results released last night by the DC Board of Elections show Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist, with a strong lead in the mayor's race and Robert White with an even more dominant showing in the delegate…

District Links: DC residents head to polls for primary without several longtime incumbents; House…

Chris Kain Jun 16, 2026 0
DC's Democrats will decide today on their party's nominees to succeed three-term Mayor Muriel Bowser and 18-term DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, as well as two councilmembers who opted not to seek reelection — with their selections likely…

District Links: Lewis George campaign vows to appeal $16,000 fine over coordination with labor…

Chris Kain Jun 15, 2026 0
Just days ahead of DC's primary election tomorrow, the DC Office of Campaign Finance on Friday fined Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George's mayoral campaign $16,000 for violations connected to allegations of improper coordination with…

District Links: Mayoral candidates blast Trump’s threat of a takeover if Lewis George wins;…

Chris Kain Jun 12, 2026 0
Both of the leading mayoral candidates vying for the Democratic Party's nomination promptly blasted President Donald Trump's comments yesterday that he "wouldn't like it" and "maybe we'd take back Washington and run it on a federal basis"…

District Links: Feds sell Old Post Office Building to leaseholder; WaPo poll finds majority of DC…

Chris Kain Jun 11, 2026 0
The U.S. General Services Administration yesterday announced the sale of the historic Old Post Office Building at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW to the existing leaseholders as part of the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the federal…

District Links: DC breaks ground on new stand-alone library in Congress Heights; council gives…

Chris Kain Jun 10, 2026 0
Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and DC Public Library officials this morning to kick off a joint development project in Ward 8.

District Links: Council advances Mendelson’s draft FY 2027 budget; ethics board censures Ward…

Chris Kain Jun 9, 2026 0
The DC Council gave an initial nod this afternoon to the revised fiscal year 2027 budget unveiled yesterday by Chair Phil Mendelson, with members crediting his changes as improving the mayor's original proposals by avoiding or minimizing…

District Links: Mendelson unveils FY 2027 budget plan reversing some of the mayor’s proposed…

Chris Kain Jun 8, 2026
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson this morning released his drafts of fiscal year 2027 budget legislation ahead of a scheduled vote tomorrow, with funding proposed to reverse some of the most controversial cuts in Mayor Muriel Bowser's final…

District Links: New WaPo poll shows Lewis George ahead in mayoral race; Trump eyes…

Chris Kain Jun 5, 2026
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 double-digit lead over former at-large…
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District Links: Initiative to ban foie gras slated for DC’s November ballot; Appeals Court orders halt to White…

Aug 7, 2026 2
The DC Board of Elections announced this week that a ballot measure to ban the local sale of any foie gras produced through force-feeding has qualified for the Nov. 3 general election.

jonetta rose barras: Slouching toward the DC general election with controversy 

Aug 7, 2026 76
The promise ranked choice voting (RCV) proponents made nearly two years ago was that new people would get elected to more offices with more votes. If the June primary is any indication, that was all…

District Links: New estimates cite $1.4B cost to keep National Guard in DC into 2029; Trump blasts Pirro for dropping…

Aug 4, 2026 10
The Metropolitan Police Department will hold events across the city Tuesday evening as part of the 42nd annual National Night Out, a celebration of community-building and public safety partnerships. …

District Links: Budget battle continues as Mendelson faults Bowser for ‘harmful’ criticism of council;…

Jul 31, 2026 22
The rhetorical battle over the District's budget continued yesterday with DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson responding to the pointed criticisms leveled by Mayor Muriel Bowser when she opted not to…
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