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District Links: Council to consider pilot program shifting some truancy referrals to DHS; GOP…

Chris Kain Jul 9, 2024
Amid concern about rates of chronic absenteeism and truancy that worsened during the pandemic and have shown only modest improvement, the DC Council is poised to consider a pilot program to test whether the mayor's push to refer such cases…

District Links: NATO Summit brings road, sidewalk closures downtown; Senate panel schedules action…

Chris Kain Jul 8, 2024
With sweltering temperatures predicted to continue for at least the next several days, Mayor Muriel Bowser has activated an Extended Heat Emergency through Thursday at 10 p.m. "or until conditions improve."

District Links: Feds impose $4.4M penalty on DC for too many errors in distributing SNAP benefits;…

Chris Kain Jul 3, 2024
Citing a recent increase in complaints to her office about DC's 911 call center, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau is pushing for the Office of Unified Communications to take further steps to avoid dispatch failures and delays in…

District Links: DC bid to host 2027 NFL draft eyes events on National Mall; Initiative 83 proponents…

Chris Kain Jul 2, 2024
Independence Day is one of the busiest days each year for Metrorail, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is once again offering free rides on July 4 from 5 p.m. until the system closes at midnight.

District Links: Security plans for NATO Summit will mean roadblocks, checkpoints downtown; water…

Chris Kain Jul 1, 2024
Ahead of next week's 75th Anniversary 2024 NATO Summit in downtown DC, local and federal officials are warning of roadblocks, vehicular and pedestrian checkpoints, bus route adjustments and more as the result of security zones around key…

District Links: House panel scrutinizes Amtrak plans for Union Station via eminent domain; council…

Chris Kain Jun 28, 2024
A House committee is scrutinizing Amtrak's efforts to use eminent domain to take control of Union Station's retail space as a means to improve railway operations in part by expanding passenger and customer areas.

District Links: Council hearing scrutinizes sexual harassment investigations into former deputy…

Chris Kain Jun 27, 2024
A DC Council hearing yesterday aired continued questions about the depth and scope of the internal investigations that sustained allegations of sexual harassment by John Falcicchio when he was deputy mayor for planning and economic…

District Links: Increased payroll tax in FY 2025 budget draws scrutiny; DC wins $25M for Northeast…

Chris Kain Jun 26, 2024
The Metropolitan Police Department drew high marks in key areas in a new assessment released today and conducted by the Policing Project at the New York University School of Law at the request of the Office of the DC Auditor.

District Links: Council gives unanimous approval to FY 2025 Budget Support Act; AG pushing for…

Chris Kain Jun 25, 2024
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve an amended version of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act circulated yesterday by DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson.

District Links: MPD debuts drone program, new helicopter as crime-fighting ‘eyes in the…

Chris Kain Jun 24, 2024
A new helicopter and the debut of a drone program will bolster the District's crime-fighting efforts via more "eyes in the sky," Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith proclaimed this morning.

District Links: Recently named WaPo editor decides not to take the job amid ethics backlash; Bowser…

Chris Kain Jun 21, 2024
British journalist Robert Winnett, the embattled pick for The Washington Post's new editor, won't be heading to DC after all.

District Links: Bowser returns to Ward 7’s Skyland for a final groundbreaking; Bezos aims to…

Chris Kain Jun 20, 2024
It's a project that's been in the works for well over two decades with multiple groundbreaking ceremonies since 2014 to mark various milestones, but this morning's event kicked off what the development team and DC officials call the final…

District Links: Senate confirms a third new judge for DC Superior Court amid vacancy concerns; DC to…

Chris Kain Jun 18, 2024
Amid ongoing concerns that a vacancy crisis is impeding the work of the DC Superior Court, the U.S. Senate voted 52-42 this afternoon to confirm President Joe Biden's nomination of Katherine Oler as an associate judge — the third such…

District Links: New Southwest housing helps bring DC to 97% of Bowser’s ‘36,000 by…

Chris Kain Jun 17, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the grand opening this morning of a new mixed-use development in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood with 449 new housing units — a project that helps bring the District within what's likely to be a few…

District Links: House panel adds cannabis rider to other restrictions on DC in FY 2025…

Chris Kain Jun 14, 2024
The GOP-controlled House Appropriations Committee yesterday approved the bill that governs federal appropriations for the District of Columbia, attaching a range of policy riders — including the long-standing provision that prohibits local…

District Links: Council adds 65 more housing vouchers to FY 2025 budget prior to 13-0 approval; DC…

Chris Kain Jun 13, 2024
The DC Council voted unanimously yesterday to give final approval to a $21 billion fiscal year 2025 budget with just a few changes from the version proposed by Council Chair Phil Mendelson.

District Links: Bowser renews criticism of council’s budget approach as deliberations begin;…

Chris Kain Jun 12, 2024
Ahead of today's DC Council deliberations and final vote on the fiscal year 2025 budget, Mayor Muriel Bowser is praising recent revisions that address several areas of earlier concern — while reiterating her objections to the council's…

District Links: Mendelson unveils revised budget ahead of tomorrow’s vote; Ward 5’s…

Chris Kain Jun 11, 2024
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today released a revised fiscal year 2025 budget proposal for consideration tomorrow, with funding for 100 additional housing vouchers and a variety of tweaks aimed at addressing concerns raised by…

District Links: Budget battles continue ahead of DC Council vote on Wednesday; operational dispute…

Chris Kain Jun 10, 2024
The DC Council will take its second vote on the District's fiscal year 2025 budget on Wednesday, and Chair Phil Mendelson said today he'll release an updated version tomorrow by noon.

District Links: WaPo publisher draws flak as controversies reportedly sink staff morale; Felder…

Chris Kain Jun 7, 2024
"Who had the worst week in Washington?" is a refrain sure to be familiar to many longtime readers of The Washington Post and its now-shuttered Outlook section. This week, an internal WaPo candidate might be in the running for the title.
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District Links: New WaPo poll shows Lewis George ahead in mayoral race; Trump eyes ‘promenade’ to connect…

Jun 5, 2026 32
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…

jonetta rose barras: More financial and budgetary mess in DC

Jun 5, 2026 171
Next week, the DC Council is expected to take the first of two votes on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed $21.2 billion Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Financial Plan. Don’t expect a smooth landing. …

District Links: Officials urge water conservation with new ‘Drought Watch’ designation; Nadeau floats wealth…

Jun 4, 2026 12
DC Water as well as regional officials are urging customers to conserve water in the wake of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' declaration of a Drought Watch.

District Links: Zoning board resumes operations after DC Council confirms two nominees; council votes to halt…

Jun 3, 2026 9
With yesterday's unanimous DC Council confirmation of two mayoral appointees to the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment, the panel is meeting today for the first time since March, when the absence of a…
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