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District Links: DC releases plan to cut solid waste 18% by 2040; DC agency paying participants in…

Chris Kain Feb 22, 2024
A newly released Bowser administration target for 2040 aims to reduce the citywide solid waste stream by 18% and achieve a waste diversion rate of 80% via a mix of reduction, reuse, recycling and composting initiatives over the next decade…

District Links: Second recall attempt over public safety targets Ward 1’s Brianne Nadeau;…

Chris Kain Feb 21, 2024
A second member of the DC Council — Ward 1's Brianne Nadeau — is facing a recall effort amid continuing concerns about crime and public safety.

District Links: Fatal shooting prompts $25M lawsuit; a deep dive into the divergent talks in DC,…

Chris Kain Feb 20, 2024
Amid continuing dissension within Virginia's state legislature over the proposed financing deal for an Alexandria arena to house the Washington Wizards and Capitals, new details are emerging about the many months of negotiations with DC…

District Links: Planners eye more housing with release of Wisconsin Avenue framework; Starbucks…

Chris Kain Feb 16, 2024
The DC Office of Planning this morning released the finalized Wisconsin Avenue Development Framework, which lays out parameters for up to 9,500 new homes in Friendship Heights and Tenleytown.

District Links: IG report sought by Norton faults operational failures in federal prisons; Allen…

Chris Kain Feb 15, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced plans to deploy the District Snow Team ahead of predicted snow starting Friday night.

District Links: Judges hear arguments about DC’s ban on large-capacity magazines; real estate…

Chris Kain Feb 14, 2024
Police Chief Pamela Smith provided updated figures on staffing levels for the Metropolitan Police Department at a performance oversight hearing yesterday, saying that the current 3,332 sworn members marks a decrease of 467 officers from…

District Links: Mayor outlines 12.4% boost to school funding formula amid end of federal pandemic…

Chris Kain Feb 13, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced a planned 12.4% increase to the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula in fiscal year 2025, with the boost intended to help cover increased personnel and operational costs amid the end of federal pandemic…

District Links: DC opens first of three planned ‘Safe Commercial Corridor Hubs’; Bowser…

Chris Kain Feb 12, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials this morning opened a Safe Commercial Corridor Hub in the Chinatown neighborhood — the city's first such center, with two others expected to launch this spring along U Street NW and in historic…

District Links: Councilmembers renew complaints about 911 transparency; DC’s next Comp Plan…

Chris Kain Feb 9, 2024
The DC Council's annual performance oversight hearing for the Office of Unified Communications, which runs the District's 911 and 311 call center, brought renewed complaints yesterday about operational failures and inadequate transparency.…

District Links: Bowser signs mayor’s order to govern AI use by DC agencies; Ted Leonsis tells…

Chris Kain Feb 8, 2024
The DC government is exploring ways to harness artificial intelligence tools to improve government services, with Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning signing a mayor's order outlining benchmarks as well as core values such as transparency,…

District Links: Council gives initial OK to public safety bill after altering pretrial detention,…

Chris Kain Feb 7, 2024
The DC Council yesterday gave initial approval to sweeping Secure DC public safety legislation, but lawmakers first voted to modify a few aspects and signaled that further revisions will be under discussion ahead of the council's second…

District Links: Council debates bill to assist restaurants; contentious Sentencing Commission…

Chris Kain Feb 6, 2024
The DC Council is moving forward with the appointment of a returning citizen who served 27 years in prison for murder to a DC commission that works to promote consistency in the sentences handed out by judges.

District Links: Council to vote tomorrow on amended Secure DC bill; latest Metro plan eyes fare…

Chris Kain Feb 5, 2024
With the DC Council scheduled to take up the massive Secure DC package at Tuesday's legislative meeting, the bill's author has introduced an amended version aimed at addressing issues raised in recent weeks by colleagues.

District Links: DC officials warn of FY 2025 budget challenges amid flat revenues; District agrees…

Chris Kain Feb 2, 2024
Top DC officials pointed to challenging budget deliberations ahead as they released last year's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, which showed a surplus for fiscal year 2023 that wasn't sufficient to fully replenish two key reserve…

District Links: Feds mull courthouse security plans during Trump trial; Senate panel advances 7…

Chris Kain Feb 1, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a modernized Ward 2 recreation center that is the District's first "Net Zero Ready" recreation center.

District Links: New policy boosts ‘at-risk’ enrollment at some schools; digging into why…

Chris Kain Jan 31, 2024
A new report from the D.C. Policy Center found that implementation of a new "Equitable Access" policy resulted in increased enrollment of "at-risk" students at most of the participating schools in entry grades.

District Links: New report cites need for more coordination to curb gun violence in DC; debates over…

Chris Kain Jan 30, 2024
A new bill introduced by DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton would allow DC residents 70 and older to opt out of local jury duty.

District Links: Student activists gain support in push for greener schools; Bowser touts activity…

Chris Kain Jan 29, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning touted increased activity downtown as well as millions in grant funding to help local businesses and create more family-friendly programming for visitors and residents alike.

District Links: Feds vow ‘surge’ of resources to battle carjackings, other violent crime…

Chris Kain Jan 28, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice is touting a "surge in law enforcement resources" intended to reduce carjackings and other violent crime in the District.

District Links: DC program trains paramedics to perform blood transfusions; Jack Evans appointment…

Chris Kain Jan 25, 2024
The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning announced a new pre-hospital blood transfusion program aimed at saving lives.
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The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors apologized Saturday for circulating door hangers earlier in the day that stated incorrectly that its mayoral pick — former at-large Councilmember…

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

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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…

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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…

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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…
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