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District Links: Council opens discussion on sweeping public safety bill ahead of Feb. 6 vote; former…

Chris Kain Jan 24, 2024
The DC Council opened discussion on the sweeping Secure DC Omnibus legislation yesterday afternoon, with an hour or so for questions and answers prior to the Committee of the Whole clearing the bill for consideration at the council's Feb.…

District Links: HUD investigating whether landlords are overcharging voucher holders; Norton bill…

Chris Kain Jan 23, 2024
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Delaware Sen. Tom Carper today announced they are reintroducing legislation to make the District eligible for federal flood mitigation funding.

District Links: Emergency rental assistance gets funding boost amid strong demand; DC Lottery eyes…

Chris Kain Jan 22, 2024
When the DC Department of Human Services opened applications Jan. 2 for the city's Emergency Rental Assistance Program, the window closed in just four hours with 3,500 requests — but a funding boost will increase the quarterly allotment…

District Links: Council audit faults city’s ‘broken’ housing inspections process;…

Chris Kain Jan 19, 2024
Early this morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that DC Public Schools would be closed today for the snow but that the DC government would operate on a normal schedule with supervisors encouraged to offer liberal leave.

District Links: Timely evacuation avoids injuries at day care from gas explosion in Anacostia;…

Chris Kain Jan 18, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser and others are praising firefighters for evacuating a child care center and adjoining buildings in historic Anacostia this morning in response to a reported gas leak — and less than a half hour before the situation…

District Links: Civil rights group faults use of MPD’s gang database; Fannie Mae eyes early…

Chris Kain Jan 17, 2024
The DC Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety voted unanimously this morning to advance wide-reaching Secure DC public safety legislation, even as a coalition of social and racial justice organizations is urging against the…

District Links: MPD pulls use-of-force summaries from website after arbitrator’s adverse…

Chris Kain Jan 16, 2024
A Cold Weather Emergency is expected to remain in effect for DC through Thursday, with cold temperatures accompanying the city's first substantial snowfall in two years.

District Links: DC funds for homebuyer assistance run out less than four months into fiscal year;…

Chris Kain Jan 12, 2024
The DC Department of Human Services provided details today on when the nearly 83,000 local households that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits can expect to see the temporary increase approved by the DC Council last…

District Links: Pinto aims for votes this month on omnibus public safety bill; new tunnel…

Chris Kain Jan 11, 2024
Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto yesterday unveiled a sweeping public safety bill incorporating elements of various proposals offered by Pinto, Mayor Muriel Bowser and others in recent months, with plans for a vote by the Committee on the…

District Links: Council OKs bill to spur enforcement against unlicensed cannabis…

Chris Kain Jan 10, 2024
The DC Council yesterday gave initial approval to MacArthur High School as the name for Ward 3's recently opened secondary school, but several legislators dissented despite strong support from the school community.

District Links: Council holds off on authorizing court fight after mayor’s SNAP reversal; DHS…

Chris Kain Jan 9, 2024
Ahead of today's legislative meeting, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson opted to pull two measures that had proved contentious for different reasons — including one that would have authorized a legal fight with the mayor over funding for a…

District Links: Task force launches to develop ideas for Gallery Place/Chinatown; Bowser agrees to…

Chris Kain Jan 8, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser today launched the new Gallery Place/Chinatown Task Force that she announced last month in the wake of Monumental Sports & Entertainment's deal to move the Washington Wizards and Capitals to a new Alexandria arena. …

District Links: Parts of DC’s embattled crime lab regain accreditation lost in 2021; skirmish…

Chris Kain Dec 29, 2023
Stripped of its national accreditation in 2021, the District's embattled crime lab has regained key certifications for its forensic biology and chemistry units, paving the way for the Department of Forensic Sciences to conduct its own DNA…

District Links: Gray, former mayor and council chair, won’t seek reelection to Ward 7 seat; DC…

Chris Kain Dec 20, 2023
Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray announced today that he won't seek reelection next year, making 2024 the culmination of a decades-long DC government career that included a term in the mayor's office and another as DC Council chair.

District Links: DC saw 1.2% rise in population with 8,023 more residents; council OKs bill to help…

Chris Kain Dec 19, 2023
DC experienced a population gain of 8,023 people over the previous year, according to new census data highlighted by the Bowser administration.

District Links: Council set to consider bill to help buyers affected by HPAP rules change; Metro…

Chris Kain Dec 18, 2023
The DC Council is poised to consider emergency legislation tomorrow to assist prospective low-income homebuyers who thought they had secured sufficient Home Purchase Assistance Program funding.

District Links: Metro board begins reviewing ‘doomsday’ budget amid hopes of avoiding…

Chris Kain Dec 15, 2023
As this week's announcement of a deal for a new Virginia home for the Washington Capitals and Wizards has settled in, some on the DC Council are joining criticism of Mayor Muriel Bowser for not successfully negotiating to keep the teams in…

District Links: Monumental deal to take Wizards, Capitals to Virginia brings scrutiny to DC’s…

Chris Kain Dec 14, 2023
Politics and sports can make for a potent mix, exacerbating the fallout from a loss.

District Links: Va. officials, Monumental announce deal for Wizards, Capitals to move to Alexandria…

Chris Kain Dec 13, 2023
Mayor Muriel Bowser said this afternoon she thinks DC is "still in the game" with its proposal — announced last night — to keep the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena in Gallery Place by spending $500 million…

District Links: Metro budget eyes fewer stations, bus lines unless region boosts funding; Virginia…

Chris Kain Dec 12, 2023
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority today released a fiscal year 2025 spending proposal with "unprecedented service cuts to Metrorail and Metrobus" deemed necessary to address the transit system's looming budget shortfall…
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District Links: Group apologizes for errors on pro-McDuffie flier amid union criticism; $1B in funding for White House…

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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…

May 15, 2026 21
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 11
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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