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District Links: Feds OK $22.5M for expansion at Whitman-Walker’s Max Robinson Center;…

Chris Kain Dec 11, 2023
The U.S. Treasury Department has approved $22.5 million for the expansion and build-out of Whitman-Walker's recently opened Max Robinson Center, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced this morning.

District Links: Critics blast Bowser decision not to follow through on SNAP benefit increase; WaPo…

Chris Kain Dec 8, 2023
The Washington Post's own employees made news yesterday with a 24-hour strike, with many of its journalists picketing against the absence of a new contract as well as planned buyouts and potential layoffs.

District Links: MPD readies new ‘real-time’ center to enhance monitoring, response; DC…

Chris Kain Dec 7, 2023
The Metropolitan Police Department will debut a new Real-Time Crime Center early next year, with plans for 24/7 staffing to monitor and respond to criminal activities more swiftly and efficiently in coordination with regional and federal…

District Links: Council aims to boost 911 staff via retired police, firefighters; DC laws fall short…

Chris Kain Dec 6, 2023
The DC Council yesterday approved emergency legislation to help address staffing shortages at DC's 911 call center by allowing retired firefighters and police officers to work as temporary call takers or dispatchers without reducing their…

District Links: Council bill aims to set up process to help low-performing schools; hundreds of WaPo…

Chris Kain Dec 5, 2023
The DC Council is poised to act soon on legislation that targets improvements at the city's lowest-performing public schools.

District Links: Bowser admin awards $5M in new food access grants in wards 5, 7 and 8; Frumin bill…

Chris Kain Dec 4, 2023
At an event this afternoon to kick off the sixth annual DMV Black Restaurant Week, the Bowser administration announced $5 million in new Food Access Fund grants in wards 5, 7 and 8.

District Links: Bowser releases ‘Carbon Free DC’ plan with 2045 target; new report shows…

Chris Kain Dec 1, 2023
Mayor Muriel Bowser today unveiled a strategy for DC to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, an announcement made in conjunction with her participation in the Local Climate Action Summit convened as part of the 2023 United Nations Climate…

District Links: Council hears mix of views at hearing on Bowser’s latest public safety bill;…

Chris Kain Nov 30, 2023
After a daylong hearing on crime and policing legislation proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, the chair of the DC Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety stressed the need to act collectively while adding that she's committed…

District Links: Bill aims to improve 911 center by shifting some tasks to fire department; feds look…

Chris Kain Nov 29, 2023
The Bowser administration is inviting applications for $1.1 million in grant funds to support public safety initiatives in three commercial corridors.

District Links: WaPo warns of potential layoffs if buyouts remain short of target; teachers union…

Chris Kain Nov 28, 2023
The Washington Post is warning of impending layoffs if more employees don't sign up for voluntary buyouts, per multiple reports.

District Links: Bowser travels to Middle East as delegate to climate summit; MPD case closure rate…

Chris Kain Nov 27, 2023
Mayor Muriel Bowser is visiting Dubai in the United Arab Emirates this week as part of a delegation from the U.S. Conference of Mayors for the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).

District Links: Council, mayor act to continue office tasked with monitoring DYRS facilities;…

Chris Kain Nov 22, 2023
The DC Council voted unanimously yesterday to keep open an independent office that helps monitor conditions in facilities operated by the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.

District Links: Council extends public emergencies on opioid crisis, youth violence; board members…

Chris Kain Nov 21, 2023
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to authorize Mayor Muriel Bowser to extend public emergencies on the opioid crisis and youth violence through Feb. 15.

District Links: Block party celebrates unveiling of Marion Barry Avenue SE and legacy of DC’s…

Chris Kain Nov 20, 2023
New signs designate Marion Barry Avenue through Southeast DC on the corridor previously known as Good Hope Road, and a community celebration in historic Anacostia on Saturday marked the occasion with go-go music and tributes to the former…

District Links: Council to vote on bill to extend emergencies on opioid crisis, youth violence; DC…

Chris Kain Nov 17, 2023
The DC Council is slated to vote Tuesday on legislation authorizing Mayor Muriel Bowser to extend the public emergencies she declared this week on the opioid crisis and youth violence.

District Links: New study finds 12% of DC residents are ‘housing insecure’; Go-Go Museum…

Chris Kain Nov 16, 2023
A new research report from the Urban Institute says that just over 1 in 10 residents of DC are experiencing housing insecurity, a term that encompasses factors such as a lack of affordability, inadequate accommodations, and frequent or…

District Links: City kicks off $64M project for Infrastructure Academy at Spingarn; council delves…

Chris Kain Nov 15, 2023
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning kicked off the $64 million reconfiguration of Ward 5's long-shuttered Spingarn High School to serve as the DC Infrastructure Academy's new training center.

District Links: Moody’s lowers DC rating outlook to ‘negative’ due to federal…

Chris Kain Nov 14, 2023
A key credit rating agency yesterday reduced the District's outlook from "stable" to "negative" days after doing likewise to the U.S. government amid the threat of a shutdown and the potential for extensive budget cuts and a reduced…

District Links: Mayor declares public emergency on opioid crisis, juvenile violence; MPD’s…

Chris Kain Nov 13, 2023
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced this afternoon that she has declared a public emergency to bolster the DC government's response to the city's opioid crisis and the sustained increase in youth violence.

District Links: Greenbelt selection renews talk of redevelopment of current FBI HQ; filing issues…

Chris Kain Nov 9, 2023
The designation of an empty parcel in Greenbelt, Maryland, as the future site of the FBI headquarters — the subject of a long-running, contentious and competitive selection process — could ultimately lead to dramatic changes for…
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District Links: House committee set to vote on bill to limit DC’s ability to alter local taxes; Commanders stadium…

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The GOP chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform yesterday introduced legislation to block DC leaders from imposing or increasing any tax or fee — or amending the District's…

jonetta rose barras: Elissa Silverman returns to the DC Council 

Jul 17, 2026 181
It could be, as some people have suggested, that Elissa Silverman's arrival back to the John A. Wilson Building as an at-large councilmember is karma's work. She might claim otherwise, saying that…

District Links: DC Council votes 13-0 to cap resale prices for concert, theater tickets; AI-boosted delivery robots…

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The DC Council yesterday voted 13-0 to approve legislation to regulate the resale of tickets for concerts and theatrical performances — with a 10% cap on the permissible markup from face value.

District Links: Mendelson pulls his bill to revise RCV process for at-large seats; council to consider $300M for Audi…

Jul 14, 2026 22
The DC Council won't act today on two election-related bills that have spawned controversy in recent days, including emergency legislation that would have adjusted how ranked choice voting results…
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