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District Links: Bill to block DC’s traffic cameras clears House panel; feds demand DCPS…

Chris Kain Mar 19, 2026 0
The GOP-dominated House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform yesterday backed a bill to block DC from continuing its automated traffic enforcement program and its restrictions against right turns on red — prompting a new round of…

District Links: House panel set to vote on bill to halt DC’s automated traffic enforcement;…

Chris Kain Mar 18, 2026 0
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is slated to vote this afternoon on a bill that would disallow the District from using automated traffic enforcement and banning right turns on red.

District Links: DC joins lawsuit against HUD changes to fair housing enforcement; Kennedy Center…

Chris Kain Mar 17, 2026 0
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb signed onto a multistate lawsuit filed yesterday that seeks to block President Donald Trump's administration from rolling back enforcement of fair housing protections against discrimination.

District Links: Mayoral front-runners square off at forum; DC creates waitlist for child care…

Chris Kain Mar 16, 2026
Citing the possibility of damaging winds and heavy bursts of rain from severe storms this afternoon, Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging residents to prepare for the severe weather and potential disruptions.

District Links: Bowser looks to amend DC’s 2018 law restricting short-term rentals; AG Schwalb…

Chris Kain Mar 13, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing legislation to alter the District's short-term rental law, including allowing tenants to rent out their units and creating a new type of license to apply during designated special events.

District Links: National report touts DC as a leader in transforming high schools; DC Council sues…

Chris Kain Mar 12, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration are highlighting a new 50-state study that cites the District as one of the jurisdictions "leading the way for high school transformation" through policy initiatives such as encouraging…

District Links: Bowser decries congestion pricing while releasing long-shelved study; group warns of…

Chris Kain Mar 11, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday released a long-shelved report on the feasibility of congestion pricing for downtown DC, but in doing so she faulted the study's methodology and warned against implementation with downtown struggling to…

District Links: DC Water faces new class action lawsuit over Potomac sewage spill; DC Bar files…

Chris Kain Mar 10, 2026
Even as DC Water says emergency repairs to the Potomac Interceptor are nearly complete, a new class action lawsuit seeks damages for the utility's alleged failure to safeguard against the January pipe collapse that sent sewage spilling…

District Links: DC vows to continue Ticketmaster case as part of multistate coalition; route…

Chris Kain Mar 9, 2026
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb said today that a multistate battle against the dominance of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in the live entertainment industry will continue despite news that the U.S. Department of Justice has reached a…

District Links: DC Court of Appeals orders further review of Pepco’s multiyear rate plan; MPD…

Chris Kain Mar 6, 2026
Residents and business owners frustrated by soaring electricity bills won't see an immediate change, but the DC Court of Appeals is forcing further review of a multiyear rate plan that factored into recent increases.

District Links: Park Service predicts end of March or start of April for peak bloom; NCPC plans…

Chris Kain Mar 5, 2026
It's a prediction eagerly awaited in DC each year as spring approaches, and the National Park Service obliged today with a projection that peak bloom for the Tidal Basin's cherry trees will occur between March 29 and April 1.

District Links: CFO says tax season for 2025 will proceed under local code; council adopts bills on…

Chris Kain Mar 4, 2026
Amid uncertainty caused by a legal and political tussle between local and federal officials, the District's independent chief financial officer said today that the Office of Tax and Revenue will continue to accept and process income tax…

District Links: Bowser pushes contracting reform with two new bills; Commanders reach $1M settlement…

Chris Kain Mar 3, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced two legislative initiatives today that she said would cut unnecessary red tape and make it easier to do business in the District.

District Links: CFO’s latest revenue estimates fuel dispute with Bowser, Mendelson; DC lifts…

Chris Kain Mar 2, 2026
The District's independent chief financial officer's newly released revenue estimates point to a $75.1 million upward adjustment in the current fiscal year amid higher-than-expected individual income tax collections — although the revised…

District Links: Bowser hails first-ever congressionally approved boost to DCTAG grants for students;…

Chris Kain Feb 27, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC's top education leaders visited Ward 4's Coolidge High School yesterday for a pep rally of sorts to celebrate the 25th year of the DC Tuition Assistance Grant program and recent congressional approval for the…

District Links: Feds look to sell part of USDA’s headquarters in Southwest DC; judge allows…

Chris Kain Feb 26, 2026
Federal officials yesterday announced plans to sell the 2 million-square-foot southern section of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's headquarters in Southwest DC — the latest step in the Trump administration's push to scale back the…

District Links: Council to consider access to MPD body cam footage in use of force incidents…

Chris Kain Feb 25, 2026
Newly introduced legislation in the DC Council would require the public release of Metropolitan Police Department body-worn camera footage in connection with serious use of force incidents involving federal agencies.

District Links: Congressional disapproval came too late to repeal DC tax law, AG Schwalb says; UDC…

Chris Kain Feb 24, 2026
In a new 12-page legal memo, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb says that Congress acted too late for its recent disapproval resolution to repeal the District's locally enacted tax conformity law, and that a retroactivity provision adopted…

District Links: Allen introduces bill to speed up Pepco solar approvals as utility costs rise; EPA…

Chris Kain Feb 23, 2026
Amid concerns about rising electric bills, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen and six colleagues are introducing legislation aimed at speeding up Pepco's approval of new solar projects.

District Links: DC breaks ground on community center amid flurry of modernization projects in Ward…

Chris Kain Feb 20, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday helped break ground on a new Douglass Community Center — the next step in an ongoing expansion of recreation facilities in Ward 8, where she and other officials are slated to cut the ribbon later this month at…
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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 7
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 9
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…

May 14, 2026 97
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…

District Links: Metro eyes transit improvements for RFK campus; researchers highlight post-pandemic growth in reading,…

May 13, 2026 10
Metro officials yesterday laid out a plan to handle post-event crowds at the new Washington Commanders stadium that would rely on improvements to the Stadium-Armory Station, a new "Gold Line" Bus…
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