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District Links: DC sees 15-year high in public school enrollment; DCHA auditor faults contract;…

Chris Kain Nov 14, 2022
The figures are still tentative, but DC officials are reporting the city's highest public school enrollment in 15 years.

District Links: Election postmortems continue; acting 911 director defends record at council…

Chris Kain Nov 11, 2022
As election observers continue to mull how Kenyan McDuffie secured his electoral win in the at-large race to unseat incumbent Elissa Silverman, he credited a citywide strategy in an appearance today on WAMU's Politics Hour.

District Links: McDuffie prevails as Silverman concedes defeat; AG Karl Racine announces consumer…

Chris Kain Nov 10, 2022
The tune has ended for this fall's game of musical chairs at the DC Council, and independent Elissa Silverman is the one who's lost her seat.

District Links: Bowser names transition co-chairs as she heads into historic third term; McDuffie…

Chris Kain Nov 9, 2022
Fresh off winning a historic third term as DC's mayor, Muriel Bowser today announced her plans for a transition over the next several weeks before and after her Jan. 2 swearing-in.

District Links: #DCision2022 culminates with final hours of voting; DCHA sees more turmoil amid…

Chris Kain Nov 8, 2022
Despite a relatively short ballot in the District, uncertainties abound — in large part due to the absence of full autonomy, which means a shift to Republican control on Capitol Hill could greatly impact local governance.

District Links: Elections Board turns down Silverman appeal about procedure; DCPS overhauls safety…

Chris Kain Nov 7, 2022
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning announced 10 recipients of nearly $7 million in grants from the District's Food Access Fund, an effort to help businesses open or expand in wards 7 and 8.

District Links: At-large DC Council race draws attention in final days before 2022 general election;…

Chris Kain Nov 4, 2022
With the Nov. 8 general election rapidly approaching, the District has already received ballots from more than 70,000 voters — nearly a third of the total number of votes cast in 2018, the last mayoral election.

District Links: Silverman appeals ruling by Office of Campaign Finance; NPS agrees to close upper…

Chris Kain Nov 3, 2022
Mayor Muriel Bowser is pushing for changes to the sweeping revision of the District's criminal code prior to the DC Council's second vote.

District Links: Council votes to postpone COVID vax mandate in schools, gives initial OK to criminal…

Chris Kain Nov 2, 2022
Despite skepticism from several legislators, the DC Council yesterday approved emergency legislation to delay enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for DC students until the 2023-24 school year.

District Links: Council to vote on delaying COVID vax mandate for schools; study details DC’s…

Chris Kain Nov 1, 2022
A new report based on 14 months of research highlights the various ways that DC agencies turn to automated systems to help make decisions on matters ranging from housing and human services to policing and education.

District Links: In-person voting kicks off today at DC’s 25 early voting centers; busy agenda…

Chris Kain Oct 31, 2022
The DC Council is entering the final weeks of its two-year council period, with a busy legislative agenda facing members in November and December.

District Links: Silverman faulted for campaign spending on Ward 3 polls; DC updates Vision Zero…

Chris Kain Oct 28, 2022
The DC Office of Campaign Finance has found that at-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman improperly used campaign funds to conduct two polls in the Ward 3 primary race, ordering her to repay the money due to her participation in the…

District Links: Board stymies plan to add all-electric requirement to building code; DC faces…

Chris Kain Oct 27, 2022
Like everyone who is stocking up on Halloween candy, the DC government is making preparations for Halloween weekend.

District Links: Bowser urges council to drop portions of criminal code overhaul; tourism industry…

Chris Kain Oct 26, 2022
DC tourism officials are proposing a temporary hike in the hotel tax to fund more vigorous marketing campaigns — a step they say is necessary in the face of similar initiatives from other travel destinations that have more successfully…

District Links: Teacher survey cites low morale amid rising concern about turnover; DC sends ballots…

Chris Kain Oct 25, 2022
As the DC Council convenes a hearing this afternoon to discuss teacher and principal retention and turnover in the District, a new survey by the Washington Teachers' Union identifies high levels of dissatisfaction among educators.

District Links: DC schools see drop in math scores beyond national average; new council bill would…

Chris Kain Oct 24, 2022
District students experienced greater drops in math and reading test scores during the pandemic than the national average or the big city average, according to newly released results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

District Links: Migrants tell of hurdles they face accessing DC services; a look at the complex way…

Chris Kain Oct 21, 2022
As the DC Council considers whether to alter the parameters of newly established migrant services, a public hearing yesterday aired testimony on the experiences of people who were bused from border states and decided to stay in the…

District Links: AG Racine announces $10M settlement in housing discrimination case; Mendelson…

Chris Kain Oct 20, 2022
AG Karl Racine today announced a $10 million settlement that he called the country's largest civil penalty ever in a housing discrimination case.

District Links: Council approves Medicaid contracts worth $8.8B, initial DCHA reform bill;…

Chris Kain Oct 19, 2022
The DC Council voted yesterday to approve three new Medicaid contracts worth $8.8 billion over the next five years after a protracted, contentious procurement process that spawned a highly visible lobbying and social media campaign…

District Links: AG’s office ‘moving full steam ahead’ on Commanders investigation,…

Chris Kain Oct 18, 2022
AG Karl Racine is making headlines over reports that his office is almost ready to act against the Washington Commanders and owner Daniel Snyder as the result of a long-running investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct and…
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District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

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Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

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With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

jonetta rose barras: Who among DC’s mayoral candidates can help the city fulfill its potential? (Part 1)

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A diverse crowd of nearly 300 people squeezed into the auditorium at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Monday evening; it was a standing-room-only setting at the latest DC mayoral forum,…

District Links: Moody’s pulls negative outlook it added last year to DC debt rating; House panel advances bill…

Apr 23, 2026 14
Moody's Ratings this week removed its negative outlook on DC's debt rating while noting "the District's very strong fiscal governance and prudent budget management."
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