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The DC Council's agenda yesterday included emergency legislation to limit this year's allowable increase for rent-controlled units, but a dispute with the executive branch over funding blocked a vote on the measure.

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve legislation to decriminalize street vending and streamline the licensing regime, a response to a prolonged campaign by a coalition of vendors who objected to past police…

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation say the city is on track to meet a goal set five years ago to eliminate all roads in poor condition by 2024.

Local officials are expressing relief after the White House threatened a veto if the House and Senate send President Joe Biden a resolution of disapproval to block the District's Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act.

As the DC Housing Authority faces an imminent March 31 deadline to show substantial progress on deficiencies identified last fall by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development audit, new internal probes have documented more…

The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability had billed today's hearing on the local DC government as Part 1, and its chair said today that he is inviting Mayor Muriel Bowser to Part 2 on May 16.

The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will follow up tomorrow's hearing on the DC government with a vote soon after on a GOP effort to block the District's police reform bill.

Republicans in charge of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are gearing up for Wednesday's hearing on crime, public safety and the DC government's operations, but they're already hinting at a sequel.

The DC Council's budget oversight season is now underway, with the mayor formally presenting her budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 at this afternoon's public briefing after legislators made opening statements.

With the DC Council's 70-day budget review having kicked off yesterday, signs point to a particularly contentious spring in the Wilson Building.

Mayor Muriel Bowser presented her $19.7 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 to the DC Council this morning, stressing that having to fill a $1.7 billion hole after February's revenue estimates showed declines left little to no…

Lawyers for a DC government employee announced yesterday that their client's allegations of sexual harassment are under investigation by the mayor's legal counsel — the "sensitive matter that includes privacy concerns" that prompted the…

Mayor Muriel Bowser said this morning that John Falcicchio's resignation on Friday as her longtime chief of staff and deputy mayor for planning and economic development came after she asked her legal counsel to investigate "a sensitive…

Ward 7 DC Council member Vincent Gray has filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission and the DC Office of Human Rights over his removal as chair of the council's Health Committee, his office announced…

The Republican chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability yesterday announced plans for a March 29 hearing on the DC government's operations, with a stated focus on crime, safety and city management.

A report out today delves into the many changes for DC schools since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, nine members of the DC Council are introducing a bill that seeks to boost teacher retention.

A new lawsuit seeks to hold the federal government accountable for the DC National Guard's use of low-flying military helicopters to disperse demonstrators during racial justice protests in 2020.

DC Health Link provided an update Friday evening on the scope of its recent data breach, revealing that 56,415 customers who buy insurance through the city's insurance marketplace were affected.

There's a new DC Council bill at risk of congressional disapproval initiated by House Republicans.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to block the District's Revised Criminal Code Act, with just 14 votes against the resolution of disapproval and 81 votes in favor. One senator — Democrat Raphael Warnock of Georgia — voted…