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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…

District Links: AG investigating whether migrants were misled before being bused to DC; council…

Chris Kain Oct 17, 2022
Mayor Muriel Bowser visited Center City Public Charter School's Brightwood campus this morning to announce Jermar Rountree as recipient of the 2023 DC Teacher of the Year Award.

District Links: Council set to vote on slate of DCHA reforms in wake of HUD report; AG sues chemical…

Chris Kain Oct 14, 2022
The DC Council is slated to vote on emergency legislation Tuesday to undertake several immediate reforms to the DC Housing Authority in the wake of a blistering report prepared by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

District Links: Geldart resigns as deputy mayor after a week in the headlines; DCHA’s director…

Chris Kain Oct 13, 2022
His biography remained up on the website of the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice as of early this afternoon, but Christopher Geldart resigned yesterday after an assault arrest in Arlington and ensuing questions…

District Links: Wharf to celebrate near-completion with Bowser, Norton; immunization enforcement…

Chris Kain Oct 12, 2022
It's been five years since The Wharf opened along a prime section of the Southwest waterfront, and now developers are celebrating the anniversary as well as the official completion of the project's second phase with concerts, fireworks and…

District Links: Schools begin enforcing ‘No Shots, No School’ mandate for elementary…

Chris Kain Oct 11, 2022
Enforcement of the District's immunization requirements began today in DC schools for students in pre-K through the fifth grade.

District Links: Biden’s pardons for marijuana possession spur praise but also calls for DC…

Chris Kain Oct 7, 2022
President Joe Biden's announcement that he will pardon people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal and local DC law brought praise from District officials as well as calls for greater autonomy via statehood.

District Links: DC Council gives initial OK to allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections;…

Chris Kain Oct 5, 2022
Newly released student immunization rates are bringing calls for a broader effort to boost vaccination rates as a key deadline looms.

District Links: Metro plans to start issuing tickets, fines against fare evasion; WaPo examines…

Chris Kain Oct 4, 2022
Metro is launching a new effort to stop fare evasion on buses and trains, with plans to begin issuing citations and fines in November after a warning period over the next month.

District Links: Bowser sets goal of 20,000 new Black homeowners by 2030; MPD probe finds officers…

Chris Kain Oct 3, 2022
Mayor Muriel Bowser is setting a goal of 20,000 new Black homeowners in DC by the time of the next census in 2030.

District Links: Bowser admin announces sale of McMillan parcel as project advances; new report urges…

Chris Kain Sep 30, 2022
The long-running development dispute over the McMillan parcel along North Capitol Street remains a contentious matter, but the bulk of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site is no longer owned by the DC government.

District Links: Silverman, McDuffie hail new endorsements in at-large race; council hearing airs…

Chris Kain Sep 29, 2022
Two sitting DC Council members are spotlighting new endorsements from high-profile politicians as they seek to mobilize support in the hotly contested at-large DC Council race.

Theresa Vargas in The Post: How Lizzo came to play a president’s crystal flute on a D.C. stage

Chris Kain Sep 28, 2022
A day before Lizzo’s public performance, she spent a private afternoon at the Library of Congress, playing several flutes from its impressive collection
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District Links: New WaPo poll shows Lewis George ahead in mayoral race; Trump eyes ‘promenade’ to connect…

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With mail ballots already distributed and early voting centers set to open Monday for DC's June 16 primary, a newly released WaPo poll shows Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George with a…

jonetta rose barras: More financial and budgetary mess in DC

Jun 5, 2026 196
Next week, the DC Council is expected to take the first of two votes on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed $21.2 billion Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Financial Plan. Don’t expect a smooth landing. …

District Links: Officials urge water conservation with new ‘Drought Watch’ designation; Nadeau floats wealth…

Jun 4, 2026 13
DC Water as well as regional officials are urging customers to conserve water in the wake of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' declaration of a Drought Watch.

District Links: Zoning board resumes operations after DC Council confirms two nominees; council votes to halt…

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With yesterday's unanimous DC Council confirmation of two mayoral appointees to the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment, the panel is meeting today for the first time since March, when the absence of a…
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