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District Links: Councilmembers say heavy ice hampered cleanup by damaging city’s small plows;…

Chris Kain Jan 28, 2026
Amid mounting criticism of the pace of storm cleanup, DC officials are highlighting continued plowing and removal efforts — with the DC Department of Public Works tweeting a video this afternoon depicting the voluminous amount of snow…

District Links: Norton confirms her retirement after 18 terms as DC delegate; Evans looks to return…

Chris Kain Jan 27, 2026
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton released a statement this morning confirming that she won't seek reelection this year and will retire at the end of her 18th term.

District Links: Norton draws praise for legacy as ‘true warrior’ after her campaign…

Chris Kain Jan 26, 2026
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton's campaign committee yesterday filed a termination report with the Federal Election Commission, solidifying months of speculation that the longtime officeholder wouldn't seek another term and prompting…

District Links: Bowser declares state of emergency ahead of snow, freezing rain; Trump admin reviews…

Chris Kain Jan 23, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning declared a state of emergency for DC in preparation for a major winter storm this weekend and extreme cold temperatures well into next week.

District Links: Bowser touts major residential conversion on Connecticut Avenue, incentives for 2…

Chris Kain Jan 22, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials helped kick off construction today on what's billed as the District's largest office-to-residential conversion to date: The Geneva, a project on Connecticut Avenue NW that will include 472…

District Links: Bowser admin highlights new $20.9M middle school addition in Ward 8; anonymous DC…

Chris Kain Jan 21, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration are marking the recent completion of a $20.9 million middle school addition at Leckie Education Campus in Ward 8.

District Links: Council names ex-staffer Doni Crawford to interim at-large seat; feds extend…

Chris Kain Jan 20, 2026
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve the appointment of Doni Crawford as interim at-large councilmember — filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Kenyan McDuffie, who departed to run for mayor in the…

District Links: DC selects team for Chevy Chase redevelopment with housing, library and community…

Chris Kain Jan 16, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development today announced the selection of Rift Valley Chevy Chase LLC to redevelop the Chevy Chase Civic Site in Ward 3.

District Links: Commanders publish first renderings of new roofed stadium on RFK campus; House OKs…

Chris Kain Jan 15, 2026
The Washington Commanders and global design firm HKS this morning released initial conceptual renderings of a new roofed stadium along the Anacostia River to replace the newly demolished RFK Memorial Stadium, where the team played for…

District Links: McDuffie enters Democratic Party’s mayoral contest; Trump admin eyes West…

Chris Kain Jan 14, 2026
With DC's June 16 primary just over five months away, recently resigned at-large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie this morning launched his long-anticipated mayoral bid — entering a Democratic primary contest that features Ward 4…

District Links: Elections Board sets June 16 for special election to fill at-large council vacancy;…

Chris Kain Jan 13, 2026
The DC Board of Elections has officially scheduled a special election on June 16 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of at-large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.

District Links: Bowser praises draft appropriations bill for boosts to DC security fund, DCTAG grant…

Chris Kain Jan 12, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser is hailing the proposed funding levels for DC's Emergency Planning and Security Fund and the DC Tuition Assistance Grant program in a newly released bicameral, bipartisan appropriations bill.

District Links: New bill aims to strengthen DC air pollution permitting process; NCPC hears new…

Chris Kain Jan 9, 2026
A new bill under consideration by the DC Council seeks to combat air pollution in the District by improving the Department of Energy and Environment's permitting process and requiring the agency to devote more personnel and resources to…

District Links: DC marks closure of 100th illegal cannabis business; new bill aims to combat…

Chris Kain Jan 8, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration and the Metropolitan Police Department today announced the closure of the 100th illegal cannabis business as part of a joint enforcement initiative that began 16…

District Links: Council OKs new BID in Congress Heights; U.S. Department of Transportation eyes…

Chris Kain Jan 7, 2026
The DC Council yesterday advanced plans for the creation of a new business improvement district in Ward 8's Congress Heights neighborhood, where extensive development is remaking the St. Elizabeths East campus.

District Links: Council votes to add transit workers to home purchase assistance program; longtime…

Chris Kain Jan 6, 2026
The DC Council gave initial approval this afternoon to a bill to enable public transit employees to participate in a program that provides DC government workers with down-payment assistance so they can purchase homes in the District.

District Links: Mendelson aims to fill interim at-large council seat by end of January; DC sees…

Chris Kain Jan 5, 2026
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson said today that he hopes to select an interim pick by the end of the month to fill the at-large vacancy created by the resignation of Kenyan McDuffie, which took effect today.

District Links: Stable revenue estimates enable funding for council’s…

Chris Kain Dec 30, 2025
The District's independent chief financial officer this week reported "little to no change" in DC's economic outlook since September, but cited uncertainty around the impact of federal government layoffs as the greatest variable in the…

District Links: House Dems decry ‘false claims’ against MPD, outgoing chief as political…

Chris Kain Dec 22, 2025
Days after the GOP-led House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released an interim staff report critical of outgoing Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith's leadership and the agency's crime reporting, the panel's…

District Links: Senate confirms 3 judges, reducing vacancies on DC Superior Court; workers begin…

Chris Kain Dec 19, 2025
The Senate voted 53-43 along party lines last night to approve a lengthy slate of President Donald Trump's nominees, including three new DC Superior Court judges.
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District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 7
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…

Apr 24, 2026 11
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)

Apr 24, 2026 434
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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