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District Links: Protesters demand safer streets after recent pedestrian, cyclist deaths; Bowser, MPD…

Chris Kain Jul 28, 2022
Traffic safety advocates rallied yesterday in front of the John A. Wilson Building, mourning the recent deaths of four DC pedestrians and bicyclists and urging officials to act boldly to make streets safer.

District Links: Bowser selects interim DC Health director; mayor draws new criticism for not…

Chris Kain Jul 27, 2022
Mayor Muriel Bowser has named Dr. Sharon Lewis to take over as interim director of the DC Department of Health with the forthcoming departure of Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, who has overseen the agency throughout the pandemic and since the start…

District Links: DC shifts strategy on monkeypox vaccinations to broaden impact amid tight supply;…

Chris Kain Jul 26, 2022
Amid a rapid increase in the number of local monkeypox cases, DC Health officials have overhauled their vaccine distribution plan to provide more first doses to eligible DC residents rather than a second dose to those midway through the…

District Links: Metro’s new GM starts job amid safety, fiscal woes; DC government aims to fill…

Chris Kain Jul 25, 2022
Mayor Muriel Bowser is encouraging DC residents to apply for approximately 1,000 vacancies with the DC government, many of which are new positions authorized in the fiscal year 2023 budget she recently signed into law.

District Links: Even with 2,400 vouchers available this year, only 520 people have moved into…

Chris Kain Jul 22, 2022
A year ago, the DC Council touted funding for 2,400 new housing vouchers — enough to dramatically reduce the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness in DC. Now, with little more than two months left in the fiscal year, DC has…

District Links: Local universities vow research on how to reduce gun violence; DPR to expand hours…

Chris Kain Jul 21, 2022
The House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2023 DC appropriations bill yesterday without the longtime riders that have limited the District's ability to spend local funds on abortion and on regulating recreational marijuana.

District Links: Norton seeks emergency funding to help arriving migrants; NPS says cars on Beach…

Chris Kain Jul 20, 2022
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is seeking emergency funding for humanitarian assistance to help migrants arriving in DC from Texas and Arizona.

District Links: Mayor rebuffs council’s calls for DC resources to help arriving migrants; DC…

Chris Kain Jul 19, 2022
Days after 10 DC Council members called for local assistance to help migrants as they arrive at Union Station by bus from Texas and Arizona, Mayor Muriel Bowser said that it is federal officials who need to step up with needed resources. …

District Links: DC urges vaccinations with 122 monkeypox cases, higher per capita than any state;…

Chris Kain Jul 18, 2022
The District has reported 122 cases of monkeypox since May, a higher per-capita number than any state amid the global outbreak of the rare but potentially serious viral illness, according to an update this morning from Mayor Muriel Bowser…

District Links: DCPS works to fill vacancies amid rise in teacher resignations; Norton asks Biden to…

Chris Kain Jul 15, 2022
After prevailing in a key House vote, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is calling on President Joe Biden to endorse shifting control of the DC National Guard from the president to the mayor.

District Links: House Dems back mayoral authority over DC National Guard; council sets net-zero…

Chris Kain Jul 14, 2022
On a largely party-line vote, the U.S. House of Representatives last night backed the transfer of authority over the DC National Guard from the president to the District's mayor — a change described by backers as a major advancement in…

District Links: Council votes to allow driver’s license renewals despite unpaid fines; study…

Chris Kain Jul 13, 2022
The DC Council approved legislation yesterday to enable residents with unpaid fines for traffic violations to obtain or renew a driver's license, winning praise from groups that pushed the legislation as an important social justice measure…

District Links: DC Council weighs changes to Clean Hands law, ban on non-compete clauses; NPS eyes…

Chris Kain Jul 12, 2022
The DC Council is slated to kick off its two-month summer recess at the end of the week, but members first have to sort through a busy legislative agenda this afternoon.

District Links: Metro eyes options for forthcoming budget crunch; still no new contract for DCPS…

Chris Kain Jul 11, 2022
As development continues on the St. Elizabeths East campus in Congress Heights, city officials and developers broke ground today on a temporary retail and food center envisioned as an incubator for entrepreneurs, artists and restaurateurs…

WTOP: DC to distribute $41M in food help to more than 80,000 children

Chris Kain Jul 8, 2022
Tens of thousands of D.C. children will get help with meals from expanded food assistance programs.

District Links: CFO adds $490.6 million to FY 2022 revenue estimate; council hearing explores…

Chris Kain Jul 1, 2022
The District's chief financial officer reports an April surprise that brought in unexpectedly high income tax receipts for the city as the major contributor to an estimated $490.6 million in previously unexpected revenue for fiscal year…

District Links: Supreme Court ruling on guns didn’t derail DC gun laws but might spark new…

Chris Kain Jun 30, 2022
As Independence Day draws near, Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Police Chief Robert Contee and other officials at a briefing about public safety initiatives for the holiday weekend and beyond.

District Links: DC Council allows adults to self-certify their need for medical cannabis; city aims…

Chris Kain Jun 29, 2022
DC Council members are delving into the city's plans on how to get all DC students up to date on their immunizations.

District Links: Questions loom over abortion rights in DC if GOP controls Congress; council to…

Chris Kain Jun 27, 2022
The DC Council is slated to vote on emergency legislation Tuesday that would allow DC residents 21 and older to self-certify a need for medical cannabis.

District Links: DC officials blast Roe’s reversal, warn of potential battles if GOP wins…

Chris Kain Jun 24, 2022
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other local officials denounced today's Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade, warning that abortion rights in the District could be vulnerable if Republicans gain control of the House and Senate in the…
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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…

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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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