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District Links: Mayor’s proposal for more MPD officers in FY 2023 draws council backers;…

Chris Kain Apr 4, 2022
Mayor Muriel Bowser continues to call for the DC Council to approve her proposed $30 million funding increase for the Metropolitan Police Department, with a late-morning event today at Dunbar High School to highlight the police cadet…

District Links: City extends timeline for seeking reaccreditation of troubled crime lab; DOES…

Chris Kain Apr 1, 2022
Amid the economic fallout from business closures at the onset of the pandemic, record levels of unemployment claims overwhelmed the DC Department of Employment Services, fueling complaints about long waits on the phone and conflicting…

District Links: MPD chief says reduced staffing has slowed response times; Police Reform Commission…

Chris Kain Mar 31, 2022
A proposed spending increase for the Metropolitan Police Department — an aspect of Mayor Muriel Bowser's budget submission that she frequently highlights at public appearances — is likely to draw particular focus as the DC Council crafts…

District Links: Swann Street protesters plan to appeal dismissal of case against MPD curfew arrests;…

Chris Kain Mar 30, 2022
A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed by Swann Street protesters over their treatment by DC police in the summer of 2020, but the attorney who brought the case is vowing to appeal.

District Links: McDuffie faces ballot challenge in AG race; Biden’s budget keeps ban on DC…

Chris Kain Mar 29, 2022
Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie is facing a challenge regarding his eligibility to run for attorney general.

District Links: Mayor highlights push to transfer RFK Stadium site to local control; Robert White…

Chris Kain Mar 28, 2022
Mayor Muriel Bowser held a midday press briefing today in the shadow of the shuttered RFK Memorial Stadium as she highlighted proposed development and investments in the vicinity and once again called for transferring ownership of the full…

District Links: Initiative on tipped wage in limbo over signature requirement; lawsuit prompts…

Chris Kain Mar 25, 2022
With the submission deadline for nominating petitions having passed, the DC Board of Elections today released an updated — but not yet final — list of candidates in the June 21 primaries.

District Links: Mayor forms infrastructure task force to maximize federal grants; new complaint…

Chris Kain Mar 24, 2022
A new task force will look to maximize the District's ability to obtain federal funds for "transformative, equitable and sustainable" projects through President Joe Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law.

District Links: Advocates call for end to swimming ban in DC waterways; residents of wards 7 and 8…

Chris Kain Mar 23, 2022
Two expenditures by the DC government made it into an Associated Press review of questionable uses of COVID-19 relief funds across the country.

District Links: Judge bars DC from allowing kids to get vaccinated without parental consent; Bowser…

Chris Kain Mar 22, 2022
A former candidate for Ward 8's seat on the DC Council — once a spokesperson for the late Marion Barry — is making another bid for elected office. This time, however, it's in Maryland as the running made for one of the 10 Democrats seeking…

District Links: Truck convoy finds added frustration in MPD tactics; Metro’s next generation…

Chris Kain Mar 21, 2022
The convoy of truckers and supporters has become a common sight on the interstates that run through DC, but participants have also been visible at times elsewhere in the city, including on Constitution Avenue and at Black Lives Matter…

District Links: Initial points of contention emerge in DC Council’s budget review; some Howard…

Chris Kain Mar 18, 2022
The budget process is getting underway in earnest with this afternoon's DC Council briefing, which kicked off with opening statements from legislators citing issues they'll focus on in the upcoming slate of oversight hearings.

District Links: Bowser budget includes new high school in Ward 3 plus new Center City Middle School;…

Chris Kain Mar 17, 2022
Experts say that peak bloom for the cherry blossoms is still a week off — but DC's budget season is already underway, even with the release of some specifics delayed.

District Links: Bowser presents $19.5B budget for FY 2023; council members introduce domestic…

Chris Kain Mar 16, 2022
Mayor Muriel Bowser released her budget plans today with a presentation to the DC Council at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, although portions of the actual document won't be available to the public or the DC Council until…

District Links: Suspect arrested in deadly assaults against people experiencing homelessness; truck…

Chris Kain Mar 15, 2022
Authorities arrested a man early this morning suspected of recent attacks on people experiencing homelessness in DC and New York City.

District Links: DC, NYC police seek assailant in attacks on people experiencing homelessness; DCPS…

Chris Kain Mar 14, 2022
Police in DC and New York City are joining with federal authorities to search for a gunman suspected in recent attacks in both cities on people experiencing homelessness — two of which proved fatal.

District Links: AG Racine endorses Schwalb as successor; MPD commander retires after report he used…

Chris Kain Mar 11, 2022
The District's first elected attorney general is throwing his support to Brian Schwalb to succeed him.

District Links: Board says injuries from Capitol riot led to MPD officer’s suicide; DC’s…

Chris Kain Mar 10, 2022
A DC retirement board has ruled that the death of a Metropolitan Police Department officer in the days after the Jan. 6 insurrection occurred in the line of duty and that his widow is entitled to his full pension.

District Links: Budget bill keeps ban on DC regulating recreational marijuana; DCPS mask rule…

Chris Kain Mar 9, 2022
Congressional leaders unveiled a draft appropriations bill early this morning that preserves the 7-year-old budget rider that has barred the District from regulating recreational marijuana sales.

District Links: New research initiative eyes DC’s competitiveness in post-COVID economy; GAO…

Chris Kain Mar 8, 2022
A new research project — named in honor of the late economist and DC advocate Alice Rivlin — will delve into the District's competitive standing and ways to attract and support inclusive growth.
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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…

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)

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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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