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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.

District Links: Mayoral candidates square off in early forum; where DC got the Ukrainian flags that…

Chris Kain Mar 7, 2022
With a second day of a protest convoy circling the Capital Beltway, DC officials continue to prepare in case the demonstrators head into the District today or later this week.

District Links: DC’s sports-betting app ran a $4M deficit last year, DCist reports; former…

Chris Kain Mar 4, 2022
Doubts about the District's sports betting program continue to swirl as initial revenue estimates fall short for its GambetDC app — and particularly amid news that the app even ran a $4 million deficit last year.

District Links: DC Health shifts to weekly COVID-19 updates using new metrics; DC to boost…

Chris Kain Mar 3, 2022
DC Health is replacing its daily data updates on COVID-19 cases with a weekly report that corresponds with the metrics outlined last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

District Links: DCPS says students, staff can go maskless outdoors at school; DC Council restricts…

Chris Kain Mar 2, 2022
DC Public Schools will no longer require students and staff to wear masks while they are outside.

District Links: CFO boosts revenue estimates again; waitlist stymies DC home repair program;…

Chris Kain Mar 1, 2022
The start of meteorological spring coincides with the arrival of new revenue estimates from the District's top finance official, who expects the government to bring in $148.8 million more in fiscal year 2022 than anticipated three months…

District Links: Security fencing makes return around U.S. Capitol; DC auditor looks into DOES…

Chris Kain Feb 28, 2022
With President Joe Biden's State of the Union address coming up tomorrow, fencing around the U.S. Capitol is being reinstalled amid concern about possible demonstrations related to trucker convoys headed to the area.

District Links: DC leaders highlight Supreme Court nominee’s local ties; DC tourism chief…

Chris Kain Feb 25, 2022
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson — President Joe Biden's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, where she would become the first Black woman to serve as a justice — has multiple ties to the District.

District Links: Bowser brings back former OUC director to head 911 agency again; NPS agrees to pull…

Chris Kain Feb 24, 2022
Karima Holmes is returning to the helm of the agency that runs the District's 911 and 311 call center — a post she previously held for five years, drawing acclaim from some but criticism from others.

District Links: Head of Bowser admin’s violence interruption efforts departs ONSE; safety…

Chris Kain Feb 22, 2022
Amid rising concern about violent crime in DC, the founding director of the District's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement — which runs the mayor's violence interruption program — has resigned.

District Links: Nadeau pulls bill to reinstate vax mandate, lacking enough votes; WaPo poll shows a…

Chris Kain Feb 18, 2022
The DC Council isn't voting today after all on whether to reinstate the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for admission to restaurants, bars and a variety of other venues.

District Links: DC breaks ground on newly named Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center in Ward 8; MPD…

Chris Kain Feb 17, 2022
After years of negotiations and sometimes tense debate about a new hospital on the St. Elizabeths East campus, Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials enjoyed a victory lap with a midday groundbreaking celebrating what's been newly…

District Links: Council to vote Friday whether to restore vaccine mandate; DC had fewer deaths of…

Chris Kain Feb 16, 2022
The DC Council will vote Friday on whether to reinstate a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for admission to restaurants, bars, health clubs, sports and entertainment venues.

District Links: Bowser’s decision to drop mask, vaccine mandates draws flak; Alex Rodriguez…

Chris Kain Feb 15, 2022
In place for a month, the District's vaccination mandate for admission to restaurants, bars, sports and entertainment venues, health clubs and certain other places is no longer in effect, though businesses may continue to require proof of…

District Links: Bowser drops vaccine mandate as of Tuesday, mask mandate as of March 1; emergency…

Chris Kain Feb 14, 2022
With COVID-19 cases in the District down by about 90% from their peak in late December and early January, Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced an end to the indoor mask mandate as of March 1. She also is dropping the vaccination requirement…

District Links: Ward 3’s Mary Cheh says she won’t seek a fifth term after all; questions…

Chris Kain Feb 11, 2022
Joining what's been called the Great Resignation, Ward 3's Mary Cheh has announced that she won't seek a fifth term on the DC Council after all.

District Links: DC risks removal from national group that helps update voter rolls; most COVID-19…

Chris Kain Feb 10, 2022
The upcoming budget season is coinciding with a mayoral campaign and public safety concerns stemming from a rise in homicides and carjackings in recent years.

Street Sense: Local organizations call for use of surplus funds to address eviction crisis

Chris Kain Feb 9, 2022
A group of non-profit organizations have signed a letter calling for Mayor Muriel Bowser to direct more city funds to stop evictions in the District.

District Links: Shell found at Fort Totten was WWI chemical munition, WTOP reports; Senate eases…

Chris Kain Feb 9, 2022
An unexploded shell found in 2020 on National Park Service land near the Fort Totten Metro station may be linked to the World War I-era chemical weapons testing facilities that many decades later forced a prolonged cleanup in Spring…
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District Links: DC Council to consider ticket resale bill minus price cap; charting the extent of Lewis George’s…

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The DC Council is slated to vote next week on legislation to regulate the resale of tickets for concerts and theatrical performances, with the bill's author pressing for inclusion of a price cap that…

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Between the DC Council’s first budget vote on June 9 and its second earlier this week, its proposed spending jumped by $50 million — ultimately exceeding by nearly $500 million Mayor Muriel Bowser’s…

District Links: Dems show increased turnout even with some ballots not yet tallied; Allen bill would let next mayor fill…

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The Board of Elections' latest updates to the unofficial election results haven't altered projected electoral outcomes, but they do now show a notable jump in turnout compared to recent Democratic…

District Links: Auditor calls for DC to step up monitoring of contractor performance; judge tells Kennedy Center to…

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With healthcare and construction topping the District's contract spending, a new report from the Office of the DC Auditor found general compliance with DC laws and regulations governing procurements…
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