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The Republican-run House Appropriations Committee this morning released the text of a proposed fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes appropriations for DC — with the broad array of riders proposed by GOP lawmakers in recent years.

With current legislative authority for expanded juvenile curfews set to expire at midnight, Mayor Muriel Bowser said today that she's likely to declare a 15-day public emergency in order to temporarily extend the Metropolitan Police…

Robert White — one of two sitting councilmembers vying to become the DC's next delegate to Congress — is calling on his Ward 2 colleague Brooke Pinto to drop out of the race after her campaign posted detailed opposition research about…

A new report from the DC Office of the Inspector General found that frequent absenteeism among front-line workers has impeded operations at DC's 911 call center despite progress in filling vacancies and providing better training.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and her budget team today presented the DC Council with an overview of her fiscal year 2027 budget proposal that includes $469 million in program reductions and savings, including the removal of funds set aside for…

Ahead of an expected summertime opening for Ward 8's expanded Southeast Tennis and Learning Center, Mayor Muriel Bowser joined former DC first lady Cora Masters Barry — the center's founder and CEO — for a ceremonial "bridge beam signing"…

Ahead of the release of Mayor Muriel Bowser's final budget proposal and amid campaign-trail debates over who's best positioned to succeed her as mayor, a new publication released by the D.C. Policy Center urges that local leaders not…

The DC Council voted unanimously today to authorize formal submission of Mayor Muriel Bowser's budget plan on April 14, but legislators say they're anticipating an initial mayoral presentation this Friday ahead of the council's previously…

The DC Council is poised to meet tomorrow to authorize formal submission of Mayor Muriel Bowser's budget plan on April 14 — almost two weeks after the original April 1 due date.

After completion of a five-year initiative funded by a $16 million federal grant, DC education officials are hailing significant gains in literacy outcomes among the participating students, the vast majority of whom were economically…

It's no surprise to see Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Council at odds on policy issues, but the divide was particularly stark yesterday as legislators approved a 90-day ban on electricity disconnections she had strongly urged against,…

Ahead of today's DC Council meeting, Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging legislators to reject several of the measures up for consideration — including a proposal to temporarily prohibit electricity shutoffs, and an effort to override her most…

Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials this morning to celebrate the distribution of more than 450,000 "Kids Ride Free" cards since the program's debut.

A particularly hefty agenda for next week's DC Council meeting revisits mulitpe issues that have spurred substantial debate in the past — including consideration of overriding the mayor's most recent veto, extending authority for expanded…

Five Democrats in the House sided with the GOP majority yesterday in a 218-206 vote to approve a bill codifying aspects of President Donald Trump's "Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful" executive order issued a year ago.

At this hour, the House is debating a bill that would codify aspects of President Donald Trump's "Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful" executive order issued a year ago.

Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday signed emergency legislation to require the public release of Metropolitan Police Department body-worn camera footage in connection with serious use of force incidents involving federal agencies, but vetoed a…

After announcing in November that she wouldn't be running for a fourth term, Mayor Muriel Bowser joked at a press briefing that she was looking forward to having the chance to join friends for a bottomless brunch once she's out of office.…

The District is inviting development proposals for a nearly 7-acre chunk of the St. Elizabeths East campus in Ward 8 as well as several adjoining underutilized Georgia Avenue parcels in the Emery Heights/Brightwood area in Ward 4.

The GOP-dominated House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform yesterday backed a bill to block DC from continuing its automated traffic enforcement program and its restrictions against right turns on red — prompting a new round of…