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District Links: Email scam promises extra DC unemployment benefits, DCist reports; SBOE president…

Chris Kain Aug 31, 2021
A new phishing scam targets DC unemployment recipients, promising them access to additional benefits while seeking confidential information — prompting warnings about potential identity theft.

District Links: DCPS students return to classrooms amid continuing debate over virtual option; DC to…

Chris Kain Aug 30, 2021
Students returned to DC Public Schools classrooms on Monday morning — in many cases, for the first time since the pandemic forced a shift to remote learning a year and a half ago.

Washington Post: District releases body-cam video of officer punching man during arrest

Chris Kain Aug 19, 2021
District officials released footage Wednesday from police body cameras during an arrest in a suspected drug transaction in Southeast Washington that led to three officers being suspended after one of the officers was captured on viral…

District Links: Census documents growth in Ward 6, drop in Black population; ACLU sues DC over MPD…

Chris Kain Aug 13, 2021
The release of granular data from last year's U.S. census reiterates Ward 6 as the epicenter of the District's growth over the past decade, setting the stage for a redistricting process that will require its boundaries to shrink.

District Links: Senate infrastructure bill includes $2.8B for DC; District now seeing…

Chris Kain Aug 12, 2021
A new breakdown released by the White House says DC can expect to receive at least $1.1 billion for rebuilding roads and highways plus another $225 million for bridges over five years if the infrastructure bill approved by the Senate this…

District Links: DC Council takes final votes on FY 2022 budget legislation; concert venues announce…

Chris Kain Aug 11, 2021
The DC Council has concluded its summertime budget season, taking its final votes Tuesday on the District's $17.5 billion financial plan for fiscal year 2022.

District Links: Bowser mandates vaccinations for DC government employees; recent violence shapes…

Chris Kain Aug 10, 2021
It's been expected but is now official: The DC government will require its employees and contractors to be fully vaccinated or agree to weekly COVID-19 tests.

District Links: DC in talks over vaccination mandate for government employees; WaPo’s Colbert…

Chris Kain Aug 9, 2021
The DC government is reportedly close to issuing a vaccine mandate for its employees, with the issue of discipline for unwilling workers among the subjects being discussed in talks with union leaders.

District Links: DC theaters set vaccination requirement for audiences; Time cover story goes deep…

Chris Kain Aug 6, 2021
From Arena Stage to Shakespeare Theatre Company to Woolly Mammoth, the bulk of DC's theaters have joined together to require audience members to provide proof of vaccination to attend indoor performances.

District Links: AG Racine issues vaccine mandate for his employees; boil water advisory in effect in…

Chris Kain Aug 5, 2021
While the attorney general oversees only a small portion of the DC government's workforce, Karl Racine has stepped out in front of Mayor Muriel Bowser on a thorny issue: a vaccination mandate for employees.

District Links: Council scales back mayor’s MPD staffing boost: WaPo’s Fact Checker…

Chris Kain Aug 4, 2021
With the DC Council having already given initial approval to a $17.5 billion budget two weeks ago, the bulk of the discussion on its second vote Tuesday focused on two small segments: an $11 million supplemental request from Mayor Muriel…

District Links: Council, mayor argue over MPD funding as budget vote nears; officials urge tenants…

Chris Kain Aug 3, 2021
The DC Council put the emphasis on legislators supporting "a combination of strategies to reduce violent crime," via a last-minute budget infusion. The mayor's chief of staff offered an alternative headline: "Council cuts proposal for new…

District Links: Dust-up over photo of maskless Bowser; violent summer fuels questions over funding…

Chris Kain Aug 2, 2021
As DC's renewed indoor mask mandate took effect over the weekend, Mayor Muriel Bowser faced criticism over her own masking practices.

George A. Jones in The Post: In D.C., housing should be a human right

Chris Kain May 19, 2021
In 1966, the United Nations identified adequate housing as a fundamental human right as part of its International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. But, even as early as 1944, in his State of the Union address, with the…

WTOP: DC Mayor Bowser canvasses in support of new walk-up vaccine sites

Chris Kain May 1, 2021
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser hit the streets on Saturday to let residents know about walk up COVID-19 vaccinations, the District’s latest effort to get Washingtonians immunized.

WTOP: Meet the DC entrepreneur who’s launched electric picnic boat rentals at The Wharf

Chris Kain Apr 14, 2021
For as little as $150, you can rent an electric-powered Scandinavian-designed picnic boat, large enough for eight passengers, at The Wharf Marina, and no boating license is required.

Press Release: Study shows that DC students have lost 4 months of learning in math and 1 month of…

Chris Kain Dec 17, 2020
News Release — EmpowerK12 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Michelle Lerner The “COVID” learning slide is expanding DC’s achievement gap, putting at-risk students further behind their peers Washington, D.C. — A new study…

Colbert King in The Post: D.C. has always been more than a two-dimensional clash of politics. It’s…

Chris Kain Nov 6, 2020
A narrow view of the city’s electorate has emerged in some of the local reporting on this year’s D.C. elections. The District, as I understand it, has been reduced to a town consisting of longtime Black residents of moderate persuasion…

Press Release: DC Health Releases Updated List of High-Risk States

Chris Kain Aug 24, 2020
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, DC Health released an updated list of high-risk states where the seven-day…

DCist: District-Run Coronavirus Testing Sites Closed Monday Due To Heat

Chris Kain Jul 19, 2020
Coronavirus testing at D.C.-run sites will be called off Monday due to high temps, city officials said.
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District Links: Initiative to ban foie gras slated for DC’s November ballot; Appeals Court orders halt to White…

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The DC Board of Elections announced this week that a ballot measure to ban the local sale of any foie gras produced through force-feeding has qualified for the Nov. 3 general election.

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The promise ranked choice voting (RCV) proponents made nearly two years ago was that new people would get elected to more offices with more votes. If the June primary is any indication, that was all…

District Links: New estimates cite $1.4B cost to keep National Guard in DC into 2029; Trump blasts Pirro for dropping…

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The Metropolitan Police Department will hold events across the city Tuesday evening as part of the 42nd annual National Night Out, a celebration of community-building and public safety partnerships. …

District Links: Budget battle continues as Mendelson faults Bowser for ‘harmful’ criticism of council;…

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The rhetorical battle over the District's budget continued yesterday with DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson responding to the pointed criticisms leveled by Mayor Muriel Bowser when she opted not to…
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