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District Links: Top DC officials criticize GOP bills as unprecedented overreach ahead of House…

Chris Kain Nov 17, 2025
Ahead of expected House action on two DC-related bills this week, the District's three top elected officials issued a joint statement today objecting to those measures as well as 11 others advanced by a GOP-run House committee as…

District Links: House set to vote on GOP bills to require cash bail in DC, repeal police reform law;…

Chris Kain Nov 14, 2025
The House of Representatives has announced plans to vote next week on a GOP bill to require mandatory cash bail in DC for various offenses and another bill that would repeal the bulk of a police reform law approved by the DC Council in…

District Links: Commanders pick HKS to design new stadium at RFK as ‘civic landmark’;…

Chris Kain Nov 13, 2025
The Washington Commanders this morning announced the selection of global architecture and design firm HKS as the lead architect for the team's new roofed stadium on the RFK campus.

District Links: Ribbon-cutting celebrates new Metropolitan Branch Trail segment; DC streateries face…

Chris Kain Nov 12, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser, other DC officials and community leaders today celebrated the completion of a long-awaited Ward 4 segment of the Metropolitan Branch Trail — filling one of the last remaining gaps in the 8-mile regional trail corridor…

District Links: Judge hits former owners of Ward 8’s Marbury Plaza with $41M judgment; Trump…

Chris Kain Nov 10, 2025
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced a record $41 million judgment against the former owners of the Marbury Plaza apartment complex, where tenants endured dangerous conditions even after a judge demanded repairs to fix…

District Links: ‘Mayor Bowser is not under investigation,’ Pirro says amid Qatar trip…

Chris Kain Nov 7, 2025
Amid conflicting reports on whether federal authorities are investigating Mayor Muriel Bowser over her 2023 trip to Qatar, she said today that neither she nor anyone in her office had been contacted by federal officials about any probe.

District Links: Mendelson pulls back from skirmish over MPD reprogramming request; ‘sandwich…

Chris Kain Nov 6, 2025
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson continued this week to speak against overspending by government agencies and urge more aggressive steps to curb the practice, but he ultimately opted not to force an uncomfortable vote to disapprove a…

District Links: Council votes to ‘decouple’ DC from multiple provisions in federal tax…

Chris Kain Nov 5, 2025
The DC Council voted yesterday to "decouple" about a dozen provisions in the District's tax code from their federal counterparts in order to avoid a $567 million hit to local revenues through fiscal year 2029 otherwise triggered by tax…

District Links: Council reverses course to approve expanded juvenile curfew for three more months;…

Chris Kain Nov 4, 2025
The DC Council voted 9-4 this afternoon to restore the expanded juvenile curfew for three months, narrowly clearing the requirement for a supermajority in order to pass legislation on an emergency basis but revealing continued splits and…

District Links: Council set to vote again on extension of expanded juvenile curfew; philanthropist…

Chris Kain Nov 3, 2025
The DC Council is slated to vote once again at tomorrow's meeting on whether to temporarily restore the expanded juvenile curfew — one month after efforts to pass emergency legislation fell short of the required supermajority.

District Links: Bowser taps into local reserve funds to ensure full SNAP benefits in November; Park…

Chris Kain Oct 31, 2025
The DC government will use $30.5 million in local contingency funds to ensure that DC residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Women, Infants, and Children Program receive their full November benefits despite…

District Links: Pentagon reportedly extends Guard deployment in DC through February; council hearing…

Chris Kain Oct 30, 2025
The Pentagon is extending the National Guard's deployment in DC through at least February, per new reports from CNN and Politico.

District Links: Bowser hails senior units built as Ward 3’s first Housing Production Trust…

Chris Kain Oct 29, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin today celebrated the opening of an affordable housing building for seniors that marks the first Housing Production Trust Fund project west of Rock Creek Park.

District Links: AG Schwalb joins lawsuit to block suspension of SNAP benefits; report hails academic…

Chris Kain Oct 28, 2025
Barnard, Friendship Chamberlain and Whittier elementary schools are among 16 schools newly recognized for achieving strong academic growth among students from historically underserved backgrounds.

District Links: Norton scammed at home out of thousands of dollars in HVAC cleaning scheme; Bowser…

Chris Kain Oct 27, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser joined business leaders on Monday morning for a preview event to highlight expansion plans for the DowntownDC Holiday Market in its 21st season.

District Links: Court hears arguments today in DC challenge over National Guard; McDuffie reportedly…

Chris Kain Oct 24, 2025
A federal judge is slated to hear arguments this afternoon on DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a court order to remove National Guard troops.

District Links: Council hearing airs views on bill to control ticket resale prices; leaf collection…

Chris Kain Oct 23, 2025
The DC Council heard varied views at a public hearing yesterday on legislation to regulate the secondary market for tickets to live concerts and performances — with operators of several local venues among those testifying in support of a…

District Links: Council votes again to exempt most 2- to 4-unit rental buildings from TOPA; Bowser…

Chris Kain Oct 22, 2025
The DC Council voted 9-4 yesterday to exempt two- to four-unit rental buildings from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act as long as they aren't corporately owned.

District Links: Council votes to cut pay subsidies for early educators; DC National Guard poised to…

Chris Kain Oct 21, 2025
The DC Council voted this afternoon to reduce salary subsidies for early childhood educators in order to conform with the available funding in fiscal year 2026, but legislators expressed dismay that Mayor Muriel Bowser hadn't provided…

District Links: DC officials celebrate newest addition to GU’s Capitol Campus; Senate panel to…

Chris Kain Oct 20, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials this morning celebrated a ribbon-cutting for a major addition to Georgetown University's Capitol Campus.
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District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 8
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)

Apr 24, 2026 435
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…

Apr 23, 2026 14
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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