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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.

District Links: Pinto, White bring attention to delegate’s race as challengers outpace…

Chris Kain Oct 17, 2025
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb signed onto a new multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's suspension of a $7 billion program to bring solar energy to more than 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged…

District Links: DC honors School Without Walls music educator as 2026 Teacher of the Year; landlord…

Chris Kain Oct 16, 2025
Mayor Muriel Bowser and her top education officials this morning surprised a longtime music educator at School Without Walls with his selection as the 2026 DC Teacher of the Year.

District Links: Field in Ward 1 council race grows with entry of Brown, Reyes-Yanes; McDuffie, Lewis…

Chris Kain Oct 15, 2025
Rashida Brown, a five-term advisory neighborhood commissioner in the Park View neighborhood, today announced her campaign for the Ward 1 council seat as the field to succeed Brianne Nadeau continues to grow.

District Links: DC takes on marriage licenses amid shutdown; Bowser is said to be…

Chris Kain Oct 14, 2025
The federal government's shutdown is no longer forcing a halt to the issuance of new marriage licenses in DC.

District Links: Feds cut $40M in security, anti-terrorism grants slated for DC; several states plan…

Chris Kain Oct 10, 2025
The DC Council has announced a slate of oversight hearings for the fall, including sessions to highlight "standout" schools, examine overcrowding at DC's youth detention center, and scrutinize the impediments to timely use of housing…

District Links: DC accelerates planned shutdown of sole streetcar route; Events DC, auditor’s…

Chris Kain Oct 9, 2025
A new report from the Office of the DC Auditor contends that Events DC owes $68.7 million to the District government's general fund, but the quasi-public authority challenges the auditor's conclusions.
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District Links: House panel set to vote on bill to block any DC congestion charge; Trump taps West Potomac Park for new…

May 15, 2026 16
The GOP-run House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is slated to take up legislation on Wednesday that would ban DC from enacting or enforcing a congestion charge.

District Links: Trump administration posts rendering for ‘championship-quality’ course at East Potomac; ad…

May 14, 2026 9
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum this morning unveiled the first official rendering of Fazio Design's concept for a renovated East Potomac golf course, posting on social media that it would offer the…

Phillips Collection’s new ‘Miró and the United States’ exhibit focuses on transatlantic cultural exchange rather than…

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Tellingly, the newest exhibition at The Phillips Collection is titled Miró and the United States, rather than Miró vs. the United States. The latter framing might be expected in Washington, where…

District Links: Metro eyes transit improvements for RFK campus; researchers highlight post-pandemic growth in reading,…

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Metro officials yesterday laid out a plan to handle post-event crowds at the new Washington Commanders stadium that would rely on improvements to the Stadium-Armory Station, a new "Gold Line" Bus…
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