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Washington Post: D.C. couples rushed for marriage licenses as government shutdown loomed

Editor Sep 30, 2023
Five D.C.-area wedding planners said they sent urgent emails to clients with imminent weddings, telling them to get their marriage license by Friday

Washington Post Editorial Board: Metro is dangling from a fiscal cliff. Regional leaders can’t sit…

Editor Sep 29, 2023
About 800,000 Washington-area passengers ride Metro buses and trains on weekdays, and it’s a good bet many would be unhappy to learn their transit system faces a “death spiral” starting next summer. Yet those dire words appear not in a…

Colbert I. King in The Post: Serial offenders drive the spike in gun violence in D.C.

Editor Sep 29, 2023
Parents of children attending Stanton Elementary School on Naylor Road SE received a letter Monday from principal Allen Richardson that said: “This afternoon at approximately 1:35 p.m., school administration was alerted to gunshots near…

WTOP: Southeast DC landlord to pay $2M for endangering tenants

Editor Sep 29, 2023
The owners and manager of subsidized apartment complexes in Ward 8 will pay $2 million in penalties and restitution, including rent credits, for breaking D.C. law and endangering hundreds of tenants.

City Paper: Metro’s Financial Crisis Demands Leadership from D.C. But the Prospect of New Taxes is…

Editor Sep 29, 2023
The regional transit agency is facing a $750 million deficit. Leaders know it needs a dedicated source of funding, which almost certainly requires some politically unpopular choices.

City Paper: A Man’s Cries for Help Went Ignored in the D.C. Jail. Then He Set Fire to His Mattress.

Editor Sep 29, 2023
Several men were locked in their cells as the unit filled with smoke.

Axios: D.C.’s ban on cashless businesses takes effect

Editor Sep 29, 2023
No cash, no more — D.C. will enforce a law starting Sunday that bans businesses from refusing cash payments.

Washington Post: D.C.’s sportsbook recorded a rarity in June: It lost money

Editor Sep 29, 2023
At the District’s government-sponsored sportsbook, apparently the house doesn’t always win.

Washington Post: Ward 8 landlord to pay $2 million for endangering tenants

Editor Sep 28, 2023
More than 400 residents at two apartment complexes lived in unsafe and health-threatening conditions for several years, the D.C. attorney general said

DCist: Anacostia River Gets Failing Grade, Even As Water Gets Closer To Swimmable

Editor Sep 28, 2023
Just last weekend, close to 150 people were signed up for the first-ever Anacostia River splash day — the first legal swim in the river since the 1970s. Days earlier, DC Water announced the completion of a major sewer project, that…

Washington Post: D.C. panel endorses Bowser’s guidelines for high-rises in historic districts

Editor Sep 28, 2023
A D.C. review board voted Thursday to support design guidelines for dramatically taller buildings that the Bowser administration is seeking to encourage in two Northwest Washington historic districts.

DCist: Amid Deadly Spike In Violence, Bowser’s Pick For Police Chief Receives Broad Support In…

Editor Sep 28, 2023
Acting Police Chief Pamela Smith faced a room of mostly supporters on Wednesday as she testified before a D.C. Council committee preparing to vote on her confirmation as top cop.

Washington Post: Critics pan D.C.’s proposed Delta Phi Epsilon settlement

Editor Sep 28, 2023
Fraternity members who brought the alleged misuse of funds to light say the D.C. Attorney General’s proposal is a “joke.” The AG has reopened settlement talks.

Washington Post: D.C. delays issuing $200 tickets to drivers blocking bus lanes

Editor Sep 28, 2023
Without explanation, city officials say only warnings will be issued until further notice

WTOP: In the hot seat, DC’s acting police chief makes case for her leadership

Editor Sep 28, 2023
As homicide numbers continue to rise in D.C., the city’s acting police chief is defending her record and making the case for her confirmation.

Theresa Vargas in The Post: Mom of 5-year-old killed on bike convinces thousands to demand change

Editor Sep 28, 2023
Allie Hart’s mom, Jessica Hart, started an online petition that calls on U.S. officials to include pedestrian deaths in the vehicle safety rating system

Washington Post: Acting D.C. police chief defends strategy before council committee

Editor Sep 28, 2023
The hearing comes a day after Pamela A. Smith announced the city had surpassed 200 homicides

Washington Post: D.C. settles suit over failure to provide special ed to jailed students

Editor Sep 25, 2023
The plaintiffs claimed the city ‘effectively abandoned efforts to teach’ them during the pandemic

City Paper: D.C. Democrats’ Legal Challenge to Initiative 83 Exposes Long-Simmering Frustrations…

Editor Sep 25, 2023
Some feel party chair Charles Wilson is cutting them out of major decisions, including the move to challenge the new ballot initiative in court.

DCist: D.C. Settles Lawsuit Over Failure To Provide Special Education At D.C. Jail During Pandemic

Editor Sep 25, 2023
High school students at the D.C. Jail have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over the city’s failure to provide incarcerated students with adequate education during the pandemic.
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The Bowser administration is reporting a 30% reduction in opioid overdoses in the District over the past year, attributable in part to the distribution of 510,000 free Naloxone kits with medication…

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With DC Public Schools back in session this week, Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the 2026-27 school year by highlighting newly modernized facilities at J.O. Wilson Elementary in Ward 6 and Barnard…

District Links: Officials mark school year’s start with renaming, expansion of Ward 3 high school; new campaign…

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Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials yesterday celebrated a $91 million expansion of the newly renamed John R. Thompson Jr. High School on MacArthur Boulevard in Ward 3.

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The Bowser administration today reported a fourth consecutive year of increased proficiency rates on the annual statewide assessments taken by students in DC Public Schools and DC public charter…
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