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WTOP: Majority of DC Council doesn’t support Commanders stadium at RFK; Va. tables bill

Editor Jun 9, 2022
A majority of D.C. Council members said Thursday they don’t support the construction of a new Washington Commanders stadium at RFK.

DCist: Majority Of D.C. Council Says They Do Not Support Building A New Stadium At RFK Site

Editor Jun 9, 2022
A narrow majority of the D.C. Council said they do not support building a new football stadium for the Washington Commanders on the vacant RFK Stadium campus, making clear their opposition to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s efforts to woo the team…

City Paper: Accusations of Sign Thievery Emerge as the Nadeau-Czapary Feud Ratchets Up in Ward 1

Editor Jun 9, 2022
The sitting councilmember and her allies are escalating attacks on Czapary, who once had a Republican chairing his campaign.

WTOP: DC launches ‘strike force’ to boost Black homeownership

Editor Jun 9, 2022
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was all smiles as she stood in front of a new development that sits at Riggs Road and South Dakota Avenue, where hundreds of new homes were being built, and it wasn’t just because she was back in the neighborhood…

City Paper: Zachary Parker Supporters Question Faith Gibson Hubbard and Her Ties to Bowser

Editor Jun 9, 2022
Gibson Hubbard says the criticisms are purely political.

DCist: Opponents Of Tipped-Wage Ballot Initiative File Lawsuit To Stop It From Getting To Voters In…

Editor Jun 9, 2022
The fight continues.

City Paper: City Paper Primary Prep: Which of the Top Four Candidates Will Replace Kenyan McDuffie…

Editor Jun 9, 2022
An ex-councilmember, a progressive newcomer, an administration appointee, and a neighborhood commissioner fight it out.

DCist: D.C.’s Incarcerated Residents Have The Right To Vote, But Sometimes It’s Easier Said Than…

Editor Jun 9, 2022
The first time Vance Contee ever voted in his life, he did it from the confines of a federal prison in central Florida.

Greater Greater Washington: Metro fell behind on bus operator, rail traffic controller…

Editor Jun 9, 2022
Nearly 200 Metrobus operators have fallen behind on their training and need to take refresher courses, according to the agency, and over a third of the Rail Traffic Controllers that work in Metro’s Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC) are…

WTOP: Report cites potential fraud risk in District’s COVID-19 emergency contracts

Editor Jun 9, 2022
A report released by the D.C. Office of Inspector General says the District could have exposed itself to potential fraud in its handling of nearly half a billion dollars worth of COVID-19 emergency contracts.

Axios: Town Talker: Meet Eric Goulet, hard-charging budget boss running in D.C.’s Ward 3

Editor Jun 9, 2022
With more than 18 years helming influential roles inside District government, Eric Goulet has some marquee achievements, including balancing budgets during the Great Recession and brokering a deal for a new $300 million hospital in Ward 8.…

WTOP: Bird flu detected in Lincoln Memorial pool ducklings

Editor Jun 8, 2022
Ducklings in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have contracted a highly contagious virus that can be deadly to some birds.

Washington Post: Deadly bird flu found in ducks on the Mall in Washington

Editor Jun 8, 2022
Mallard ducklings in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool were stricken, National Park Service says

DCist: New Program Set To Send Millions To D.C. Child Care Providers Recovering From Pandemic Losses

Editor Jun 8, 2022
A new D.C. program will distribute $32 million in grants to the city’s licensed child care facilities as they recover from the financial toll of the pandemic.

City Paper: The Final Daze

Editor Jun 8, 2022
Tom Sherwood offers some advice to candidates in the final weeks before the Democratic primary.

WTOP: DC’s mayor calls for federal action on guns at National Mall rally

Editor Jun 8, 2022
At a National Mall rally organized by gun control advocates on Wednesday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser echoed the calls of Democrats from around the country for changes to the nation’s gun laws.

City Paper: MPD Sergeant in Incident Raised During Bowser Presser Culpable in 2016 Illegal Search

Editor Jun 8, 2022
Sgt. Matthew Nickerson’s explanation as to why officers searched a man’s car “reveal a lack of understanding” of the rules for vehicle searches.

City Paper: D.C.’s Main Streets Grant Program is ‘Highly Susceptible’ to Fraud and Abuse, OIG Review…

Editor Jun 8, 2022
Preliminary findings from the D.C. inspector general back up prior allegations about the program’s mismanagement.

DCist: D.C. Youth With Serious Mental Health Needs Are Trapped In ‘Pattern Of Institutionalization,’…

Editor Jun 8, 2022
The District does not do enough to provide support for hundreds of youth with serious mental illnesses, according to a report published Monday.

Axios: Audit reveals mixed results on D.C.’s violence interruption

Editor Jun 8, 2022
Five years after enacting a law meant to curb violence in the District, results have been mixed and the city must do more to track the success of its programs, says a D.C. auditor report out yesterday.
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