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DCist: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Health Gets C Rating In Annual Report Card

Editor Jun 6, 2023
The Chesapeake Bay got a C in the latest annual Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card released Tuesday by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) – the same score it received in the 2021 report.

DCist: D.C. Walks Back Claim It Did Not Know Driver Accused Of Fatal Crash Had Prior DUI Convictions

Editor Jun 6, 2023
The D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles now says that it had been notified about three DUI convictions involving the woman who is now charged with a fatal crash on Rock Creek Parkway that killed three people, walking back past claims that it…

Washington Post: D.C. Council caps rent hikes in rent-stabilized buildings amid inflation

Editor Jun 6, 2023
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to cap rent hikes in rent-stabilized buildings after record-high inflation threatened historic rent increases.

Washington Post: Fire department adviser ignited change behind the scenes

Editor Jun 6, 2023
In her decades working for the D.C. City Council and District government, Amy Mauro served as the prototypical staffer, who whispered in the ears of the people in power to ensure the right message was delivered before the taxpaying public.…

DCist: D.C. Council May Require Health Insurance Companies To Cover Fertility Treatment

Editor Jun 5, 2023
The D.C. Council is expected to vote on a bill Tuesday that would require private insurers, Medicaid, and the D.C. Healthcare Alliance to cover infertility diagnosis and treatment for District residents. At-large member and Health…

City Paper: Despite Controversy, a Rent Cap Compromise Is Coming Together for Rent-Controlled…

Editor Jun 5, 2023
Three councilmembers advancing competing proposals to limit rent increases have found some common ground.

DCist: Capital Bikeshare Hits Highest Monthly Use Ever, Showing Gains Out Of The Pandemic

Editor Jun 5, 2023
Capital Bikeshare had its highest ridership month of all time in May with more than 428,000 rides, signaling a return to normalcy after the pandemic. It beats the previous record of 408,000 rides set back in September 2018.

DCist: D.C. To Map Air Quality Disparities In City’s Most Polluted Neighborhoods

Editor Jun 5, 2023
In the digital age, checking your local air quality seems pretty straightforward: a quick internet search, or a glance at the weather app on your phone. But there are big gaps in this air quality data — it’s a bit like when the weather app…

Washington Post: Metro to launch half-price fare program this month for lower-income riders

Editor Jun 5, 2023
Transit officials said riders who qualify for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can sign up for the fare discount

DCist: Metro’s New Fare Discount For Low-Income Riders Begins June 20. Here’s How To Register.

Editor Jun 5, 2023
Low-income residents who are enrolled in SNAP benefits will qualify for a new Metro half-off fare discount. The program, called Metro Lift, starts June 20.

Washington Post: AG seeks deal with D.C. police lodge over allegedly illegal whiskey sales

Editor Jun 4, 2023
The D.C. attorney general’s office has offered to settle out of court with a fraternal police lodge after the city’s liquor board concluded it illegally sold and shipped hundreds of bottles of whiskey without proper permits, according to a…

Washington Post: Adding flights at Reagan National would increase delays, FAA says

Editor Jun 4, 2023
The FAA’s analysis comes as a coalition of business groups is pushing for more long-distance service at the airport outside Washington

Washington Post: D.C. election laws are GOP’s next target in Congress

Editor Jun 2, 2023
D.C.'s election laws will be next to enter the crosshairs in the GOP’s oversight of the District in Congress, with a hearing next week set to delve into D.C. “election integrity.”

Washington Post: D.C. opens migrant center as it braces for more border buses

Editor Jun 2, 2023
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s (D) administration this week opened a new respite center for U.S. asylum seekers arriving on buses from Texas and Arizona, adding a second clearinghouse in the region for those individuals amid expectations…

DCist: D.C. Picks Team To Redevelop Reeves Center On U Street Into Housing, Offices, And…

Editor Jun 2, 2023
Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday announced that the city has picked a team to redevelop the Franklin D. Reeves Center, the large government building standing at the iconic intersection of 14th and U Streets NW.

DCist: D.C.’s New Public Safety Auditor Thinks Scrutiny And Support Of Police Are Not Mutually…

Editor Jun 2, 2023
Chris Magnus is the city’s new Deputy Auditor for Public Safety. He’s the first to occupy the job, which was recommended by the city’s police reform commission in 2021 and ultimately created by police reform legislation the D.C. Council…

DCist: House Republicans To Hold Hearing On D.C. Elections, With Possible Bill Targeting City

Editor Jun 2, 2023
A pair of House committees have scheduled a hearing for next Wednesday on elections in D.C., which could build towards legislation that would require photo ID for voting, eliminate same-day voter registration, and largely do away with the…

Washington Post: D.C. firefighters sue city, alleging officials reneged on pension promises

Editor Jun 1, 2023
A group of D.C. firefighters who want to retire sued the District on Thursday, alleging officials reneged on promises to let them transfer to a more generous pension plan after the city’s fire and ambulance services merged more than 15…

WTOP: Sea walls at Tidal Basin, West Potomac Park to be rehabbed, heightened for sea level rise

Editor Jun 1, 2023
The National Park Service plans to rehabilitate and heighten nearly 7,000 feet of sea wall that lines the Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park in an effort to deal with daily flooding.

City Paper: D.C. Firefighters Claim the City is Refusing to Pay Their Pension Benefits

Editor Jun 1, 2023
Five current and former Black firefighters were promised pension funds. Decades later they’re ready to retire, but where’s the money?
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District Links: Council set to vote on youth curfew with new amendments; MPD probe reportedly implicates at least 15…

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The DC Council is slated to revisit the issue of an expanded youth curfew at Tuesday's legislative meeting, with a final vote on permanent legislation and a rescheduled vote on emergency legislation…

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Earlier this week, Wesley Williams, operations and policy officer for the DC Office of Campaign Finance, confirmed that his agency has opened an investigation into whether the relationship between…

District Links: House Oversight Committee demands records from MPD investigation on crime data; Lewis George, McDuffie…

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The GOP-controlled House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is demanding all records from the Metropolitan Police Department's internal investigation into claims of manipulated crime data. …
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