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Washington Post: Gray files complaint over reduced D.C. Council committee assignment

Editor Mar 17, 2023
Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7), 80, has argued that his reduced council committee assignment amounts to discrimination based on his health

DCist: Food Nonprofit Bread For The City Pausing Food Services For A Month

Editor Mar 17, 2023
Bread for the City is pausing all food programs for a month starting Monday to allow for staff “rest, mourning, reflection, and planning.”

Washington Post: SUV in Rock Creek Parkway crash had more than $12k in traffic fines

Editor Mar 16, 2023
Most of the tickets were for speeding violations

Washington Business Journal: D.C. to seek developers for more than a dozen projects, from…

Editor Mar 16, 2023
D.C. will soon seek development partners to tackle more than a dozen potential projects at major city-controlled sites, from fire station to farm overhauls.

DCist: D.C. Auditor Report: Vision Zero Program Didn’t Have Enough Funding, Staffing To Succeed

Editor Mar 16, 2023
A new report from the D.C. Auditor finds that the District’s Vision Zero program has not been successful at reducing traffic deaths because it has lacked funding, staffing, and oversight.

Washington Post: D.C.’s traffic safety strategy lacked funding, oversight, audit finds

Editor Mar 16, 2023
The city did not make adequate investments in Vision Zero amid an upward trend in traffic fatalities, a new report says

DCist: Uptown Theater Neighbors Draft Plan To Turn The Shuttered Venue Into An Arts Center With…

Editor Mar 16, 2023
A group of neighbors in Cleveland Park and the surrounding area are campaigning to reopen the iconic Uptown Theater as a nonprofit venue that combines arthouse film screenings, dining, and space for events.

DCist: House Republicans To Hold Oversight Hearing On D.C. Crime And City Management

Editor Mar 16, 2023
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has called on D.C. officials to testify at a hearing later this month where Republicans say they want to discuss “general oversight of the District of Columbia, including crime, safety,…

Petula Dvorak in The Post: This D.C. statehood activist just got full voting rights — in Austria

Editor Mar 16, 2023
Bo Shuff finally got full voting rights — something he’s spent years fighting for as a D.C. statehood advocate.

Washington Post: House Republicans plan to hold wide-ranging D.C. oversight hearing

Editor Mar 15, 2023
House Republicans intend to hold a hearing this month to dig into D.C. city management — especially targeting the issues of crime and public safety, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said Wednesday.

DCist: Bill Allowing Non-Citizens To Vote In D.C. Elections Survives Congressional Review, But…

Editor Mar 15, 2023
A bill passed by the D.C. Council that will allow non-citizens to vote in local elections as soon as next year is now law, having survived a congressional review where Republicans sought to block the measure. Republicans in Congress have…

Washington Post: Charting D.C. schools’ road to recovery, from enrollment to retention

Editor Mar 15, 2023
Lower college completion, falling teacher retention and other trends in D.C. schools explained

DCist: Wilson Aquatic Center Remains Closed Amid Emergency Repairs With No Reopening Date

Editor Mar 15, 2023
One of D.C.’s largest public pools remains shuttered a month after shutting down due to emergency repairs.

City Paper: More Than Two-Thirds of the People Arrested in D.C. Are Never Charged

Editor Mar 15, 2023
The gap between arrests and criminal charges has widened in recent years. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says unreliable forensic evidence and body camera footage are primarily to blame.

DCist: D.C. Audubon Society ‘Will No Longer Carry The Name Of An Enslaver’

Editor Mar 15, 2023
The D.C. Audubon Society is the latest chapter of the bird conservation organization to announce it will change its name in an effort to distance itself from the racist legacy of namesake John James Audubon.

Washington Post: USC buys home for a new campus in Washington

Editor Mar 15, 2023
The $49.4-million purchase of a building near Dupont Circle gives the University of Southern California a significant site in the capital

Washington Post: Steps from the Capitol, Trump allies buy up properties to build MAGA campus

Editor Mar 15, 2023
At first glance, the flurry of real estate sales two blocks east of the U.S. Capitol appeared unremarkable in a city where such sales are common. In the span of a year, a seemingly unrelated gaggle of recently formed companies bought nine…

Axios: D.C. won’t give timeline on Wilson Pool reopening

Editor Mar 15, 2023
A month after being shut down by DC Health, the District doesn't know yet when Wilson Aquatic Center will reopen.

Axios: Report: D.C. schools still coping with pandemic impact

Editor Mar 15, 2023
D.C. public school students still haven’t fully recovered from the pandemic despite returning to the classroom.

DCist: How A D.C. Crime Bill Sparked A Political Firestorm And Ended Up Blocked By Congress

Editor Mar 14, 2023
The outcome in the U.S. Senate last week couldn’t have been more clear: 81 senators, 33 of them Democrats, voted to block a D.C. bill that revised and modernized the city’s century-old criminal laws.
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District Links: Pinto pulls emergency bill on youth curfew ahead of vote on permanent law; GOP bill would fund White…

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The DC Council is slated to take a final vote this afternoon on permanent legislation to authorize extended youth curfew zones, but it won't be considering an emergency version that would have…

District Links: Bowser looks to expand DHS truancy pilot amid council skepticism; judge criticizes Trump admin over East…

May 4, 2026 19
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Human Services today announced a 71% reduction in truancy among students participating in a pilot program that her administration is seeking to expand.

District Links: Council set to vote on youth curfew with new amendments; MPD probe reportedly implicates at least 15…

May 2, 2026 12
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…
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