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Washington Post: A D.C. politician wants to move a new high school. Not all are onboard.

Editor Oct 30, 2023
Matthew Frumin’s idea to buy the old Whittle campus for MacArthur High School has received mixed reviews

Axios: Outside probe of D.C. sexual harassment scandal is delayed

Editor Oct 30, 2023
An independent investigation into the John Falcicchio sexual harassment scandal has failed to launch.

Washington Post Editorial Board: How to fight crime without scaling back officer accountability

Editor Oct 27, 2023
With crime a top concern among Americans, cities and states are looking back at the reforms many embraced following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. The trick will be avoiding overcorrection, holding police…

Axios: D.C. mayor needs $16 million to pay police for overtime

Editor Oct 27, 2023
D.C. cops are working so much overtime that the mayor needs to shuffle more than $16 million in funding to cover their budget.

WTOP: How a new grant helps some DC kids prepare for college while they’re in middle school

Editor Oct 27, 2023
For the last two years, students at Kramer Middle School in D.C. have had the opportunity to go on trips for college tours.

Washington Post: Advocates urge D.C. to find new ways to stem rising opioid deaths

Editor Oct 26, 2023
The opioid crisis should command more of mayor’s attention, advocates said, as a commission begins to decide how to use $80 million in settlement dollars

DCist: D.C.’s Opioid Crisis Is Worse Than Ever. Residents, Lawmakers Say Bowser Isn’t Doing Enough

Editor Oct 26, 2023
More than a dozen residents, doctors, and public health professionals testified before the D.C. Council on Thursday, supporting a long-held demand that Mayor Muriel Bowser declare a public health emergency in response to the city’s…

DCist: Medical Providers At Unity Health Care, D.C.’s Largest Community Health Center, Move To…

Editor Oct 26, 2023
Medical providers at Unity Health Care, the District’s largest federally-qualified health center that serves tens of thousands of the city’s most vulnerable patients, are trying to form a union.

DCist: ‘Like A Tiny Cog In A Broken Machine’: Overtime, Mismanagement Plummet Morale And Push Cops…

Editor Oct 26, 2023
When you walk into Mike Savage’s house in Waldorf, Maryland, one of the first things you see is a table full of medals, awards, and photos — a shrine to his career as a police officer.

Washington Post: D.C. releases ‘highest ever’ school enrollment figures

Editor Oct 26, 2023
The preliminary data show D.C. continues to outpace pre-pandemic growth in schools

Theresa Vargas in The Post: A Day of the Dead altar in D.C. will honor a traitor, and be stunning

Editor Oct 25, 2023
The ofrenda at the Mexican Cultural Institute will have all the traditional elements and pay tribute to a woman whose legacy shows the complexity of history

WTOP: Should 1,200 trees be removed from Rock Creek Park to better the golf course?

Editor Oct 25, 2023
You now have until Nov. 4 to submit feedback on a proposed plan to remove 1,200 trees from Rock Creek Park in D.C.

WTOP: Acting police chief’s nomination unanimously approved by DC Council’s public safety committee

Editor Oct 25, 2023
Acting police Chief Pamela Smith’s nomination to become the permanent leader of the District’s police force has been approved by a key D.C. Council committee. The nomination now heads for a final vote by the entire council next month.

DCist: These D.C. Police Officers Work So Much Overtime They Out-Earn The Mayor

Editor Oct 25, 2023
There’s overtime pay, and then there’s this. A small group of MPD officers works 12-18 hours nearly every day. What’s going on?

Axios: D.C. mayor shakes up staff as Commanders stadium search heats up

Editor Oct 25, 2023
Mayor Bowser is doubling down on building a new football stadium at RFK, freeing up her top confidant to focus on it and hiring consultants who worked on Nats Park.

DCist: D.C. Council Considers Grant Program To Fund Local News Outlets

Editor Oct 24, 2023
The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would provide grant funding to revive and sustain local news outlets amid declining revenues, increased layoffs, and shuttering newsrooms. Councilmembers Janeese Lewis George and Brianne Nadeau…

DCist: Golf Course Project Would Clear-Cut 8 Acres Of Forest In Rock Creek Park

Editor Oct 24, 2023
The 18-hole golf course in Rock Creek Park is in dire need of rehabilitation: 4 holes are completely unplayable, fairways are overgrown, and the turf has large patches of bare dirt. But a project to restore the course has some residents…

Axios: How Mayor Bowser’s “drug-free zones” would work in D.C.

Editor Oct 24, 2023
A "gray market" of marijuana sales and other drugs on the street are "fueling violence" in Washington, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday — as she sought to enact new policing measures.

DCist: Police Reform Rollbacks, Drug-Free Zones: What’s In Bowser’s Latest Public Safety Bill

Editor Oct 23, 2023
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser introduced a public safety package on Monday reneging on several police reform measures passed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, including restrictions to use-of-force, vehicular pursuits, and body-worn…

WTOP: DC Mayor Bowser proposes new tough-on-crime legislation

Editor Oct 23, 2023
With crime on the rise in staggering numbers in D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled new legislation on Monday that she said would give law enforcement additional tools to keep the District safe.
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Mayor Muriel Bowser is pushing for changes to the District's housing laws with two new bills she submitted last week to the DC Council, with her administration saying the city needs to take steps to…

Kevin Chavous: DC’s win against Ticketmaster should be just the beginning, but a price cap isn’t the answer

Jul 13, 2026 2,214
Summer concert season is here, but the usual enthusiasm among District residents is not. Across the country, reports have emerged of softer ticket sales. After years of rising ticket prices —…

District Links: Council set to consider emergency bill to adjust RCV tabulation in at-large race; Wellpoint out as DC…

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The DC Council is poised to consider emergency legislation Tuesday that would adjust the process for determining the winner in November's at-large DC Council election — the first time the contest…

jonetta rose barras: The story about the slaying of DC’s proverbial white whale

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Since 2020, when Mayor Muriel Bowser and her deputy mayor for health and human services, Wayne Turnage, decided to reorganize the city’s multibillion-dollar Medicaid managed care program in the…
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