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City Paper: How Will Freshmen Matt Frumin and Zachary Parker Reshape the Council’s Education Agenda?

Editor Jan 31, 2023
The new lawmakers both have experience on school issues, which could upend the current dynamic on the Council.

Washington Post: D.C. man charged with killing 13-year-old he said was breaking into cars

Editor Jan 31, 2023
Jason Lewis, who works for the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation, turned himself in Tuesday on a second-degree murder charge.

DCist: D.C. Council Calls For Big Increase In Number Of Electric Vehicle Chargers By 2027

Editor Jan 31, 2023
The D.C. Council is aiming to prepare the District for the not-so-distant electric vehicle future.

Donna Lewis Johnson in The Post: D.C. students’ ‘found’ poems reveal their weariness with gun…

Editor Jan 31, 2023
Nearly every day, I read about gun violence in this newspaper and in my neighborhood news feed, and I frequently hear gunfire echoing from the streets near my home in Southeast Washington. I know and understand the heartbreak, frustration…

Washington Post: McPherson Square homeless camp to be cleared two months early, NPS says

Editor Jan 30, 2023
The planned clearing of the homeless encampment in McPherson Square, just blocks away from the White House, will now take place Feb. 15 — two months sooner than expected, following a request from the D.C. government, according to a…

Andrew Trueblood in The Post: A monumentally modest change to D.C.’s height limit could reinvigorate…

Editor Jan 30, 2023
D.C.’s low-slung downtown is a distinct feature of our skyline. Local lore is that our skyline is short because no building could be taller than the Capitol or Washington Monument. That’s just a myth. The real reason for the height limit…

Axios: A hotel, apartments, and Dave Chappelle comedy are in the mix for Reeves Center redevelopment

Editor Jan 30, 2023
A Dave Chappelle Comedy Club, Marion Barry Square, hundreds of apartments, a hotel, and a new NAACP headquarters are all in the mix for a big redevelopment on 14th and U streets.

Washington Post: Critics of D.C.’s ‘Safe Passage’ question if school commutes are safer

Editor Jan 29, 2023
The street where Jayna Avery waits for the Metrobus every morning is empty, with the exception of the occasional car. The sky is still pitch-black when the bus rumbles down her street in Southwest Washington around 6:45 a.m.

Theresa Vargas in The Post: D.C. could offer free meals to all students. Every city should.

Editor Jan 28, 2023
As the federal government cuts pandemic-era benefits, advocates warn that millions face a looming “hunger cliff.”

WTOP: ‘Shame on this system’: Protesters in DC speak out after Tyre Nichols’ death

Editor Jan 28, 2023
Protesters hit the streets in D.C. on Friday after footage was released showing Memphis police officers severely beating a 29-year-old Black man Tyre Nichols, who died days after the incident took place earlier this month.

DCist: Dozens Gather In Downtown D.C. To Protest Memphis Police Killing Of Tyre Nichols

Editor Jan 27, 2023
Dozens gathered downtown at two demonstrations on Friday evening to protest the police killing of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died earlier this month after being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop.

Washington Post: Demonstrators gather in D.C. as Tyre Nichols video is released

Editor Jan 27, 2023
Police briefly shut down a stretch of K Street NW, where demonstrators gathered before moving to Lafayette Square.

Washington Post Editorial Board: It’s time for federal employees to return to the office

Editor Jan 27, 2023
Metro said on Thursday that it will substantially boost its commuter operations next month, running more trains during busy times, particularly on high-demand days such as Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. After train safety concerns and a…

DCist: Will The Redeveloped Reeves Center ‘Bring Back Black Broadway?’

Editor Jan 27, 2023
Two development groups seeking to redevelop the historic Frank D. Reeves Municipal Building, located at a vibrant intersection along the U Street corridor, made their revised pitches during a hearing Thursday night. The proposals feature a…

DCist: Advocates Seek Ban On Bloom Fertilizer Over Forever Chemicals Concerns

Editor Jan 27, 2023
Three environmental and community groups in Montgomery County are calling for a ban on the use of Bloom fertilizer in the county, after high levels of PFAS, known as forever chemicals, were found in the product. This comes after two public…

Washington Post: Downtown D.C.’s struggles mount as many workers remain remote

Editor Jan 27, 2023
As his only tenant was moving out the other day, Anthony Lanier walked through his glass office tower in downtown Washington, all too aware of the looming financial danger he faces.

WTOP: Solar panels, electric vehicle charging stations coming to parts of DC’s Ward 5 and Ward 8

Editor Jan 27, 2023
Rooftop solar panels, solar carports and new electric vehicle charging stations are coming to parts of D.C.’s Ward 5 and Ward 8, thanks to a $12.4 million investment.

DCist: Is D.C. Really Reducing Penalties For Violent Crimes? It’s Complicated.

Editor Jan 27, 2023
D.C. has been called lots of things, but “District of Crime?” That’s the moniker Fox News recently used for D.C. in a recent segment on a sweeping overhaul of the city’s criminal code passed by the D.C. Council late last year.

Washington Business Journal: Salvation Army division leaving D.C. for Alexandria, sells West End HQ…

Editor Jan 26, 2023
The Salvation Army Potomac Division's longtime D.C. headquarters is slated to become the District's latest residential conversion as the organization prepares to relocate to Old Town Alexandria.

Washington Post: Metro outlines plan to boost service levels beginning in February

Editor Jan 26, 2023
The changes also will include more eight-car trains across the system to reduce crowding during some peak hours
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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…

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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…

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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…
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