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Council hears criticism of two housing discrimination bills for not closing loopholes or…

Sasha Polonko Mar 6, 2020
A DC Council panel last month examined legislation that some see as an incremental step in addressing housing discrimination. The Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization heard testimony at a Feb. 20 hearing on the Local Rent…
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As DC updates its 5-year plan to end homelessness, draft document brings rebuttal

Sasha Polonko Feb 6, 2020
A proposed update to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Homeward DC plan is drawing some flak over complaints about inadequate transparency as well as doubts about the city government’s ability to fulfill ambitious goals. The DC Interagency Council…

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

May 2, 2026 11
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…

jonetta rose barras: Has Janeese Lewis George’s mayoral campaign violated DC election finance laws?

May 1, 2026 425
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…

Apr 30, 2026 5
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. …

District Links: Report card gives DC an A-minus on the state of its tree canopy; Bowser seeks authority to buy surplus…

Apr 29, 2026 19
A newly issued report card on the state of DC's trees offers an overall grade of A-minus — the same as last year — but warns that the city has been losing ground on its goal of reaching a 40% canopy…
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