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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: DC residents head to polls for primary without several longtime incumbents; House panel scrutinizes DC…

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DC's Democrats will decide today on their party's nominees to succeed three-term Mayor Muriel Bowser and 18-term DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, as well as two councilmembers who opted not to seek…

District Links: Lewis George campaign vows to appeal $16,000 fine over coordination with labor groups; DC primary season…

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Just days ahead of DC's primary election tomorrow, the DC Office of Campaign Finance on Friday fined Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George's mayoral campaign $16,000 for violations connected to…

Dan Kornfield: DC’s next mayor should expand 911 mental health responders

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As we approach DC’s first mayoral transition in over a decade, it is worth taking stock of how the city is performing on public safety, and how the next mayor can continue to move us further toward…

District Links: Mayoral candidates blast Trump’s threat of a takeover if Lewis George wins; judge denies Kennedy…

Jun 12, 2026 56
Both of the leading mayoral candidates vying for the Democratic Party's nomination promptly blasted President Donald Trump's comments yesterday that he "wouldn't like it" and "maybe we'd take back…
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