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Clock running out for DC Council action on permanent eviction record-sealing bill in 2020

Shreeya Aranake Dec 3, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic rages and the related economic fallout continues, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that 26.7% of adults in the District live in households not current on rent or mortgage payments, where eviction or foreclosure is…
Elections

Six candidates vie for State Board of Education’s open at-large seat

Shreeya Aranake Nov 3, 2020
Whether it’s prudent yet to reopen DC Public Schools to in-person instruction isn’t the only topic of vigorous discussion when it comes to public education in DC. Six candidates are vying for the at-large seat on the State Board of…
Elections

A primer on DC’s ballot initiative on ‘magic mushrooms’ and psychedelic plants

Shreeya Aranake Oct 29, 2020
With early voting underway for the Nov. 3 election, DC voters are deciding whether to make “magic mushrooms” and other psychedelic plants and fungi the lowest enforcement priority among all crimes for the Metropolitan Police Department.…

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District Links: Bowser taps into local reserve funds to ensure full SNAP benefits in November; Park Police aims to…

Oct 31, 2025 6
The DC government will use $30.5 million in local contingency funds to ensure that DC residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Women, Infants, and Children Program…

District Links: Pentagon reportedly extends Guard deployment in DC through February; council hearing airs objections to…

Oct 30, 2025 7
The Pentagon is extending the National Guard's deployment in DC through at least February, per new reports from CNN and Politico.

District Links: Bowser hails senior units built as Ward 3’s first Housing Production Trust Fund project; streetcar…

Oct 29, 2025 21
Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin today celebrated the opening of an affordable housing building for seniors that marks the first Housing Production Trust Fund project west of…

District Links: AG Schwalb joins lawsuit to block suspension of SNAP benefits; report hails academic growth at 16…

Oct 28, 2025 15
Barnard, Friendship Chamberlain and Whittier elementary schools are among 16 schools newly recognized for achieving strong academic growth among students from historically underserved backgrounds.
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