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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: Council unanimously approves key FY 2027 budget legislation; White House criticism of Smithsonian…

Jul 7, 2026 2
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve a revised version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act after incorporating a series of amendments offered by councilmembers.

District Links: DC Council set for final vote tomorrow on FY 2027 budget legislation; Trump administration renews…

Jul 6, 2026 6
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson this morning distributed the latest version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act, which is slated for final consideration at an additional legislative meeting…

District Links: DC touts two-year-old FEMS transfusion program as lifesaving success; record fireworks show brings air…

Jul 2, 2026 15
The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is hailing the success of its two-year-old program that enables paramedics to administer whole blood to critically injured and medically unstable…

Kathy Patterson: The mayor and council are killing a key commission created after 9/11

Jul 1, 2026 143
The DC Council created an expert advisory panel in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This year the mayor and council have agreed to kill the District’s Homeland Security Commission despite…
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