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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: Lewis George holds large lead in mayoral primary as White dominates in delegate race; Bowser picks…

Jun 17, 2026 6
Initial results released last night by the DC Board of Elections show Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist, with a strong lead in the mayor's race and Robert White with an even…

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

Jun 16, 2026 5
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…

Jun 15, 2026 23
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

Jun 15, 2026 113
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…
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