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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: Mendelson reflects on tax hearing as a way to ‘stimulate discussion’ ahead of FY 2028…

Oct 19, 2026 9
In the wake of Friday's daylong DC Council hearing on possible tax increases in the fiscal year 2028 budget, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson said today that he found the hearing useful but reiterated…

District Links: Council set to vote on new rat abatement efforts, initial GU boathouse-related measure; Allen sticks…

Oct 16, 2026 23
Little more than two months remain before the DC Council's last scheduled legislative meeting of its two-year term, and lawmakers are aiming to push a number of proposals across the finish line —…

jonetta rose barras: Chasing the mayoral dream in DC

Oct 16, 2026 200
“I don’t need to hold sessions to hear what the community wants,” declared independent mayoral candidate Rhonda Hamilton during a Sept. 22 debate sponsored by the DC Office of Campaign Finance’s Fair…

District Links: Council set to delve into revenue proposals at expert hearing Friday; lawsuit alleges DC jail served…

Oct 15, 2026 25
The DC Council is scheduled to kick off tomorrow's long-awaited public hearing on revenue proposals for next year's DC budget with testimony from former Mayor Anthony Williams, the longtime CEO and…
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