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Happy Monday. The DC Council is prepping for tomorrow's legislative meeting, which will focus primarily on emergency legislation to address various ramifications from the spread of the coronavirus.

TGIF! The District has joined dozens of other cities and states in closing public schools for the next two weeks starting Monday to prevent the spread of coronavirus. DC's libraries and recreation centers will also close through the end of…

Happy Thursday. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency yesterday and urged cancellation of gatherings of 1,000 people or more this month, all part of a push to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus amid a growing number of…

Happy Wednesday. There is now some closure in the case of the digital sign company that set off the Jack Evans ethics scandal. Attorney General Karl Racine won the city's lawsuit against the company, which was putting up digital signs…

Happy Tuesday. The District announced three new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus last night, while some schools closed and the city saw more disruptions to everyday life over the spread of the virus.

Happy Monday. With DC having reported its first confirmed coronavirus cases over the weekend, Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning called on recent visitors to Christ Church, Georgetown, to self-quarantine because they may have been exposed to…

TGIF! Jack Evans faced voters and asked for forgiveness last night at a debate.

The candidates for the Ward 2 council seat return to the debate stage tonight, and a familiar face — Jack Evans — is expected to join them for the first time.

Happy Wednesday. Mayor Muriel Bowser isn't expecting major disruptions to the National Cherry Blossom Festival or the far-off June election over the coronavirus.

Good Tuesday morning. A Shaw bicycle lane project pitting churchgoers and cycling advocates could be expedited by DC Council members today. Both sides are lobbying lawmakers to kill or approve an emergency bill that needs eight votes to…

Good Monday morning. The DC Council will take up a proposal to give residents a taste of free public transit, by way of $100 loaded every month on SmarTrip cards. It's a major new bill from Charles Allen, who has the support of six other…

TGIF! Use of congestion pricing downtown and a requirement for ride-hailing companies to use electric or hybrid vehicles are two suggestions from a new DC auditor's report to cut carbon emissions.

Happy Thursday. Mayor Muriel Bowser is again pushing for restoration of late-night Metrorail service, describing it as necessary to maximize the District's economic potential.

Happy Wednesday. As Attorney General Karl Racine's battle over housing code violations continues, one landlord has been arrested after a judge found he did not make court-ordered payments to a third party to make repairs on his properties,…

Happy Tuesday. Two DC police officers have told council members that superiors are downplaying crimes to make stats look better, and WUSA9 has docs that seem to prove it in two instances.

Happy Monday. Mayor Muriel Bowser defended her support of Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg in a WaPo interview posted over the weekend, saying no candidate is perfect.

TGIF! Long a bottleneck even for express buses, the stretch of 14th Street NW through Columbia Heights is slated to get dedicated bus lanes for the next year as a pilot program.

Happy Thursday. Former officers with the Metro Transit Police told the DC Council yesterday they felt pressured to make arrests. The bad news adds onto the WaPo report from last week that some officers at the department held a competition…

Happy Wednesday. The District's urgent need for additional affordable housing comes up frequently, but a related matter — ensuring safe living conditions in existing units — isn't raised as often.

Happy Tuesday. DC's revitalization can be told through many stories, and one involves the city's juvenile detention reforms.