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Moody's yesterday downgraded the District's credit rating, citing the dire effects that cuts to the federal government's spending, workforce and real estate are having on the local economy and the DC government's finances.

New legislation in the DC Council would simplify the District's personal property tax for businesses by raising the exemption from $225,000 to $325,000 and removing the annual filing requirement for firms beneath the threshold.

Mayor Muriel Bowser told business leaders this morning in remarks at the DowntownDC Business Improvement District's annual State of Downtown Forum that she's bullish on the future of DC despite current challenges.

Plans to build long-envisioned housing and retail across from the entrance to the Deanwood Metro station are inching forward with the selection of Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures and Nix Development Co. to lead the project.

Amid looming concerns about the fiscal and economic fallout from federal job reductions and a reduced government footprint in DC, the Trump administration yesterday announced plans to relocate the U.S. Department Housing and Urban…

The mayor's office is close to reaching an agreement with the Washington Commanders for a new stadium on the RFK campus, with $500 million expected to come from the District's capital budget over the next five years, according to media…

Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday ordered a hiring freeze, termination of contracts and grants, closures of certain government facilities and further measures in order to comply with a congressional mandate to cut spending by hundreds of…

The number of DC Public Schools staff positions has grown over the past five years at a much faster pace than student enrollment has, according to a report issued today by the Office of the DC Auditor.

Mayor Muriel Bowser today notified congressional officials of her plans to invoke a 2009 law that will allow the District to scale back the $1.1 billion in spending cuts triggered by the House's failure so far to approve a Senate bill to…

DC joined with 16 states yesterday in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration for blocking access to federal education funds granted to help schools, teachers and students recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials today marked the opening of the first new full-service hospital in the District since 2002, when George Washington University Hospital debuted its brand-new facility to replace an outdated…

Mayor Muriel Bowser today outlined plans for the District's 20th annual celebration of DC Emancipation Day since its designation as an official local holiday.

With support from a coalition of local venues and others in the music industry, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen today announced the introduction of a new bill to prevent price gouging on tickets for live performances being sold on…

Noting that it's been more than a week since President Donald Trump called on the House to vote promptly on a Senate-approved spending fix for the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser once again urged the House to schedule a vote on the measure…

A federal judge yesterday temporarily blocked $11 billion in public health cuts in a lawsuit brought by the District along with 23 states.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith today announced the launch of a new Juvenile Investigative Response Unit within the Metropolitan Police Department in an effort to respond more effectively to youth-involved crime citywide.…

A Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee announced plans last night to place a hold on the nomination of Ed Martin to serve as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia — and the committee's other Democrats today called…

The DC Council voted 10-2 this afternoon to approve emergency legislation to create new exceptions to the District's open meetings law, although Chair Phil Mendelson's amended proposal did narrow the provisions allowing site visits and…

The DC Council is expected to vote at Tuesday's legislative meeting on emergency legislation to amend the District's open meetings law to provide new exceptions that Council Chair Phil Mendelson describes as necessary in part to enable…

Weeks after proclaiming a need to take over aspects of DC's governance, President Donald Trump yesterday signed an executive order to establish a federal task force to foster his campaign pledges to make the nation's capital "safe and…