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A new bill introduced by DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton would allow DC residents 70 and older to opt out of local jury duty.

Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning touted increased activity downtown as well as millions in grant funding to help local businesses and create more family-friendly programming for visitors and residents alike.

The U.S. Department of Justice is touting a "surge in law enforcement resources" intended to reduce carjackings and other violent crime in the District.

The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning announced a new pre-hospital blood transfusion program aimed at saving lives.

The DC Council opened discussion on the sweeping Secure DC Omnibus legislation yesterday afternoon, with an hour or so for questions and answers prior to the Committee of the Whole clearing the bill for consideration at the council's Feb.…

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Delaware Sen. Tom Carper today announced they are reintroducing legislation to make the District eligible for federal flood mitigation funding.

When the DC Department of Human Services opened applications Jan. 2 for the city's Emergency Rental Assistance Program, the window closed in just four hours with 3,500 requests — but a funding boost will increase the quarterly allotment…

Early this morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that DC Public Schools would be closed today for the snow but that the DC government would operate on a normal schedule with supervisors encouraged to offer liberal leave.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and others are praising firefighters for evacuating a child care center and adjoining buildings in historic Anacostia this morning in response to a reported gas leak — and less than a half hour before the situation…

The DC Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety voted unanimously this morning to advance wide-reaching Secure DC public safety legislation, even as a coalition of social and racial justice organizations is urging against the…

A Cold Weather Emergency is expected to remain in effect for DC through Thursday, with cold temperatures accompanying the city's first substantial snowfall in two years.

The DC Department of Human Services provided details today on when the nearly 83,000 local households that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits can expect to see the temporary increase approved by the DC Council last…

Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto yesterday unveiled a sweeping public safety bill incorporating elements of various proposals offered by Pinto, Mayor Muriel Bowser and others in recent months, with plans for a vote by the Committee on the…

The DC Council yesterday gave initial approval to MacArthur High School as the name for Ward 3's recently opened secondary school, but several legislators dissented despite strong support from the school community.

Ahead of today's legislative meeting, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson opted to pull two measures that had proved contentious for different reasons — including one that would have authorized a legal fight with the mayor over funding for a…

Mayor Muriel Bowser today launched the new Gallery Place/Chinatown Task Force that she announced last month in the wake of Monumental Sports & Entertainment's deal to move the Washington Wizards and Capitals to a new Alexandria arena. …

Stripped of its national accreditation in 2021, the District's embattled crime lab has regained key certifications for its forensic biology and chemistry units, paving the way for the Department of Forensic Sciences to conduct its own DNA…

Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray announced today that he won't seek reelection next year, making 2024 the culmination of a decades-long DC government career that included a term in the mayor's office and another as DC Council chair.

DC experienced a population gain of 8,023 people over the previous year, according to new census data highlighted by the Bowser administration.

The DC Council is poised to consider emergency legislation tomorrow to assist prospective low-income homebuyers who thought they had secured sufficient Home Purchase Assistance Program funding.