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Like everyone who is stocking up on Halloween candy, the DC government is making preparations for Halloween weekend.

DC tourism officials are proposing a temporary hike in the hotel tax to fund more vigorous marketing campaigns — a step they say is necessary in the face of similar initiatives from other travel destinations that have more successfully…

As the DC Council convenes a hearing this afternoon to discuss teacher and principal retention and turnover in the District, a new survey by the Washington Teachers' Union identifies high levels of dissatisfaction among educators.

District students experienced greater drops in math and reading test scores during the pandemic than the national average or the big city average, according to newly released results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

As the DC Council considers whether to alter the parameters of newly established migrant services, a public hearing yesterday aired testimony on the experiences of people who were bused from border states and decided to stay in the…

AG Karl Racine today announced a $10 million settlement that he called the country's largest civil penalty ever in a housing discrimination case.

The DC Council voted yesterday to approve three new Medicaid contracts worth $8.8 billion over the next five years after a protracted, contentious procurement process that spawned a highly visible lobbying and social media campaign…

AG Karl Racine is making headlines over reports that his office is almost ready to act against the Washington Commanders and owner Daniel Snyder as the result of a long-running investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct and…

Mayor Muriel Bowser visited Center City Public Charter School's Brightwood campus this morning to announce Jermar Rountree as recipient of the 2023 DC Teacher of the Year Award.

The DC Council is slated to vote on emergency legislation Tuesday to undertake several immediate reforms to the DC Housing Authority in the wake of a blistering report prepared by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

His biography remained up on the website of the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice as of early this afternoon, but Christopher Geldart resigned yesterday after an assault arrest in Arlington and ensuing questions…

It's been five years since The Wharf opened along a prime section of the Southwest waterfront, and now developers are celebrating the anniversary as well as the official completion of the project's second phase with concerts, fireworks and…

Enforcement of the District's immunization requirements began today in DC schools for students in pre-K through the fifth grade.

President Joe Biden's announcement that he will pardon people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal and local DC law brought praise from District officials as well as calls for greater autonomy via statehood.

The DC auditor's latest report delves into a disciplinary process at the Metropolitan Police Department that has resulted in the reinstatement of 36 officers who received $14 million in back pay in recent years.

Newly released student immunization rates are bringing calls for a broader effort to boost vaccination rates as a key deadline looms.

Metro is launching a new effort to stop fare evasion on buses and trains, with plans to begin issuing citations and fines in November after a warning period over the next month.

Mayor Muriel Bowser is setting a goal of 20,000 new Black homeowners in DC by the time of the next census in 2030.

The long-running development dispute over the McMillan parcel along North Capitol Street remains a contentious matter, but the bulk of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site is no longer owned by the DC government.

Two sitting DC Council members are spotlighting new endorsements from high-profile politicians as they seek to mobilize support in the hotly contested at-large DC Council race.