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The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has drawn criticism for decades over its handling of permits, housing inspections and its many other responsibilities. While there's also been intermittent praise from some quarters for…

Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested deployment of the National Guard to help with "a growing humanitarian crisis" as migrants seeking asylum arrive in DC on buses sent by the Republican governors of Texas and Arizona.

Traffic safety advocates rallied yesterday in front of the John A. Wilson Building, mourning the recent deaths of four DC pedestrians and bicyclists and urging officials to act boldly to make streets safer.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has named Dr. Sharon Lewis to take over as interim director of the DC Department of Health with the forthcoming departure of Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, who has overseen the agency throughout the pandemic and since the start…

Amid a rapid increase in the number of local monkeypox cases, DC Health officials have overhauled their vaccine distribution plan to provide more first doses to eligible DC residents rather than a second dose to those midway through the…

Mayor Muriel Bowser is encouraging DC residents to apply for approximately 1,000 vacancies with the DC government, many of which are new positions authorized in the fiscal year 2023 budget she recently signed into law.

A year ago, the DC Council touted funding for 2,400 new housing vouchers — enough to dramatically reduce the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness in DC. Now, with little more than two months left in the fiscal year, DC has…

The House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2023 DC appropriations bill yesterday without the longtime riders that have limited the District's ability to spend local funds on abortion and on regulating recreational marijuana.

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is seeking emergency funding for humanitarian assistance to help migrants arriving in DC from Texas and Arizona.

Days after 10 DC Council members called for local assistance to help migrants as they arrive at Union Station by bus from Texas and Arizona, Mayor Muriel Bowser said that it is federal officials who need to step up with needed resources. …

The District has reported 122 cases of monkeypox since May, a higher per-capita number than any state amid the global outbreak of the rare but potentially serious viral illness, according to an update this morning from Mayor Muriel Bowser…

After prevailing in a key House vote, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is calling on President Joe Biden to endorse shifting control of the DC National Guard from the president to the mayor.

On a largely party-line vote, the U.S. House of Representatives last night backed the transfer of authority over the DC National Guard from the president to the District's mayor — a change described by backers as a major advancement in…

The DC Council approved legislation yesterday to enable residents with unpaid fines for traffic violations to obtain or renew a driver's license, winning praise from groups that pushed the legislation as an important social justice measure…

The DC Council is slated to kick off its two-month summer recess at the end of the week, but members first have to sort through a busy legislative agenda this afternoon.

As development continues on the St. Elizabeths East campus in Congress Heights, city officials and developers broke ground today on a temporary retail and food center envisioned as an incubator for entrepreneurs, artists and restaurateurs…

The District's chief financial officer reports an April surprise that brought in unexpectedly high income tax receipts for the city as the major contributor to an estimated $490.6 million in previously unexpected revenue for fiscal year…

As Independence Day draws near, Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Police Chief Robert Contee and other officials at a briefing about public safety initiatives for the holiday weekend and beyond.

DC Council members are delving into the city's plans on how to get all DC students up to date on their immunizations.

The DC Council is slated to vote on emergency legislation Tuesday that would allow DC residents 21 and older to self-certify a need for medical cannabis.