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Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration this morning announced the recipients of $6.8 million in grants to local entrepreneurs and small businesses.

The DC Council voted yesterday to approve the District's $19.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2023 after adding $20 million for payments to excluded workers ineligible for unemployment benefits, such as those in the informal economy and…

Ward 1 Council member Brianne Nadeau yesterday introduced emergency legislation to prevent price gouging on infant formula.

Back in February, Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh upended DC's local political season when she announced that she had decided to retire rather than go through with her reelection bid. Now she has announced Tricia Duncan as her favored…

Metro riders on two lines are slated to see relief from the additional service slowdown in effect this past week — and there's progress on getting at least some of the 7000-series cars back on the tracks.

When Mayor Muriel Bowser held a press conference Monday at Potomac Gardens to highlight new investments in free and low-cost Wi-Fi as an effort to reduce the digital divide, resident leaders there seized the opportunity to highlight the…

Ward 5's incumbent DC Council member announced his endorsement today of Faith Gibson Hubbard, one of the seven candidates vying to become his successor.

Metro is speeding up the transition to new leadership of the region's rail and bus service.

Metro is taking flak after reducing service on the Yellow and Green lines for the rest of the month because of a lapse in recertification of many of its rail operators.

Six members of the DC Council are urging the DC Department of Health to open an internal investigation to determine why the agency failed to get COVID-19 data to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for nearly two weeks.

Ward 4 Council member Janeese Lewis George is wading into the politics of the adjoining Ward 5 — and making a splash with her endorsement this morning of fellow progressive Zachary Parker, currently the Ward 5 member of the State Board of…

After not submitting daily COVID-19 case rates to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for about two weeks, DC Health yesterday reported 1,096 cases in the District since April 27.

Metro has selected its next general manager — Randy Clarke, who has led the transit system in Austin, Texas, since 2018 and previously worked at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in multiple roles.

With the DC Council scheduled to vote on next year's budget tomorrow, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson has released his proposed version of the District's spending plan for fiscal year 2023.

The DC Council is poised to consider changes to DC law amid concerns about the potential for a future GOP-led Congress to reverse abortion rights in the District if the Supreme Court’s ultimate ruling follows the contours of the leaked…

A tentative agreement may soon resolve the strike that has stymied DC Circulator service for much of the week.

A new national ranking once again puts DC's park system at the top among big cities.

Hundreds of local residents flocked to the Supreme Court last night after news broke of a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

The DC Court of Appeals on Saturday rejected a request from AG candidate Kenyan McDuffie for the full court to review whether he meets the qualifications to run for the position.

A three-judge DC Court of Appeals panel ruled yesterday that Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie doesn't meet the statutory qualifications to run for attorney general, but his campaign is requesting a review by the full court.