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A DC government internal analysis suggests the transition to statehood could cost between $755 million and $2 billion, WaPo reports.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has nominated a Philadelphia schools leader to be the District's next state superintendent of education.

There is a divide over how to spend a $400 million surplus in the District’s paid family leave program, with Mayor Muriel Bowser proposing to return about $168 million to businesses in the form of a one-time tax break.

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld will propose enticing more transit ridership with increased service.

President Joe Biden’s budget proposal would give DC a win on abortion rights but leave another key wish unfulfilled.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed spending more on affordable housing and violence prevention — while cutting about $36 million from the police department — in next year's budget.

Mayor Muriel Bowser will unveil her proposed budget for the next fiscal year on Thursday morning.

The pandemic’s racial disparity has widened in DC, where more than 80% of people newly infected with the coronavirus are Black residents.

Mayor Muriel Bowser pledged Monday to spend $400 million for affordable housing — a record amount that would be spread out over the next year and a half.

The Bowser administration is opposing calls to reduce the size of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Despite Mayor Muriel Bowser's pledge to avoid budget cuts to schools, some public schools may be reopening next fall without a librarian.

The director of DC's Department of Forensic Sciences is resigning in the wake of the crime lab losing its accreditation last month.

The DC Council opted Tuesday not to lift DC's moratorium on evictions ahead of a Friday hearing on the city's pandemic recovery.

Most aspects of the District's mask mandate will no longer apply to people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, in line with the latest federal guidance, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday.

DC will take a giant step toward reopening on May 21 when it allows restaurants and most other businesses to operate at full capacity and bars and nightclubs at 50% capacity.

Restaurants and businesses are restless over the city’s pace of relaxing pandemic restrictions, saying it is slowing down their recovery. Two council members are calling on the mayor to present a clear reopening plan.

The wedding industry is upset over the District's ban on dancing at weddings, and the sentiment is only exacerbated given that the city itself allows dance programs at public facilities operated by the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Mayor Muriel Bowser is now a card-carrying member of the Democratic Governors Association.

The DC Council balked at the Bowser administration’s request to pump more money into the only full-service hospital east of the Anacostia River — United Medical Center, which is teetering while a replacement won’t be ready for years.

Mayor Muriel Bowser released updated mask rules for fully vaccinated people over the weekend after a staff error caused confusion about changes to the face covering mandate.