District Links: Bowser hints at continuing her work in a third term; WaPo editorial board backs excise tax on soda; and more
Waiting in committee: The Post editorial board is backing a bill to put an excise tax on soda and other sugary drinks.
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District Links: Idea of DC Council ethics committee revived after Evans scandal; sports betting app set to launch in March; and more
Ethics enforcement: The last year or so has been bad for government ethics in DC — and in fact, the entire region.
District Links: Trayon White’s opponents include ex-campaign manager; Mendo “gasped” at mayor’s “enemies of economic development” comment; and more
TGIF! Trayon White has competition in Ward 8 — from his last campaign manager, no less, who tells DCist in part: “I never thought White was better equipped for the job than myself."
District Links: Bowser to give update on city’s security; three candidates say they will run in special elex to fill Jack Evans’ term; and more
Good Thursday morning. Mayor Muriel Bowser is scheduled to hold a press conference today at noon on the city’s security preparedness, a week after tensions ratcheted between the U.S. and Iran over the killing of Qasem Soleimani.
District Links: Special elex for Ward 2 announced to fill Jack Evans’ term; mayor breaks silence on Evans resignation; and more
Evans out: Here’s what happens now, after Jack Evans announced he will resign his DC Council seat on Jan. 17:
District Links: Jack Evans will resign on Jan. 17, an announcement he made moments before colleagues were set to convene hearing on his expulsion
Jack Evans to resign: The question all morning had been whether Jack Evans would testify at his expulsion hearing — but minutes before the scheduled start, the embattled legislator instead announced that he will resign on Jan. 17.
District Links: DC Council promised pro-worker measures while overturning Initiative 77, then never funded them; DL redesigns newsletter!; and more
Not taking the initiative: Just because lawmakers pass a law, it doesn’t mean they also fund it.
District Links: Council urged to adopt ban on menthol cigarettes with vaping restrictions; Bowser admin looks to expand inclusionary zoning; and more
TGIF! The DC Council entered 2020 hearing testimony urging a ban on flavored e-cigarettes as well as menthol cigarettes.
District Links: DC got $280M more in 2019 revenue than projected; U.S. attorney ups prosecution of hate crimes; last chance for NewsMatch; and more
Happy New Year’s Eve. The Jack Evans story dominated the year in local DC politics, and the independent reporter who revealed the scandal looks back …
District Links: Trump’s limo nixes “End Taxation Without Representation” plates; leaders simply accept 100+ murders, Colby King writes; and more
Good Monday afternoon. President Trump’s limos no longer bear license plates with “End Taxation Without Representation,” the NY Post reports.
District Links: App will let rez report traffic violations, road dangers; WaPo writes about homeless man needing $27 for Christmas trip; and more
TGIF! District residents will soon be able to use a new locally developed app to report traffic violations — and the department that oversees taxis and ride sharing companies will have access to the data, which will go into a complaint…
District Links: Give DL your feedback; update on Jack Evans BEGA investigation; DC pausing scooter expansion; and more
Merry Christmas Eve. District Links will usher in the new year with a refreshed design. Before then, DL wants your feedback on the newsletter!
District Links: No long-term RFK lease for DC in new federal budget, dealing setback for possible stadium; safety commish blasts Metro fires; and more
Happy Monday whether you're working, relaxing or shopping. The Bowser administration will need to keep trying to acquire the RFK Stadium site. Another attempt this year has failed, reports WaPo.
District Links: EagleBank co-founder sent Jack Evans list of developers to help his consulting business; DC owed $835M in unpaid driver tix; and more
TGIF! For more on the relationship between Jack Evans and EagleBank, read about a list of developers produced by the former head of the bank. Ronald Paul, EagleBank's CEO and chairman, gave Evans a six-page spreadsheet in September 2016…
District Links: Turnover could be coming to DC ethics office leadership; health commission delivers report; and more reads
Happy Thursday. City Paper’s Loose Lips does tea-leaf reading on the job security of Brent Wolfingbarger, the director of the Office of Government Ethics under the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability. Signs point to a management…
District Links: Republicans in House try to delay statehood bill over Jack Evans; after Jelleff, controversy over another field; and more
Happy Wednesday. The fight over access to Jelleff Recreation Center’s field is well-known. This past fall, some parents and lawmakers rallied, unsuccessfully, against the Department of Parks and Recreation renewing a deal with private…
District Links: Mendelson aims to move DCRA breakup bill forward next year; DC regulation of marijuana sales still banned by Congress; and more
Happy Tuesday. The breakup of the beleaguered Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is set to move forward for a vote next year, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said yesterday.
District Links: Growing charter school sector seeks more DC buildings; how the House statehood bill might become bipartisan; and more
Happy Monday. DC charter schools want the city to give up its vacant school buildings. But the sector’s advocates and the Bowser administration don’t agree on something fundamental: the number of vacant buildings that exist in the city’s…
District Links: Allegations over restraint, seclusion at DC schools; feds’ plan to move DC public defenders farther from courthouse decried; and more
TGIF! There’s a quiet legal fight taking place over the future home of the District’s public defender’s office. Specifically, the federal government has given DC’s Public Defender Services an obtuse directive: your new offices may be up to…
District Links: Karl Racine and Md. AG make arguments in court for emoluments lawsuit against Trump; jonetta rose barras on ethics reform; and more
Happy Thursday. Attorney General Karl Racine and his Maryland counterpart Brian Frosh sought to make the case this morning to save their emoluments lawsuit against President Donald Trump.