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DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson continued this week to speak against overspending by government agencies and urge more aggressive steps to curb the practice, but he ultimately opted not to force an uncomfortable vote to disapprove a…

The DC Council voted yesterday to "decouple" about a dozen provisions in the District's tax code from their federal counterparts in order to avoid a $567 million hit to local revenues through fiscal year 2029 otherwise triggered by tax…

The DC Council voted 9-4 this afternoon to restore the expanded juvenile curfew for three months, narrowly clearing the requirement for a supermajority in order to pass legislation on an emergency basis but revealing continued splits and…

The DC Council is slated to vote once again at tomorrow's meeting on whether to temporarily restore the expanded juvenile curfew — one month after efforts to pass emergency legislation fell short of the required supermajority.

The DC government will use $30.5 million in local contingency funds to ensure that DC residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Women, Infants, and Children Program receive their full November benefits despite…

The Pentagon is extending the National Guard's deployment in DC through at least February, per new reports from CNN and Politico.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin today celebrated the opening of an affordable housing building for seniors that marks the first Housing Production Trust Fund project west of Rock Creek Park.

Barnard, Friendship Chamberlain and Whittier elementary schools are among 16 schools newly recognized for achieving strong academic growth among students from historically underserved backgrounds.

Mayor Muriel Bowser joined business leaders on Monday morning for a preview event to highlight expansion plans for the DowntownDC Holiday Market in its 21st season.

A federal judge is slated to hear arguments this afternoon on DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a court order to remove National Guard troops.

The DC Council heard varied views at a public hearing yesterday on legislation to regulate the secondary market for tickets to live concerts and performances — with operators of several local venues among those testifying in support of a…

The DC Council voted 9-4 yesterday to exempt two- to four-unit rental buildings from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act as long as they aren't corporately owned.

The DC Council voted this afternoon to reduce salary subsidies for early childhood educators in order to conform with the available funding in fiscal year 2026, but legislators expressed dismay that Mayor Muriel Bowser hadn't provided…

Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials this morning celebrated a ribbon-cutting for a major addition to Georgetown University's Capitol Campus.

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb signed onto a new multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's suspension of a $7 billion program to bring solar energy to more than 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged…

Mayor Muriel Bowser and her top education officials this morning surprised a longtime music educator at School Without Walls with his selection as the 2026 DC Teacher of the Year.

Rashida Brown, a five-term advisory neighborhood commissioner in the Park View neighborhood, today announced her campaign for the Ward 1 council seat as the field to succeed Brianne Nadeau continues to grow.

The federal government's shutdown is no longer forcing a halt to the issuance of new marriage licenses in DC.

The DC Council has announced a slate of oversight hearings for the fall, including sessions to highlight "standout" schools, examine overcrowding at DC's youth detention center, and scrutinize the impediments to timely use of housing…

A new report from the Office of the DC Auditor contends that Events DC owes $68.7 million to the District government's general fund, but the quasi-public authority challenges the auditor's conclusions.