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A unanimous DC Council yesterday rejected Mayor Muriel Bowser's plans to shift $20.6 million in federal funds from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program to replenish contingency funds spent on the family Rapid ReHousing program.

When the DC appropriations bill comes to the House floor for debate — expected to take place as soon as this week — legislators will consider additional budget riders to bar the District government from spending money on signage to…

A student assembly this morning at BASIS Washington, D.C., culminated in loud cheers with the announcement that teacher Kelly Maranchuck had received a prestigious Milken Educator Award for DC — accompanied by a $25,000 check.

Legislators are slated to vote Tuesday on a flurry of Mayor Muriel Bowser's picks for agency heads, but Melinda Bolling won't be among them: The acting director of the Department of For-Hire Vehicles withdrew during a roundtable this week…

A coalition of legal services providers and law firms is relaunching a project to match low-income residents with free legal representation to help prevent eviction.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Metropolitan Police Department this morning announced the launch of a new pilot program to distribute free digital vehicle-tracking tags to residents in six police service areas with increased rates of vehicle…

Metro's leadership has spoken for months about the budget shortfalls confronting the area's transit agency starting with the next fiscal year, but DC officials today cited a need for the region to reach initial decisions by December at…

Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a new Stabilization Center, a 24/7 health care facility at 35 K St. NW that will assist individuals experiencing substance use disorder while providing an alternative to ER visits for…

A DC Council roundtable yesterday elicited calls for Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration to do more to tackle the District's opioid crisis and reverse the surge of fatal overdoses in recent years.

Preliminary figures released today by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education show increased enrollment this year in DC Public Schools as well as charter schools, with both posting totals above those before the pandemic.

The DC Council is on track to vote Nov. 7 on Mayor Muriel Bowser's nomination of Pamela Smith as the permanent chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Acting in conjunction with 41 counterparts across the country in a bipartisan coalition, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced a local lawsuit today alleging that Meta for has endangered youth because of the addictive nature of its…

Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed new public safety legislation today amid intense public concern about increases this year in homicides, gun violence and overall crime.

Under fire for the proportion of cases that aren't prosecuted, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia yesterday announced a substantial increase in the percentage of cases filed in DC Superior Court at the time of arrest…

Mayor Muriel Bowser defended the notion of a new Washington Commanders stadium as part of future mixed-use development on the sprawling RFK Stadium campus in remarks last night at a community meeting.

DC's economic development office yesterday announced the selection of two consultants to conduct a "Sports Study" that will include identifying potential financing models for DC investments in new and existing sports facilities.

The DC Board of Elections reported yesterday that a forensic analysis has so far determined that the recently disclosed data breach affected fewer than 4,000 voter records.

On her first day as the District's new deputy mayor for planning and economic development, Nina Albert said today that one of her priorities is using her extensive local and federal experience to develop and implement a vision for a…

Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced Nina Albert as her choice to head the District's economic development efforts — a far-reaching agenda that includes reinvigorating downtown, gaining control over the RFK Stadium campus and boosting…

Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday praised the choice of "Mamie 'Peanut' Johnson Plaza" as the name for the redesigned intersection of Florida and New York avenues NE.

Billed on Mayor Muriel Bowser's schedule as a celebration of the International Day of the Girl, her visit to Cardozo Education Campus this morning turned into a surprise announcement that Beth Barkley, who teaches at the school's…

Reaccreditation for parts of DC's troubled crime lab could come by January, according to Ward 1 DC Councilmember Brianne Nadeau.

A DC Council committee yesterday heard renewed criticism of the District's 911 call center from an array of public witnesses, but the director of the Office of Unified Communications defended its overall performance and said recent hiring…

Ahead of today's public hearing on the operations of the District's 911 call center and legislation to improve transparency and response times, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen announced legislation aimed at addressing an ongoing…

Amid a flurry of questions about carjackings and other violent crime, Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters today that her administration is working on a new legislative package to include changes intended to improve the ability to recruit…

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced that Pepco will pay over $57 million to resolve allegations that the utility company discharged toxic chemicals that contaminated the Anacostia River.

An improved short-term economic outlook has led the District's chief financial officer to increase revenue projections enough to trigger two funding provisions inserted by the DC Council into the FY 2024 budget law: $20 million for…

As part of Art All Night, a wide array of exhibits, performances, screenings and other activities for the next two evenings will celebrate the arts in DC.

A new expert analysis gives the Anacostia River a failing grade for the third time in six years, but also cites long-term progress that reflects slow but steady improvements in water quality and ecosystem health.