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Recent revisions to employment data present a less rosy picture of the District's post-pandemic jobs recovery, according to DC's chief economist.

Mayor Muriel Bowser's public schedule notes that she's leaving the District today for personal travel this week, but it's her official trip last weekend to Augusta, Georgia, that's drawing flak.

Mayor Muriel Bowser reiterated her calls for DC autonomy and statehood during remarks this afternoon at a "Full Democracy Champions" luncheon held as part of the government's DC Emancipation Day festivities.

Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced three new recipients of Vitality Fund grants to help expand their presence in downtown DC — including an Atlanta-based firm that's expanding its local office to serve as its new headquarters.

Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday afternoon signed emergency and permanent versions of the far-reaching Secure DC legislation passed last week by the DC Council.

Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning joined other DC officials on a tour of the Golden Triangle area's first major office-to-residential conversion project, pairing the visit to the nearly completed Elle apartments with an announcement of the…

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is blasting two bills passed yesterday by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability as "undemocratic and paternalistic," singling out one as particularly extreme because it would prohibit the DC…

Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson have reiterated in recent days and weeks the District's offer of $500 million for modernization of the Capital One Arena if the Wizards and Capitals stay there — statements that may…

The public safety package approved 12-0 yesterday was a year in the making, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto said during debate over the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024.

The DC Council is slated to take a second and final vote this afternoon on the expansive Secure DC bill, but will first debate several amendments — including one to allow DNA testing prior to a defendant's conviction in the case of violent…

DC's Republican Party has just provided Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina, with her first win of the GOP's presidential primary season.

The District's chief financial officer yesterday released an updated economic forecast that nudges revenue estimates for the current fiscal year upward by $67.6 million from his office's December estimate, with a similar $64.3 million rise…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 348-55 last night to transfer authority over the RFK Memorial Stadium campus to the District for up to 99 years, paving the way for redevelopment there if the Senate follows suit and President Joe…

Legislation to transfer jurisdiction over the RFK Stadium campus to the District for 99 years — paving the way for redevelopment of the 174-acre site, potentially including a new home for the Washington Commanders — is slated for debate on…

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb yesterday joined the Federal Trade Commission and eight states in a lawsuit to block a proposed merger between the companies that operate Harris Teeter and Safeway.

A new action plan for downtown DC proposes just over $400 million of public investments over the next five years, with downtown business leaders saying that the spending would ultimately generate more than that in annual tax revenue.

Six years after acquiring DCist in the wake of its abrupt closure by prior ownership, executives at public radio station WAMU today shut down the local news website and announced plans to lay off more than a dozen employees.

A newly released Bowser administration target for 2040 aims to reduce the citywide solid waste stream by 18% and achieve a waste diversion rate of 80% via a mix of reduction, reuse, recycling and composting initiatives over the next decade…

A second member of the DC Council — Ward 1's Brianne Nadeau — is facing a recall effort amid continuing concerns about crime and public safety.

Amid continuing dissension within Virginia's state legislature over the proposed financing deal for an Alexandria arena to house the Washington Wizards and Capitals, new details are emerging about the many months of negotiations with DC…

The DC Office of Planning this morning released the finalized Wisconsin Avenue Development Framework, which lays out parameters for up to 9,500 new homes in Friendship Heights and Tenleytown.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced plans to deploy the District Snow Team ahead of predicted snow starting Friday night.

Police Chief Pamela Smith provided updated figures on staffing levels for the Metropolitan Police Department at a performance oversight hearing yesterday, saying that the current 3,332 sworn members marks a decrease of 467 officers from…

Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials this morning opened a Safe Commercial Corridor Hub in the Chinatown neighborhood — the city's first such center, with two others expected to launch this spring along U Street NW and in historic…

The DC Council's annual performance oversight hearing for the Office of Unified Communications, which runs the District's 911 and 311 call center, brought renewed complaints yesterday about operational failures and inadequate transparency.…

The DC government is exploring ways to harness artificial intelligence tools to improve government services, with Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning signing a mayor's order outlining benchmarks as well as core values such as transparency,…

The DC Council yesterday gave initial approval to sweeping Secure DC public safety legislation, but lawmakers first voted to modify a few aspects and signaled that further revisions will be under discussion ahead of the council's second…

The DC Council is moving forward with the appointment of a returning citizen who served 27 years in prison for murder to a DC commission that works to promote consistency in the sentences handed out by judges.

With the DC Council scheduled to take up the massive Secure DC package at Tuesday's legislative meeting, the bill's author has introduced an amended version aimed at addressing issues raised in recent weeks by colleagues.