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District Links: Metro asks DC to delay fare-free buses, move ahead on K Street Transitway; House panel may subpoena U.S. attorney for DC; and more

Chris Kain May 5, 2023 39

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's board of directors has upended the DC Council's budget deliberations with a new letter calling for a one-year pause on fare-free buses in the District, reiterating support for the K…

District Links: Embattled DCHA director set to step down this summer; Commanders lobby Congress for DC control over RFK site; and more

Chris Kain May 4, 2023 15

The beleaguered DC Housing Authority will have new leadership sooner than expected, with an announcement last night that executive director Brenda Donald will step down sometime this summer.

District Links: Capacity issue brings calls to boost funding for emergency housing for migrants; council OKs bill on food delivery apps; and more

Chris Kain May 3, 2023 13

With the District's program to house migrants in area hotels having reached capacity, the chair of the DC Council's Housing Committee is urging the mayor to use contingency reserves so the city can provide temporary shelter to new…

District Links: Repeat offenders have racked up millions in unpaid DC traffic tickets; DCHA hosts final event for housing applicants on its wait list; and more

Chris Kain May 2, 2023 21

DC's enforcement of its traffic laws is drawing scrutiny, with newly reported data indicating that hundreds of drivers — most of them from Maryland and Virginia — have racked up repeated tickets but remain on the roadways.

District Links: Bowser pushes against budget ideas as ‘downtown killers’; study faults labor conditions for delivery workers in DC; and more

Chris Kain May 1, 2023 23

As DC Council members work to finalize a budget proposal for initial consideration in two weeks, Mayor Muriel Bowser is decrying two proposals that she casts as detrimental to fostering a resurgence in downtown DC.

District Links: Budget battles brewing over downtown, funding for fare-free buses; council panel aims to keep timeline on energy standards; and more

Chris Kain Apr 28, 2023 13

A battle is brewing in the DC Council over two proposed mechanisms to fund fare-free Metrobus service and new late-night bus routes.

District Links: MPD Chief Contee slated to depart for new post at FBI; new push aims to add long-distance flights at National Airport; and more

Chris Kain Apr 27, 2023 28

Just hours after announcing Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee's plans to retire June 3 for a post at the FBI, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the outgoing chief outlined a new policing strategy aimed at enhancing community…

District Links: Lawsuit faults medical care at DC jail as inadequate; a look at the people stymied on DCHA’s waitlist for over a decade; and more

Chris Kain Apr 26, 2023 15

The DC Department of Corrections is facing a new lawsuit alleging a lack of appropriate and constitutionally mandated medical care for people incarcerated at the DC jail who have severe medical needs.

District Links: Nadeau aims to spur purchase of public land for affordable housing; DCHA cites limited capacity to spend more on repairs; and more

Chris Kain Apr 25, 2023 78

A new bill from Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau aims to boost the DC government's ability to make land purchases to protect and expand the amount of affordable housing.

District Links: DC isn’t alone in pushing office-to-residential conversions; former foster youth say housing options after care fall short; and more

Chris Kain Apr 24, 2023 21

DC isn't alone in touting office-to-residential conversions as one way to revive downtown vibrancy amid high vacancy rates.

District government

As vouchers go unused, DC’s former foster youth struggle to find housing

Annemarie Cuccia Apr 24, 2023 882

Makia never thought moving in with her mother was going to work. Makia, who’s using a pseudonym to protect her safety, entered foster care when she was 2 years old. She lived in at least a dozen places over 20 years, and ran away from…

District Links: Metro board OKs fare hike, simpler rates amid long-term fiscal worries; WaPo poll finds continued desire for remote work; and more

Chris Kain Apr 14, 2023 46

Metro's newly approved budget will mean a simpler fare system that standardizes distance-based charges and the introduction of a low-income fare program — but also the first fare hike in five years.

District Links: White House announces $72M grant for 14th Street Bridge repairs; DC Council, Bowser admin battle over ‘baby bonds’ funding; and more

Chris Kain Apr 13, 2023 27

Vice President Kamala Harris is trekking to the 14th Street Bridge today as part of a slate of White House announcements highlighting a new $300 million round of infrastructure investments in the nation's deteriorating bridges.

District Links: DCHA director draws council scrutiny over bonus but won’t discuss details; AG Schwalb announces $15.2M settlement with JUUL; and more

Chris Kain Apr 12, 2023 43

Questions loom over who approved a $41,250 bonus for DC Housing Authority's executive director amid a governance change and fallout over last fall's blistering review from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

District Links: New cameras will enforce rules against blocking bus lanes, bus stops; health advocates urge action as overdoses rise; and more

Chris Kain Apr 11, 2023 28

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb sent a letter today to his Virginia counterpart, who last week wrote to Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Council declaring the District needs to do more to combat crime.

District government

Young people leaving foster care face homelessness. DC isn’t giving them available vouchers.

Annemarie Cuccia Apr 11, 2023 1,473

When Ronnie Harris first entered foster care at 12 years old, she was certain she would be adopted. But, in what felt like no time at all, foster care swallowed her teenage years. The system jerked Harris across the city. Each time she…

District Links: AG reaches $625,000 settlement with Commanders over withheld ticket deposits; report faults DOES over unemployment insurance; and more

Chris Kain Apr 10, 2023 26

Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced a $625,000 settlement with the Washington Commanders to resolve the District's lawsuit against the team for failing to return ticket deposits from DC fans.

District Links: Virginia AG faults DC officials on tackling crime; beleaguered Talbert Street SE homeowners may get mortgage relief; and more

Chris Kain Apr 7, 2023 31

Crime in the District has drawn national scrutiny led by congressional Republicans in recent weeks, and now Virginia's GOP attorney general is joining the criticism.

District Links: Mayor’s education budget proposals spur myriad concerns at marathon hearing; critics question use of traffic-camera revenue; and more

Chris Kain Apr 6, 2023 36

As the DC Council continues its review of the mayor's budget proposal, hundreds of speakers spoke out yesterday about the city's spending on education at a daylong hearing that stretched until just before midnight.

District government

Council member, DCHA director spar over whether waste, fraud is widespread or isolated

Annemarie Cuccia Apr 6, 2023 624

Reports of mismanagement and voucher fraud at the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) continue to pile up, At-large Council member Robert White insisted at a press conference on March 30. White, who has chaired the council’s Housing…

District Links: Funding squabble blocks emergency legislation to reduce allowable rent hikes; Metro’s Yellow Line set to reopen May 7; and more

Chris Kain Apr 5, 2023 58

The DC Council's agenda yesterday included emergency legislation to limit this year's allowable increase for rent-controlled units, but a dispute with the executive branch over funding blocked a vote on the measure.

District Links: Council OKs bill to decriminalize street vending; budget fight brews over baby bonds; 9:30 Club owner unveils new venue; and more

Chris Kain Apr 4, 2023 12

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve legislation to decriminalize street vending and streamline the licensing regime, a response to a prolonged campaign by a coalition of vendors who objected to past police…

District Links: DDOT on track to have all city roads in good repair by 2024; DC trust fund isn’t meeting quota on deeply affordable housing; and more

Chris Kain Apr 3, 2023 10

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation say the city is on track to meet a goal set five years ago to eliminate all roads in poor condition by 2024.

District Links: White House threatens veto to protect DC’s police reform bill; ex-chief of staff faces second complaint of sexual harassment; and more

Chris Kain Mar 31, 2023 22

Local officials are expressing relief after the White House threatened a veto if the House and Senate send President Joe Biden a resolution of disapproval to block the District's Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act.

District government

Bowser’s proposed budget does little for homelessness, advocates say

Annemarie Cuccia Mar 31, 2023 760

In a major reversal from recent years, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget slashes funding for eviction prevention and includes few increases for homeless services and housing. The biggest win, advocates say, is funding…

District Links: New inquiries find fraud, conflicts of interest in DCHA voucher program; House panel votes to block DC police reform law; and more

Chris Kain Mar 30, 2023 49

As the DC Housing Authority faces an imminent March 31 deadline to show substantial progress on deficiencies identified last fall by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development audit, new internal probes have documented more…

District Links: House panel will invite Bowser to next hearing on DC governance; why U.S. attorney declines to pursue two-thirds of arrests; and more

Chris Kain Mar 29, 2023 32

The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability had billed today's hearing on the local DC government as Part 1, and its chair said today that he is inviting Mayor Muriel Bowser to Part 2 on May 16.

District Links: House panel schedules vote on disapproval of DC police reform bill; complaint over Silverman’s polling dismissed; and more

Chris Kain Mar 28, 2023 29

The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will follow up tomorrow's hearing on the DC government with a vote soon after on a GOP effort to block the District's police reform bill.

District Links: House oversight of DC rises with tour of DC jail, upcoming hearing; rec center hours expand in effort to better serve teens; and more

Chris Kain Mar 27, 2023 26

Republicans in charge of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are gearing up for Wednesday's hearing on crime, public safety and the DC government's operations, but they're already hinting at a sequel.

District Links: Cuts to housing programs draw scrutiny to Bowser’s proposed budget; Metro begins modifying new gates to deter fare evasion; and more

Chris Kain Mar 24, 2023 39

The DC Council's budget oversight season is now underway, with the mayor formally presenting her budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 at this afternoon's public briefing after legislators made opening statements.

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District Links: DC sees 30% decline in opioid overdoses amid Naloxone distribution; Supreme Court allows White House…

Sep 1, 2026 8

The Bowser administration is reporting a 30% reduction in opioid overdoses in the District over the past year, attributable in part to the distribution of 510,000 free Naloxone kits with medication…

District Links: J.O. Wilson, Barnard ribbon-cuttings mark first week back for DCPS students; Meta settlement could mean…

Aug 28, 2026 15

With DC Public Schools back in session this week, Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the 2026-27 school year by highlighting newly modernized facilities at J.O. Wilson Elementary in Ward 6 and Barnard…

District Links: Officials mark school year’s start with renaming, expansion of Ward 3 high school; new campaign…

Aug 25, 2026 42

Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials yesterday celebrated a $91 million expansion of the newly renamed John R. Thompson Jr. High School on MacArthur Boulevard in Ward 3.

District Links: DC reports modest rise in student test scores; six MPD employees accused of overtime fraud; Bowser names…

Aug 20, 2026 19

The Bowser administration today reported a fourth consecutive year of increased proficiency rates on the annual statewide assessments taken by students in DC Public Schools and DC public charter…

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