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As the nationwide search continues for a permanent successor to Robert Contee as chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced this morning that the current executive assistant chief will serve as interim head…

A new coalition is proposing a ballot measure so that DC voters can decide whether to reform future elections via ranked-choice voting and open primaries.

The Senate voted 56-43 yesterday afternoon to block the District's police accountability bill, with six Democrats and two independents siding with Republican colleagues on the resolution of disapproval.

The DC Council took an initial vote this afternoon in favor of the version of the fiscal year 2024 budget unveiled yesterday by DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson.

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today unveiled his fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, which would undo the mayor's cuts to programs such as emergency rental assistance while providing planning money — but not construction funding — for the…

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has asked the U.S. Botanic Garden to exhibit marijuana to complement its recent display of hemp for the first time.

A global firm seeking to expand to the United States has reached a one-year agreement with the District to scope out sites for a new health and wellness resort that would likely combine thermal bathing, sauna treatments and more.

In remarks at today's public safety summit, Mayor Muriel Bowser said she plans to propose legislation in the coming days that will include a change in rules governing pretrial detention for defendants who are charged with a violent crime…

National Park Service control of many neighborhood parks in DC has exacerbated inequities and hampered park activation across the city, according to a new report from researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School…

Mayor Muriel Bowser is turning to a DC government veteran to head the Department of Buildings, which launched in October as one of two replacement agencies for the often-criticized Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.

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…

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.

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…

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.

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.

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

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…

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.