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District Links: Truck convoy finds added frustration in MPD tactics; Metro’s next generation of rail cars to be built in Maryland; and more

Chris Kain Mar 21, 2022 85

The convoy of truckers and supporters has become a common sight on the interstates that run through DC, but participants have also been visible at times elsewhere in the city, including on Constitution Avenue and at Black Lives Matter…

District Links: Initial points of contention emerge in DC Council’s budget review; some Howard University professors plan to strike; and more

Chris Kain Mar 18, 2022 41

The budget process is getting underway in earnest with this afternoon's DC Council briefing, which kicked off with opening statements from legislators citing issues they'll focus on in the upcoming slate of oversight hearings.

District Links: Bowser budget includes new high school in Ward 3 plus new Center City Middle School; test scores show widening literacy gap; and more

Chris Kain Mar 17, 2022 61

Experts say that peak bloom for the cherry blossoms is still a week off — but DC's budget season is already underway, even with the release of some specifics delayed.

District Links: Bowser presents $19.5B budget for FY 2023; council members introduce domestic workers bill of rights; and more

Chris Kain Mar 16, 2022 57

Mayor Muriel Bowser released her budget plans today with a presentation to the DC Council at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, although portions of the actual document won't be available to the public or the DC Council until…

District government

DC’s new tenant rights bill protects voucher holders, seals certain eviction records

Annemarie Cuccia Mar 16, 2022 3,318

The DC Council passed a comprehensive tenant rights bill on March 1 with new protections for voucher holders and for renters who have faced eviction proceedings. The Eviction Record Sealing Authority Amendment Act of 2021 bans…

District Links: Suspect arrested in deadly assaults against people experiencing homelessness; truck convoy brings protest to DC freeways; and more

Chris Kain Mar 15, 2022 73

Authorities arrested a man early this morning suspected of recent attacks on people experiencing homelessness in DC and New York City.

District Links: DC, NYC police seek assailant in attacks on people experiencing homelessness; DCPS to lift mask mandate Wednesday; and more

Chris Kain Mar 14, 2022 45

Police in DC and New York City are joining with federal authorities to search for a gunman suspected in recent attacks in both cities on people experiencing homelessness — two of which proved fatal.

District Links: AG Racine endorses Schwalb as successor; MPD commander retires after report he used patrol cars for rides to and from a bar; and more

Chris Kain Mar 11, 2022 89

The District's first elected attorney general is throwing his support to Brian Schwalb to succeed him.

District Links: Board says injuries from Capitol riot led to MPD officer’s suicide; DC’s new benefits portal lacks full translation; and more

Chris Kain Mar 10, 2022 83

A DC retirement board has ruled that the death of a Metropolitan Police Department officer in the days after the Jan. 6 insurrection occurred in the line of duty and that his widow is entitled to his full pension.

District government

DC’s new benefits portal spurs formal complaint over lack of full translation

Annemarie Cuccia Mar 10, 2022 1,023

People who don't speak or read English are having difficulty accessing District Direct, the D.C. government’s new benefits app and online portal, because it is not fully available in any language other than English. Without…

District Links: Budget bill keeps ban on DC regulating recreational marijuana; DCPS mask rule remains for now despite DC Health flexibility; and more

Chris Kain Mar 9, 2022 46

Congressional leaders unveiled a draft appropriations bill early this morning that preserves the 7-year-old budget rider that has barred the District from regulating recreational marijuana sales.

District government

DCHA resident commissioner looks to use her new position to continue advocacy for seniors, people with disabilities

Annemarie Cuccia Mar 8, 2022 565

The DC Housing Authority finally has a new resident commissioner — Janet Parker. DCHA, the agency that manages public housing and various rental subsidies in the District, has spent the last six months trying to organize elections…

District Links: New research initiative eyes DC’s competitiveness in post-COVID economy; GAO report looks at Capitol Police faults; and more

Chris Kain Mar 8, 2022 51

A new research project — named in honor of the late economist and DC advocate Alice Rivlin — will delve into the District's competitive standing and ways to attract and support inclusive growth.

District Links: Mayoral candidates square off in early forum; where DC got the Ukrainian flags that lined Pennsylvania Avenue; and more

Chris Kain Mar 7, 2022 47

With a second day of a protest convoy circling the Capital Beltway, DC officials continue to prepare in case the demonstrators head into the District today or later this week.

District Links: DC’s sports-betting app ran a $4M deficit last year, DCist reports; former DCHA chair resigns from DowntownDC BID post; and more

Chris Kain Mar 4, 2022 119

Doubts about the District's sports betting program continue to swirl as initial revenue estimates fall short for its GambetDC app — and particularly amid news that the app even ran a $4 million deficit last year.

District Links: DC Health shifts to weekly COVID-19 updates using new metrics; DC to boost paid-leave benefits while cutting payroll tax; and more

Chris Kain Mar 3, 2022 44

DC Health is replacing its daily data updates on COVID-19 cases with a weekly report that corresponds with the metrics outlined last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

District Links: DCPS says students, staff can go maskless outdoors at school; DC Council restricts government use of WhatsApp; and more

Chris Kain Mar 2, 2022 38

DC Public Schools will no longer require students and staff to wear masks while they are outside.

District Links: CFO boosts revenue estimates again; waitlist stymies DC home repair program; scaled-back mask mandate takes effect; and more

Chris Kain Mar 1, 2022 65

The start of meteorological spring coincides with the arrival of new revenue estimates from the District's top finance official, who expects the government to bring in $148.8 million more in fiscal year 2022 than anticipated three months…

District government

New legislation mandates access to free period products for DC students

Elise Kline Mar 1, 2022 916

When Juliana Lopez enters the bathroom at her high school in need of a pad, the 17-year-old junior at Columbia Heights Educational Campus is often left empty-handed. Lopez recounted urgently needing to visit the school nurse for a pad…

District Links: Security fencing makes return around U.S. Capitol; DC auditor looks into DOES overtime practices amid employee complaints; and more

Chris Kain Feb 28, 2022 64

With President Joe Biden's State of the Union address coming up tomorrow, fencing around the U.S. Capitol is being reinstalled amid concern about possible demonstrations related to trucker convoys headed to the area.

District Links: DC leaders highlight Supreme Court nominee’s local ties; DC tourism chief predicts resurgence starting this spring; and more

Chris Kain Feb 25, 2022 42

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson — President Joe Biden's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, where she would become the first Black woman to serve as a justice — has multiple ties to the District.

District Links: Bowser brings back former OUC director to head 911 agency again; NPS agrees to pull Melvin Hazen’s name from park, trail; and more

Chris Kain Feb 24, 2022 80

Karima Holmes is returning to the helm of the agency that runs the District's 911 and 311 call center — a post she previously held for five years, drawing acclaim from some but criticism from others.

District Links: National Guard to help with traffic control ahead of trucker convoys; Democratic primary in Ward 3 becomes more crowded; and more

Editor Feb 23, 2022 43

Amid uncertainty about what to expect from trucker convoys headed to the Washington area, the Pentagon has agreed to deploy National Guard troops to help with traffic control in DC in the coming days.

District government

DC Council cites rent relief as one priority for the District’s $923.8 million in unallocated funds

Annemarie Cuccia Feb 22, 2022 752

DC has hundreds of millions of dollars in unallocated money, and legislators are hoping to convince Mayor Muriel Bowser how to best spend it. The District had a budget surplus of $566 million during fiscal year 2021, which ended…

District Links: Head of Bowser admin’s violence interruption efforts departs ONSE; safety audit faults Metro’s emergency response; and more

Chris Kain Feb 22, 2022 112

Amid rising concern about violent crime in DC, the founding director of the District's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement — which runs the mayor's violence interruption program — has resigned.

District Links: Nadeau pulls bill to reinstate vax mandate, lacking enough votes; WaPo poll shows a drop in Bowser’s approval rating; and more

Chris Kain Feb 18, 2022 60

The DC Council isn't voting today after all on whether to reinstate the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for admission to restaurants, bars and a variety of other venues.

District Links: DC breaks ground on newly named Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center in Ward 8; MPD suspends lieutenant amid investigation; and more

Chris Kain Feb 17, 2022 64

After years of negotiations and sometimes tense debate about a new hospital on the St. Elizabeths East campus, Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials enjoyed a victory lap with a midday groundbreaking celebrating what's been newly…

District Links: Council to vote Friday whether to restore vaccine mandate; DC had fewer deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2021; and more

Chris Kain Feb 16, 2022 69

The DC Council will vote Friday on whether to reinstate a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for admission to restaurants, bars, health clubs, sports and entertainment venues.

District government

Housing advocates propose solutions to ‘inefficient’ DCHA processes for vouchers

Annemarie Cuccia Feb 16, 2022 1,966

Housing advocates across the District are demanding that the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) reform the way it administers housing vouchers so people experiencing homelessness can be matched sooner with a place to live. On Feb. 9, DCHA’s Board…

District Links: Bowser’s decision to drop mask, vaccine mandates draws flak; Alex Rodriguez part of group set to acquire Trump Hotel lease; and more

Chris Kain Feb 15, 2022 68

In place for a month, the District's vaccination mandate for admission to restaurants, bars, sports and entertainment venues, health clubs and certain other places is no longer in effect, though businesses may continue to require proof of…

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District Links: Judge orders halt to tree cutting at East Potomac golf course after holiday-weekend removals; council to…

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After the abrupt removal of more than 400 trees from the East Potomac golf course over the holiday weekend, a U.S. District Court judge this afternoon granted a temporary restraining order to…

District Links: Council bill takes aim at misleading use of AI photos in real estate ads; Arlington County sues over…

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A new legislative proposal in the DC Council would establish new consumer protections for renters and homebuyers amid increasing complaints about ads using digitally altered or AI-generated photos in…

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When MedStar Washington Hospital Center in DC announced the closure of one of its two postpartum maternal units over the summer, alarms understandably went off throughout the government and advocacy…

District Links: Elections Board overturns $16K fine against Lewis George’s mayoral campaign; DC Water says tests…

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Janeese Lewis George's mayoral campaign struck a confident tone in reacting to yesterday afternoon's decision by the DC Board of Elections to toss out a $16,000 fine levied by the Office of Campaign…

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