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District Links: Senate infrastructure bill includes $2.8B for DC; District now seeing ‘high’ COVID-19 transmission, per CDC; and more

Chris Kain Aug 12, 2021 29

A new breakdown released by the White House says DC can expect to receive at least $1.1 billion for rebuilding roads and highways plus another $225 million for bridges over five years if the infrastructure bill approved by the Senate this…

District Links: DC Council takes final votes on FY 2022 budget legislation; concert venues announce vaccination requirement; and more

Chris Kain Aug 11, 2021 46

The DC Council has concluded its summertime budget season, taking its final votes Tuesday on the District's $17.5 billion financial plan for fiscal year 2022.

Health

Mobile maternal health care clinic offers prenatal, postpartum care

Kaela Roeder Aug 11, 2021 1,673

In what’s known as a hot spot for maternal mortality in the United States, Mallory Mpare is seeking to make a difference for pregnant people of color in the District through a mobile health clinic that brings comprehensive care to parents…

District Links: Bowser mandates vaccinations for DC government employees; recent violence shapes debates over policing; and more

Chris Kain Aug 10, 2021 52

It's been expected but is now official: The DC government will require its employees and contractors to be fully vaccinated or agree to weekly COVID-19 tests.

District Links: DC in talks over vaccination mandate for government employees; WaPo’s Colbert King looks to 2022 mayoral race; and more

Chris Kain Aug 9, 2021 50

The DC government is reportedly close to issuing a vaccine mandate for its employees, with the issue of discipline for unwilling workers among the subjects being discussed in talks with union leaders.

District Links: DC theaters set vaccination requirement for audiences; Time cover story goes deep with MPD’s Michael Fanone; and more

Chris Kain Aug 6, 2021 35

From Arena Stage to Shakespeare Theatre Company to Woolly Mammoth, the bulk of DC's theaters have joined together to require audience members to provide proof of vaccination to attend indoor performances.

District Links: AG Racine issues vaccine mandate for his employees; boil water advisory in effect in parts of Northeast DC; and more

Chris Kain Aug 5, 2021 24

While the attorney general oversees only a small portion of the DC government's workforce, Karl Racine has stepped out in front of Mayor Muriel Bowser on a thorny issue: a vaccination mandate for employees.

District Links: Council scales back mayor’s MPD staffing boost: WaPo’s Fact Checker blasts Bowser’s ‘spin’ on mask compliance; and more

Chris Kain Aug 4, 2021 48

With the DC Council having already given initial approval to a $17.5 billion budget two weeks ago, the bulk of the discussion on its second vote Tuesday focused on two small segments: an $11 million supplemental request from Mayor Muriel…

District government

These two mothers have relied on rapid rehousing throughout the pandemic. Will the DC Council’s budget vote help keep them housed?

Will Schick Aug 3, 2021 1,981

During the pandemic, families living in rapid rehousing have not been required to move out once their time in the program ends. Now, with the publicly declared health exemption coming to an end, many program participants are growing…

District Links: Council, mayor argue over MPD funding as budget vote nears; officials urge tenants to apply for STAY DC rent relief; and more

Chris Kain Aug 3, 2021 36

The DC Council put the emphasis on legislators supporting "a combination of strategies to reduce violent crime," via a last-minute budget infusion. The mayor's chief of staff offered an alternative headline: "Council cuts proposal for new…

District Links: Dust-up over photo of maskless Bowser; violent summer fuels questions over funding for MPD, violence prevention; and more

Chris Kain Aug 2, 2021 74

As DC's renewed indoor mask mandate took effect over the weekend, Mayor Muriel Bowser faced criticism over her own masking practices.

District Links: Bowser restores indoor mask mandate as of Saturday; Congress clears logjam over funding Capitol security; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 30, 2021 34

Mayor Muriel Bowser is restoring the District's indoor mask mandate as of Saturday morning in response to increased community spread of the coronavirus along with new information about the extra dangers presented by the delta variant.

District Links: Bowser asks council for $11M more to add 170 police officers; DC still forgoing extra taxes on blighted property; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 29, 2021 40

Increased concern about gun violence and public safety is prompting a late push by Mayor Muriel Bowser to add 170 officers to the Metropolitan Police Department by the end of fiscal year 2022.

District government

Council debate over FY 2022 budget focuses on tax hike for high-income earners as backers take aim at ‘massive inequalities and inequities’

Will Schick Jul 28, 2021 564

The DC Council debated several amendments to fiscal year 2022 budget legislation to include a measure to tax high-income earners at a higher rate to support a number of new initiatives, as well as a failed measure to allocate additional…

District Links: Two MPD officers testify at House inquiry into insurrection; DC sees four-fold rise in COVID-19 infections in July; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 28, 2021 18

Metropolitan Police Department Officers Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to offer their firsthand accounts of the Jan. 6 insurrection as the new House investigation gets underway.

District Links: Bowser urges DC Council to reconsider tax hike on incomes over $250K; Biden nominates new U.S. attorney for DC; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 27, 2021 73

A week after the DC Council voted 8-5 to increase taxes on incomes in excess of $250,000, Mayor Muriel Bowser is encouraging legislators to "reconsider" their stance before taking final action on the DC budget.

District Links: Bowser admin faces varied challenges over gun violence; charter network seeks permission to offer virtual option; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 24, 2021 37

Thursday night's brazen shooting on 14th Street NW has people "mad as hell," in the words of DC's new police chief — particularly coming as it did only a few days after the murder of a 6-year-old in Congress Heights in another drive-by…

District Links: New COVID-19 dashboard shows rarity of breakthrough cases; DC is among cities chosen for AG’s efforts against gun violence; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 23, 2021 28

DC officials for the first time added information on so-called "breakthrough cases" of COVID-19 that have occurred in vaccinated individuals, and the initial numbers show just how rare such cases have been in the District.

District Links: MPD adds new patrol unit on bikes, scooters; Bowser signs bill to ban sale of flavored tobacco products in DC; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 22, 2021 33

After riding up in a motorcycle, DC Police Chief Robert Contee on Wednesday announced his department's newly created Community Focused Patrol Unit, described as a data-driven effort to supplement the staffing available from the existing…

District government

Evictions will restart soon in DC. Here’s what you need to know about the protections and resources available to tenants.

Will Schick Jul 21, 2021 3,598

With the public health emergency ending, DC tenants have a range of protections and resources available to help navigate responding to an eviction notice.

District Links: Council votes 8-5 to raise taxes for wealthy residents over Mendelson’s opposition; Racine lays out anti-violence ideas; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 21, 2021 53

The two newest members of the DC Council helped pass a higher tax rate on incomes over $250,000 — a reversal of last year's budget vote, when a similar revenue-raising effort fell short.

District Links: Bowser authorizes expanded MPD overtime amid recent violence; council to vote Tuesday on Mendelson’s budget proposal; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 20, 2021 81

After a violent weekend in the District and on the eve of a DC Council vote on next year's budget, Mayor Muriel Bowser said she's directing the Metropolitan Police Department "to use any overtime necessary to meet our public safety needs"…

District government

Ahead of DC Council’s first 2022 budget vote, a look at some of the changes sought by committee chairs

Will Schick Jul 19, 2021 923

UPDATE: DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson released the Committee of the Whole’s draft committee reports on the Fiscal Year 2022 Local Budget Act and the FY 2022 Budget Support Act on Monday afternoon. He also released a statement…

District Links: Bowser stops short of announcing a third mayoral bid; Nellie’s statement doesn’t quell protesters’ objections; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 17, 2021 28

Anyone expecting Mayor Muriel Bowser to use her appearance on Friday's "Politics Hour" to announce she'll be running for a third term didn't quite get what they wanted — but she did drop another in her series of hints.

District government

More chickpeas, fewer chickens: DC food emissions bill set to upgrade diets for city meal recipients

Bridget Reed Morawski Jul 16, 2021 1,190

For Emilie Cassou, the meals served to students like her son at his public elementary school in the District aren’t worth the tray they’re served on. Some might look at a typical lunch served to students and see a ham and cheese…

District Links: DC, region see slow rise in COVID-19 cases from earlier lows; candidate files for Ward 5 council seat; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 16, 2021 43

Three months ago, an additional 41 new coronavirus cases in the District's daily update would almost certainly have seemed like a favorable sign. But with cases having plummeted locally this summer, Thursday's COVID-19 report is spurring…

District government

DC sees growth in cashless businesses even after DC Council’s vote to prohibit them

Will Schick Jul 15, 2021 951

A law meant to protect consumers by prohibiting businesses from refusing to accept cash took effect on April 4. There’s just one problem — it’s unenforceable. Or, rather, DC officials put off enforcement during the public health emergency,…

District Links: Metro adds an hour to Metrorail service as of Sunday; Bezos gives $200M to Smithsonian; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 15, 2021 37

For anyone who's peered through the metal gates into a closed Metro station on a weekend night, relief is in sight — at least until the clock strikes 12.

Books

‘Read in Color’ aims to expand book access, diversify DC’s Little Free Libraries

Will Schick Jul 14, 2021 684

Built of wood and featuring a distinctive A-frame construction, the new Little Free Library at CentroNía, a bilingual and multicultural early childhood education provider in Columbia Heights, looks much the same as the existing…

District government

DC Council emergency votes aim to prevent unfair debt collection practices, phase out eviction limitations

Will Schick Jul 14, 2021 223

With the District’s public health emergency due to expire soon, the DC Council voted Tuesday to approve legislation aimed at avoiding a sudden end to the consumer and tenant protections in effect in the District since the pandemic began.…

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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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