Opinion

As an African-American woman who relies on tips to make ends meet, I could not disagree more with the points made by Ward 3 DC Council member Mary Cheh in her recent commentary (“Mary Cheh: DC Council should seek middle ground on Initiative…

In June DC voters passed Initiative 77, a measure that would gradually raise tipped workers’ hourly base pay to the full minimum wage, with 56 percent of the vote — a nearly 11.5 percent margin of victory. The initiative passed in seven of…

District residents are currently debating whether the DC Council should overturn voter approval of Initiative 77, which would raise the wages of tipped workers. The initiative passed by a comfortable margin (56 percent to 44 percent) and…

Children in DC’s traditional and charter public schools are suffering greatly. Many have thought about dying and have developed plans to realize their thoughts — more than a few actually have attempted suicide. Meanwhile, a significant…

Even before the DC Council-approved Universal Paid Family Leave Act takes effect, there is evidence it could cost more to implement than initially estimated. Equally disconcerting, the law may be superfluous. A survey conducted by the…

Executives at Ascension, which owns Providence Health System and more than 150 hospitals across the country, want District of Columbia residents and others to believe their prime motivation for phasing out a host of critical medical…

A new open-government watchdog took office on July 9 when Niquelle Allen became the second director of the DC Office of Open Government. Ms. Allen has her work cut out for her, since that office has become the object of political pressure,…

Break out the champagne. With the recent introduction of a bill to repeal Initiative 77 — coming from DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Chairman Pro Tempore Kenyan McDuffie and members Jack Evans, Vincent Gray, Anita Bonds, Brandon…

Jubilee Housing launched in 1973 when members of Church of the Saviour saw a need to provide clean, safe and affordable housing in their neighborhood of Adams Morgan. Working together, justice-minded community members pooled their resources…