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District Links: Council OKs amended FY 2027 budget with funding for future semi-open primaries; upcoming Nadeau bill will propose wealth tax; and more

Chris Kain Jun 23, 2026 0
Opinion

Allister Chang and Raul Echevarria: The economics underneath DC’s…

District Links

District Links: Council set to vote tomorrow on revised budget plans;…

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old…

District Links

District Links: McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Lewis George;…

Washington Post: D.C. Council approves housing authority overhaul in final meeting of 2022

Editor Dec 20, 2022
The D.C. Council on Tuesday narrowly voted to temporarily restructure the city housing authority’s governing board amid a contentious public debate on whether problems at the agency could be sufficiently addressed through an emergency…

DCist: ‘Every Kid Deserves To Unwrap A Gift’: Recently Bused Migrants Celebrate Their First…

Editor Dec 20, 2022
Arianny Ramirez stares down at a pile of dough resting on a wooden counter. She pushes the strength of her arms into her palms to roll it out thin. Then, she cuts the dough’s edges to make six even rectangles before lining each one with…

DCist: Duke Ellington Students Fear DCPS Takeover Will Doom Arts Curriculum

Editor Dec 20, 2022
On Tuesday morning, dozens of students at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts opted out of their morning classes and instead gathered outside D.C. Public Schools’ central offices in Northeast D.C., protesting a proposed DCPS takeover of…

DCist: Push For Mobile Voting In D.C. Collapses As Experts Say It Can’t Yet Be Implemented Safely

Editor Dec 20, 2022
The brief flirtation with bringing mobile voting to D.C. has come to an end.

Press Release: Doors Opening: Councilmember Allen’s Metro For DC Bill Unanimously Passes Council

Press Release Dec 20, 2022
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2022 Contact: Erik Salmi Fare-Free Bus + Overnight Bus Could Happen by July, $100 Monthly DC Resident Subsidy in 2024 Today, in a…

Press Release: Council Passes Legislation by Councilmember Lewis George Requiring Major Traffic…

Press Release Dec 20, 2022
News Release — Ward 4 DC Council member Janeese Lewis George FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Alex Taliadoros WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, December 20, the DC Council unanimously passed the…

Press Release: National Park Service issues Record of Decision for Kenilworth Park Landfill Site

Press Release Dec 20, 2022
News Release — National Park Service For immediate release   Date:  Dec. 20, 2022  Contact: Sean Mcginty WASHINGTON— The National Park Service (NPS) has released the Record of Decision…

Press Release: Norton Secures Over $21 Million for D.C. Organizations in Final Fiscal Year 2023…

Press Release Dec 20, 2022
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton December 20, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she secured over $21 million in Community Project…

Press Release: OSSE Announces 2022 Graduation Rates

Press Release Dec 20, 2022
News Release — DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2022 CONTACT:   Fred Lewis (OSSE) Schools in the District saw a 2% increase in graduation rate for the 2021-22…

Press Release: AG Racine Announces Major Victory in Eminent Domain Case, Saving District Taxpayers…

Press Release Dec 20, 2022
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications Jury Verdict Resolves Dispute Over the New Frederick Douglass Bridge WASHINGTON, D.C.…

District Links: District reports rise in graduation rate to 74.9%; bill to bring mobile voting to DC…

Chris Kain Dec 20, 2022
The District's graduation rate climbed to 74.9% in the 2021-22 school year, the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education announced this morning.
Opinion

Christina Grant and Allister Chang: Recovery requires commitment to literacy for all students

Commentary Dec 20, 2022
Some of the best teaching outside of the classroom happens on a trip to the grocery store. Reading labels. Checking items off a list. Introducing new foods and, in the process, new words, too. Imagine a little boy and his dad…

City Paper: Bowser, Mendelson Push for a Last-Minute Christmas Miracle on DCHA Reform

Editor Dec 19, 2022
The outcome could portend the dynamics on a new, more progressive Council next year.

WTOP: DC corrections officer charged with embezzling union funds

Editor Dec 19, 2022
A D.C. corrections officer has been charged with embezzling thousands of dollars from the labor union representing D.C. corrections employees.

Petula Dvorak in The Post: Duke Ellington teens resist DCPS, fear losing school ‘to bureaucracy’

Editor Dec 19, 2022
There is a place in Northwest Washington so sparkling and special that the first lady of France made it a point to visit — twice: Duke Ellington School of the Arts.

Washington Post: Residents return home to long-awaited Northwest One redevelopment

Editor Dec 19, 2022
Before Nathan Brown was forced to move, he could have been seen playing basketball in the parking lot of Temple Courts in Northwest Washington or laughing with his neighbors while they barbecued.

DCist: Years After Demolition, Former Residents Of NoMa Public Housing Complex Move Into New…

Editor Dec 19, 2022
When Nathan Brown and his family left Temple Courts in 2008, D.C. officials promised that they would eventually be able to return to the public housing complex at the corner of North Capitol and L Streets NW — though it would be fully…

Washington Post: D.C. brokers deal to keep apartment building affordable for 25 years

Editor Dec 19, 2022
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine called the first-of-its-kind settlement a “major victory” for affordable housing in the District

Washington Post: D.C. jail guard accused of spending union funds on New York vacation

Editor Dec 19, 2022
A corrections officer at the D.C. jail is accused of spending thousands of dollars of union funds on a trip to New York where he caught a Broadway musical and an NBA game.

Axios: Big redevelopment will remake corner of 14th and U Street

Editor Dec 19, 2022
D.C. wants to redevelop the Reeves Center on 14th and U streets NW, someday turning the municipal building into shops, offices, and hundreds of apartments.
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District Links: Council OKs amended FY 2027 budget with funding for future semi-open primaries; upcoming Nadeau bill…

Jun 23, 2026 8
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve the fiscal year 2027 local budget, with the addition of a contingency list that leads off with restoration of a local reserve account as…

Allister Chang and Raul Echevarria: The economics underneath DC’s childcare system are breaking down

Jun 22, 2026 195
This month, the DC Council voted to reverse most of the mayor's proposed cuts to early childhood programs, adding roughly $60 million to the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and nearly $50…

District Links: Council set to vote tomorrow on revised budget plans; DC breaks ground on long-awaited Crummell…

Jun 22, 2026 12
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today released the text of the revised fiscal year 2026 budget legislation slated for consideration tomorrow, as well as an amended version of the FY 2027 Local Budget…

jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old political era?

Jun 19, 2026 354
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson may not seem a Yoda doppelganger: He lacks pointy ears; he is also considerably taller and much younger than the Star Wars Jedi Master. What’s more, compared to the…
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Here’s a listing of the citywide and ward candidates on DC’s general election ballot. We’ve included links to candidates’ political websites and Twitter accounts for those running for positions other…

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