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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 30, 2019 CONTACT: Ashley Fox Silverman Presses for Transparency in Housing Production Trust Fund Dollars,…

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Parents at Maury Elementary School are asking questions after reports of several children getting sick during a gym class at the school.

The administration of D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) awarded tens of millions of dollars to affordable housing developers even though evaluators scored their proposals poorly, according to an audit released Thursday.

On July 24, District voting rights (or the lack thereof) will get the national spotlight

It was not immediately clear who emerged as the winner from the bitter infighting among D.C. elected officials over the $15.5 billion budget approved this week.

Olde City Farm And Garden is packing in its plants and garden tools—at least for the time being.

The District’s attorney general on Thursday unveiled a website, a telephone number and dates of community meetings aimed at soliciting input from current and former city residents about whether 1980s crack cocaine kingpin Rayful Edmond III…

A legislative push to make D.C. the nation’s 51st state has moved a bit closer to a possible vote in the House — something that hasn’t happened in more than 25 years.

D.C.'s Tidal Basin has been identified as one of the 11 most endangered historical places for 2019, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual list.

An ambitious plan to lower the cost and improve the quality of child care and early childhood education in D.C. got its first significant commitment of funding from the D.C. Council this week. But it’s only half as much as advocates had…

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Thursday that his office has been appointed by a federal court to represent the views of District residents in the resentencing of Rayful Edmond — the drug kingpin who ran a major cocaine ring in…

For more than 10 sultry summers, the arrival of Capital Pride brought a formidable line to Town Danceboutique.

Three white sloping buildings emerge out of the landscape near the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the banks of the Potomac River. Inside one, a string quartet comprised of National Symphony Orchestra musicians played to a crowd…

It’s one of the biggest pots of money in D.C. — $100 million a year to help build and preserve affordable housing in an increasingly expensive city. But a new report is asking if some of that money is going to projects that might not…

A historic year for the D.C. statehood movement continues, as the House Committee on Oversight and Reform schedules a hearing to discuss legislation to make the District the 51st state on July 24. It will be the first time in decades that…

The Council is in the process of approving higher fees for yearly residential parking permits. Instead of paying $35 per car, District residents will pay $50 for their first car, $75 for their second, $100 for their third and $150 for…