District Links: Trump executive order to create DC task force draws flak as ‘anti-home…
Weeks after proclaiming a need to take over aspects of DC's governance, President Donald Trump yesterday signed an executive order to establish a federal task force to foster his campaign pledges to make the nation's capital "safe and…
jonetta rose barras: The unbreakable spirit and determination of artists
“I was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and part of my life was lived during segregation. My family protected us. They also educated me,” explained artist, educator and curator Cheryl Edwards during a recent interview with me. “My mother…
District Links: Uncertainty over House action on DC budget fix leads to delay in mayor’s FY…
Uncertainty in the House over the fate of legislation to avoid forcing the District to make $1 billion in mid-year spending cuts is leading to delays in the preparation and release of Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed budget for fiscal year…
District Links: House panel seeks to nullify DC law limiting cooperation with federal immigration…
The GOP-led House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted 23-21 yesterday to advance legislation that would nullify any DC laws, policies and practices that limit the local government's cooperation with federal immigration…
District Links: Waymo aims to bring driverless taxis to DC next year; animal-control shift causes…
The company already operating self-driving taxis in cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles and Austin is looking to bring its autonomous ride-hailing service to DC by 2026, vowing in an announcement this morning to continue working with…
District Links: Bowser still expects House to take up Senate bill to avoid $1B in DC budget cuts;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser expressed confidence today that the House of Representatives will vote on the measure already approved by the Senate to undo $1 billion in DC spending cuts mandated under the congressionally approved continuing…
Terry Williams: Supporting veteran entrepreneurs is a duty — and an opportunity
Across the country, veteran-owned businesses handle $1.3 trillion in sales each year and provide jobs to more than 5 million Americans, according to the Small Business Administration. Each of these nearly 2 million businesses, whether they…
Ryan Ting: DC should provide low-income students with calculators for advanced coursework
DC should be doing its best to allow all of its students to find successful careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). In 2023, the median annual wage of STEM occupations was $101,650, compared to $46,680 for…
District Links: Senate passage offers reprieve from $1B in DC spending cuts as long as House follows…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other local officials are celebrating the Senate's passage of a bill to allow the District to spend according to its approved budget — thereby averting $1 billion in cuts midway through fiscal year 2025 as long as…
District Links: Advocates of various ages join DC officials in pushing Senate not to force $1B in…
DC Council members Christina Henderson, Janeese Lewis George and Zachary Parker were among those pushing the District's case on Capitol Hill this morning by visiting Senate offices ahead of today's debate on the stopgap funding bill that…
jonetta rose barras: Willie Sutton, U.S. House Republicans, and some flip-flopping Democrats
Facing the dire effects of a resolution to continue funding of the federal government approved by the Republican-dominated U.S. House of Representatives that would essentially snatch $1 billion from local revenues, District of Columbia…
District Links: Area senators criticize House mandate that DC cut $1B in spending; DC joins suit…
Virginia and Maryland senators are speaking out against the $1 billion in spending cuts that would be forced on the DC government by the stopgap spending bill approved by the House this week to avoid a government shutdown.
District Links: DC leaders turn to Senate in hopes of avoiding $1B in cuts after House vote; NTSB…
After House passage late yesterday afternoon of a stop-gap spending bill to avert a federal government shutdown, DC leaders are turning to the Senate as they seek to undo a requirement that would force projected cuts of $1 billion to the…
District Links: House panel blocks Norton effort to drop DC cut from stop-gap bill; IG finds crime…
A united front among District officials wasn't enough yesterday to sway the House Rules Committee to authorize a floor vote on DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton's proposed amendment to the stop-gap spending bill — an effort by Norton to remove…
District Links: DC leaders urge Congress not to force $1B in cuts midway through fiscal year; study…
In response to the stop-gap spending measure introduced by House GOP leaders over the weekend, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is pushing for an amendment to the overall package to avoid forcing the District to revert to last year's spending…
District Links: DC joins lawsuit against mass layoffs at federal agencies; U.S. transportation…
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb has joined his counterparts in 19 states in filing a new lawsuit that seeks to stop mass firings of probationary employees in multiple federal agencies.
jonetta rose barras: The financial catastrophe ahead for DC
During the latest round of performance oversight hearings, some DC Council members have asked advocates and public witnesses to indicate the amount of extra spending they envision for existing programs. Most have responded with requests…
District Links: DC undertakes its latest encampment clearing amid pressure from Trump; feds open…
"They're not ordering us to do anything," Mayor Muriel Bowser said today in response to reporters' characterizations of President Donald Trump's social media post yesterday calling for her to "clean up all of the unsightly homeless…
District Links: White House reportedly backs off DC-focused executive order; Bowser signals…
Mayor Muriel Bowser held a "teletownhall" this morning to discuss the broad impact of federal job losses on the local economy, saying she is prioritizing efforts to address the projected loss in revenue and minimize the disruptive effects.…
District Links: Bowser proposes 2.7% rise in funding formula for DC schools; U.S. attorney vows to…
Amid a tight budget environment confirmed Friday by the chief financial officer's reduced revenue projections, Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced a proposed 2.7% increase in fiscal year 2026 to the funding formula that provides a basis…