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

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

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District Links: Lewis George campaign vows to appeal $16,000 fine over…

District Links: Bezos mandate to remake WaPo opinion section prompts editorial page editor to…

Chris Kain Feb 26, 2025
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos is making headlines again today with his announcement of a "significant shift" in its opinion section that led the editorial page editor to resign his post rather than implement the mandated changes.

District Links: New report says universities generate $6B of economic activity in DC; new rules shut…

Chris Kain Feb 25, 2025
Higher education institutions generate more than $6 billion of economic activity in DC and another $9 billion elsewhere in the region, according to a new report from the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area.

District Links: DC faces crossing guard shortage amid hiring troubles due to drug tests; Bowser…

Chris Kain Feb 24, 2025
Ahead of what's expected to be a challenging budget season as rising costs continue to outpace revenue growth, Mayor Muriel Bowser touted efforts to grow the economy as one of her budget priorities at the first of three community…

District Links: AG Schwalb uses new authority in 3 lawsuits against Md. drivers with unpaid tickets;…

Chris Kain Feb 21, 2025
Attorney General Brian Schwalb this morning announced three lawsuits against Maryland drivers with tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid fines for dangerous driving.
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jonetta rose barras: Is Bowser’s new affordable housing legislation really needed in DC?

jonetta rose barras Feb 21, 2025
Ecosystem. That was the word that drew me into Mayor Muriel Bowser’s recent discussion about the “Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants and Landlords (RENTAL) Act.” Her administration’s legislative proposal, as presented…

District Links: Trump says federal government should take over DC governance; former ONSE deputy…

Chris Kain Feb 20, 2025
In response to President Donald Trump's remarks last night reiterating his campaign-trail calls for the federal government to take over the DC government, Mayor Muriel Bowser today challenged the idea that local leaders aren't up to the…

District Links: Landmark’s E Street Cinema set to end two-decade run downtown; fewer HIV cases…

Chris Kain Feb 19, 2025
An independent movie theater that brought cinephiles downtown for two decades is slated to close as soon as early March, with the owner saying that its economic fortunes never recovered from the pandemic.
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Brooke Pinto and Allister Chang: Keep cellphones out of the classroom

Commentary Feb 19, 2025
Government has a fundamental responsibility to provide an excellent education to the next generation. To meet the moment, we must get cellphones out of the classroom and empower our students to learn and our teachers to teach without…

District Links: High-ranking prosecutor resigns from U.S. Attorney’s Office amid disputes over…

Chris Kain Feb 18, 2025
A high-ranking prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia has resigned after refusing to comply with directives regarding an investigation into environmental funding during the previous administration, according…

District Links: Ward 8 special election set for July 15; Trump says he’s nominating his…

Chris Kain Feb 17, 2025
The DC Board of Elections has scheduled a July 15 special election to fill the vacancy created by the expulsion of Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr., and one of White's challengers in the most recent Democratic primary says he'll run…

District Links: Bowser touts Commanders stadium as best anchor for RFK redevelopment; fallout…

Chris Kain Feb 14, 2025
At a community meeting last night, Mayor Muriel Bowser laid out a vision of a redeveloped RFK Stadium campus that relies on the Washington Commanders as an anchor — an effort not only to court the team's owners but also to build public…

District Links: DC Fire and EMS set to launch joint paramedic program with UDC; records show 100+…

Chris Kain Feb 13, 2025
The District's first publicly accessible paramedic education program is slated to launch next year, thanks to a new partnership between the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and the University of the District of Columbia.
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jonetta rose barras: Many of DC’s children remain an endangered class

jonetta rose barras Feb 13, 2025
When Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker, chair of the newly constituted Committee on Youth Affairs, conducts his performance oversight of the Office of the Ombudsperson for Children and the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) this…

District Links: Bowser unveils housing bill amid concerns about effects of unpaid rent; new Kennedy…

Chris Kain Feb 12, 2025
As DC's affordable housing sector continues to raise alarm about high levels of unpaid rent among tenants, Mayor Muriel Bowser this afternoon announced a proposed legislative package that would extend the temporary changes to eviction…

District Links: New national report cites DC schools for math, reading gains since 2022; Trump…

Chris Kain Feb 11, 2025
A new analysis of academic progress in school districts across the country cites the District of Columbia as a bright spot given its top ranking among states in math and reading recovery between 2022 and 2024.

District Links: Bowser hails DC statehood when asked about bill to revoke home rule; Trump says…

Chris Kain Feb 10, 2025
Asked today about congressional legislation reintroduced late last week by two Republican lawmakers seeking to revoke the District's limited home rule, Mayor Muriel Bowser emphasized the need for full autonomy through statehood.

District Links: Two GOP lawmakers reintroduce bill to repeal DC home rule, drawing local criticism;…

Chris Kain Feb 7, 2025
Two Republican lawmakers are renewing their effort to repeal the DC Home Rule Act that has provided limited political autonomy over the past five decades via a locally elected mayor and 13-member council.
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jonetta rose barras: The coming moment of truth in Ward 8

jonetta rose barras Feb 7, 2025
In a somewhat anticlimactic move, the DC Council unanimously voted earlier this week to expel Ward 8’s Trayon White Sr. from its membership, ending a nearly six-month saga that dragged on ad nauseam as legitimate concerns festered about…

District Links: New Cedar Hill hospital in Southeast set to open April 15; Events DC inks CareFirst…

Chris Kain Feb 6, 2025
April 15 is memorable around the country as the customary filing deadline for income taxes, but the date this year will have added significance locally as opening day for the District's newly built hospital on the St. Elizabeths East…

District Links: Council agrees to transfer of RFK campus, in an early step toward redevelopment; AG…

Chris Kain Feb 5, 2025
The DC Council voted unanimously yesterday to formally approve the transfer of the RFK Stadium campus from federal to local control for 99 years — a precursor to discussions regarding the shape of mixed-use development envisioned for its…
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jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old political era?

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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…

District Links: McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Lewis George; Silverman set for council return; old machines…

Jun 18, 2026 17
Mayoral hopeful Kenyan McDuffie this morning conceded the Democratic primary to Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, who has 52.87% of the vote in the updated tally released this afternoon by…

District Links: Lewis George holds large lead in mayoral primary as White dominates in delegate race; Bowser picks…

Jun 17, 2026 14
Initial results released last night by the DC Board of Elections show Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist, with a strong lead in the mayor's race and Robert White with an even…

District Links: DC residents head to polls for primary without several longtime incumbents; House panel scrutinizes DC…

Jun 16, 2026 6
DC's Democrats will decide today on their party's nominees to succeed three-term Mayor Muriel Bowser and 18-term DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, as well as two councilmembers who opted not to seek…
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