District Links: DC officials blast bill to restrict local taxing authority ahead of key vote; House…
Ahead of a key committee vote tomorrow, DC officials are blasting consideration of recently introduced House legislation that would block the local government from imposing or increasing any tax or fee without explicit congressional…
District Links: Judge orders repairs at five buildings in AG’s case against a ‘slumlord…
A federal judge has ordered immediate repairs to address dangerous and illegal conditions at five apartment buildings owned and controlled by Ali "Sam" Razjooyan and his mother.
District Links: House committee set to vote on bill to limit DC’s ability to alter local…
The GOP chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform yesterday introduced legislation to block DC leaders from imposing or increasing any tax or fee — or amending the District's tax code — without explicit approval from…
jonetta rose barras: Elissa Silverman returns to the DC Council
It could be, as some people have suggested, that Elissa Silverman's arrival back to the John A. Wilson Building as an at-large councilmember is karma's work.
She might claim otherwise, saying that hard work and determination are what…
District Links: NPS finalizes agreement for removal of historic trestle bridge; panel calls for…
The National Park Service yesterday announced a final agreement for removal of the historic but structurally unsound Foundry Branch Trestle Bridge at the southern end of Glover Archbold Park.
District Links: DC Council votes 13-0 to cap resale prices for concert, theater tickets; AI-boosted…
The DC Council yesterday voted 13-0 to approve legislation to regulate the resale of tickets for concerts and theatrical performances — with a 10% cap on the permissible markup from face value.
District Links: Mendelson pulls his bill to revise RCV process for at-large seats; council to…
The DC Council won't act today on two election-related bills that have spawned controversy in recent days, including emergency legislation that would have adjusted how ranked choice voting results for the at-large DC Council seats are to…
District Links: Bowser says new reform package would encourage investment in DC housing; DC sees…
Mayor Muriel Bowser is pushing for changes to the District's housing laws with two new bills she submitted last week to the DC Council, with her administration saying the city needs to take steps to encourage construction of affordable and…
Kevin Chavous: DC’s win against Ticketmaster should be just the beginning, but a price cap isn’t the…
Summer concert season is here, but the usual enthusiasm among District residents is not.
Across the country, reports have emerged of softer ticket sales. After years of rising ticket prices — concert ticket prices having surged 105%…
District Links: Council set to consider emergency bill to adjust RCV tabulation in at-large race;…
The DC Council is poised to consider emergency legislation Tuesday that would adjust the process for determining the winner in November's at-large DC Council election — the first time the contest will be determined using ranked choice…
jonetta rose barras: The story about the slaying of DC’s proverbial white whale
Since 2020, when Mayor Muriel Bowser and her deputy mayor for health and human services, Wayne Turnage, decided to reorganize the city’s multibillion-dollar Medicaid managed care program in the middle of an unprecedented global pandemic,…
District Links: Nadeau submits bill to add surtax on passive income for affluent households;…
With the DC Council poised to hold hearings in the fall on potential tax changes in view of future budget challenges, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau yesterday submitted legislation that would levy a surcharge on passive income such as…
District Links: Court rejects attempt to return Trump name to Kennedy Center; Norton seeks new…
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton today introduced legislation that aims to designate the Civil War Defenses of Washington — including forts, unarmed batteries and rifle trenches encircling the capital city — as a national historical park.
District Links: Council unanimously approves key FY 2027 budget legislation; White House criticism…
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve a revised version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act after incorporating a series of amendments offered by councilmembers.
District Links: DC Council set for final vote tomorrow on FY 2027 budget legislation; Trump…
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson this morning distributed the latest version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act, which is slated for final consideration at an additional legislative meeting Tuesday at 11 a.m.
District Links: DC touts two-year-old FEMS transfusion program as lifesaving success; record…
The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is hailing the success of its two-year-old program that enables paramedics to administer whole blood to critically injured and medically unstable patients at the scene of an emergency…
Kathy Patterson: The mayor and council are killing a key commission created after 9/11
The DC Council created an expert advisory panel in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This year the mayor and council have agreed to kill the District’s Homeland Security Commission despite solid successes during its 20-year…
District Links: DC unveils draft master plan for mixed-use redevelopment of RFK campus; July 4 will…
The DC Office of Planning today released a draft master plan outlining a framework for redevelopment of the RFK campus, anchored by a new Washington Commanders stadium but also incorporating up to 6,500 new housing units, a flexible array…
District Links: Trump unleashes on DC mayoral nominee Lewis George; Trump eyes Sept. 1 construction…
In a Sunday afternoon post on social media, President Donald Trump blasted Democratic mayoral nominee Janeese Lewis George as a "Communist adherent" and vowed to derail any efforts to "resist Anti-Crime Crackdowns," "oppose ICE" or…
District Links: DC Council to consider ticket resale bill minus price cap; charting the extent of…
The DC Council is slated to vote next week on legislation to regulate the resale of tickets for concerts and theatrical performances, with the bill's author pressing for inclusion of a price cap that was omitted by the Committee on Public…