Terry Eakin: DC Council proposal ignores city’s real educational crisis
While well-meaning, a recently proposed DC Council bill to mandate training for public charter school boards fails to address the real problem in DC’s public schools: the city’s large, growing racial gap in student achievement. At-large…
District Links: Trump pardons two MPD officers convicted in deadly chase; local officials quiet…
President Donald Trump yesterday granted "full and unconditional" pardons to two Metropolitan Police Department officers convicted last year for misconduct in connection with an unauthorized 2020 chase that led to the death of Karon…
District Links: DC joins 22 states in challenging Trump effort to end birthright citizenship; Trump…
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb has signed onto a court challenge against President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.
District Links: Trump’s return brings telework restrictions, pardons for Jan. 6 defendants;…
DC's top local officials adopted markedly different tones in statements on the day of President Donald Trump's inauguration, focusing on two different policies implemented through his flurry of executive orders upon taking office.
District Links: Frigid forecast pushes inaugural ceremonies, parade indoors; workers at 5…
With a forecast of brutally cold temperatures on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump announced late this morning that the inauguration will take place indoors in the Capitol Rotunda, with a viewing party for his supporters at the…
jonetta rose barras: Battling a whistleblower and failing to protect children
On April 24, 2017, after months of fighting to prevent officials at the DC Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) from violating the city’s Foster Youth Amendment Act of 2012 and pushing them to publish the mandatory report about…
District Links: Ward 1’s Nadeau introduces bottle and can deposit bill with support of 10…
After a prolonged push by local environmental advocates, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau today announced the introduction of a "bottle bill" to require deposits on beverage containers sold in DC as a way to reduce litter in streets,…
District Links: Mayor unveils commission to organize local events for America’s 250th…
A commission with past and present DC elected officials among its members will help organize local efforts to commemorate and celebrate America's semiquincentennial next year — the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of…
District Links: AG obtains $6.5M settlement from lottery contractor, subcontractor; DC launches new…
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb this morning announced a $6.5 million settlement with the contractor and subcontractor selected to receive the District's lucrative lottery and sports betting contract in 2019 — a controversial decision…
District Links: Local, federal officials lay out security plans for inauguration; structural…
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith and federal law enforcement officials today laid out planned security measures and road closures in connection with the 60th presidential inauguration next Monday.
District Links: AG Schwalb sues feds as top driver behind Anacostia River pollution; retired…
A new lawsuit filed by DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb accuses multiple federal agencies of polluting the Anacostia River for more than 150 years and seeks to force the U.S. government to pay for cleanup efforts.
jonetta rose barras: An insurrection, a possible federal takeover and the real steal in American…
Raw emotions consumed me as I reflected on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s accounts of her meeting with President-elect Donald Trump and her failure to take on or even address the looming possibility of a federal takeover of DC’s Metropolitan Police…
District Links: Carter state funeral draws global attention to Washington National Cathedral; DPW…
Icy conditions continue to cause disruptions as crews work to clear more residential streets of snow from Monday's storm, with more than a few observers taking to social media to draw attention to icy side streets and uncleared sidewalks.
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District Links: Norton, Van Hollen pursue DC statehood bill despite GOP control; costs rise for…
Amid widespread worries that Republican control of the White House and both chambers of Congress will mean incursions on DC's limited home rule, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen yesterday announced that they…
District Links: Council OKs teacher contract, clarifies DGS ability to replace boilers when…
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve a new five-year contract negotiated by the Washington Teachers' Union, DC Public Schools, and Mayor Muriel Bowser's Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining.
District Links: Biden signs bill to transfer RFK Stadium campus to DC control; snow day comes amid…
With DC seeing its heaviest snowfall in years, the DC government closed public schools, libraries and recreation centers for the day and banned parking along snow emergency routes so crews can better clear major roadways. Trash, recycling…
District Links: Council shuffles committee responsibilities as new term starts; vote set for next…
The DC Council yesterday afternoon approved its rules and organizational structure for the upcoming term, but only after unsuccessful attempts to include a few revisions opposed by Chair Phil Mendelson.
District Links: DC Council swears in Ward 7’s Felder, five reelected members; judge rules…
The DC Council's new term began today as five reelected legislators and one new member were sworn into office — notably including Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr., who faces potential expulsion due to alleged ethics violations in…
District Links: Bowser hails ‘great meeting’ with Trump with discussion of ‘shared…
Mayor Muriel Bowser met yesterday with President-elect Donald Trump, saying in a brief statement that the two of them — occasional antagonists during Trump's first four years in the White House — "had a great meeting" where they discussed…
Allister Chang and Andrea Kleinbard: Reading success isn’t immediate — but it’s achievable if we…
Change takes time. This is the reality of improving literacy outcomes in Washington, DC — a reality that is both challenging and hopeful. As the city embarks on the implementation of DC’s Early Literacy Education Task Force…