jonetta rose barras: The coming moment of truth in Ward 8
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…
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…
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…
District Links: Council votes 12-0 to expel Ward 8’s Trayon White amid bribery scandal;…
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to expel Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr. for violations of ethics laws and council rules — a historic action that marks the first time the legislature has removed one of its members,…
District Links: Salvage crews pull parts of commercial jet from Potomac River crash site; lawsuit…
Salvage crews have removed much of the commercial airliner that crashed last week into the Potomac River after a mid-air collision with an Army helicopter that killed 69 people.
jonetta rose barras: Fred Cooke, Trayon White and the battle for an ethical government in DC
Is there any unethical or corrupt DC official whom Frederick D. Cooke Jr. won’t defend? Does he not think residents have the right to demand an honest and responsible government? Is it acceptable that politicians continue to receive…
District Links: FAA restricts riverfront helicopter routes near DCA after deadly crash; disaster…
As crews continue recovery efforts after Wednesday's mid-air collision that killed 67 people and the official investigation delves into what caused the military helicopter and passenger jet to crash into the Potomac River, the Federal…
District Links: Mid-air collision near DCA leaves no survivors; OAG files suit over alleged…
Crews with the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and other first responders continue to battle frigid, icy conditions and limited visibility in the Potomac River as they work to recover casualties from last night's mid-air…
District Links: DC sees ‘positive trajectory’ in test scores, with notable rise in…
DC officials are pointing to signs of continued improvement in newly released student test scores, with the District and Delaware sharing honors for the most improvement in fourth grade math and DC Public Schools showing greater progress…
District Links: Local officials gird for impact of federal freeze; Trayon White’s lawyer…
At an hourlong public hearing this afternoon ahead of an expected vote next week on whether to expel Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr. over alleged violations of DC ethics laws, his attorney denied the charges and faulted the DC…
District Links: Pinto bill would ban student use of cellphones during the school day; DC opens…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Employment Services today highlighted the opening of applications for the city's 2025 summer youth jobs program.
District Links: DC’s crime lab regains certification for fingerprint unit; Trump pardons…
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning announced that the DC crime lab's Latent Fingerprint Unit has regained accreditation.
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…