District Links: DCPS budget draws scrutiny amid concerns about reductions in school personnel;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser reiterated her calls for DC autonomy and statehood during remarks this afternoon at a "Full Democracy Champions" luncheon held as part of the government's DC Emancipation Day festivities.
jonetta rose barras: Financial mismanagement and recklessness in DC
The two just don’t seem to jibe: lamentations by elected officials about the tough decisions they are being forced to make and the generous $11.4 billion local fiscal year 2025 operating budget as submitted last week by Mayor Muriel…
jonetta rose barras: Winning round one at DC’s Gallery Place
When you have an opponent on the ropes and they know it, gloating is in poor taste. Proper etiquette for the victor is to “smile, generously, then move on,” my grandfather advised me during my youth, after hearing me taunt a player who had…
jonetta rose barras: How responsible will DC officials be during this budget cycle?
Finally, DC Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee has decided to close — at least partially — the public’s wallet to Mayor Muriel Bowser and the gang of DC Council spendthrifts. He is demanding that they replenish the Fiscal Stabilization…
Allister Chang, Anna Mayer and Zoe Fisher: Why we’re calling for a Green New Deal for Schools
DC high school students have given more than 45 testimonies at recent DC State Board of Education (SBOE) meetings, pushing these sessions past 10 p.m. The impetus? A dream of a greener, more sustainable and healthier future for DC…
jonetta rose barras: Rewriting history hoping to prevent a recall
Last week, I received a copy of an invitation that was sent to several civic leaders in Ward 1, requesting their presence at a fundraiser organized by several developers and lobbyists — Warren Williams, Warner Session, John Clyburn,…
Arena Stage world premiere unveils the tumultuous journey of a Black woman principal in DC
Some called her an elitist; others said she coddled her students too much. But her biggest flaw? A fiery passion for inclusive education.
In the early 1900s, Anna Julia Cooper, a respected Black academic and activist, fought to…
District Links: DC trims migrant services amid absence of bus arrivals from border states; DC grant…
Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced three new recipients of Vitality Fund grants to help expand their presence in downtown DC — including an Atlanta-based firm that's expanding its local office to serve as its new headquarters.
District Links: Bowser signs Secure DC, including emergency version now in effect; state…
Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday afternoon signed emergency and permanent versions of the far-reaching Secure DC legislation passed last week by the DC Council.
District Links: FanDuel tapped to replace DC’s troubled sports betting app; Bowser tours…
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning joined other DC officials on a tour of the Golden Triangle area's first major office-to-residential conversion project, pairing the visit to the nearly completed Elle apartments with an announcement of the…
District Links: House panel advances bill to alter DC sentencing rules; lawsuit faults DC…
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is blasting two bills passed yesterday by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability as "undemocratic and paternalistic," singling out one as particularly extreme because it would prohibit the DC…
jonetta rose barras: Get ready for a wild election season in DC
The ritual of signature gathering in the District may seem perpetual — although dozens of candidates for political office, including four incumbent DC Council members, hoping to claim a space on the June primary ballot submitted their…
District Links: Va. legislative leaders omit Potomac Yard arena from proposed budget; Casa Ruby…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson have reiterated in recent days and weeks the District's offer of $500 million for modernization of the Capital One Arena if the Wizards and Capitals stay there — statements that may…
District Links: Secure DC bill wins 12-0 approval after debate; DC announces plans for free-standing…
The public safety package approved 12-0 yesterday was a year in the making, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto said during debate over the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024.
District Links: Council set to debate Secure DC bill ahead of second vote; Mendelson foresees $600M…
The DC Council is slated to take a second and final vote this afternoon on the expansive Secure DC bill, but will first debate several amendments — including one to allow DNA testing prior to a defendant's conviction in the case of violent…
District Links: DC Republicans provide Nikki Haley her first win in GOP presidential bid; new DCHA…
DC's Republican Party has just provided Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina, with her first win of the GOP's presidential primary season.
District Links: CFO sees flat revenues this year with an average 2.3% growth rate in upcoming…
The District's chief financial officer yesterday released an updated economic forecast that nudges revenue estimates for the current fiscal year upward by $67.6 million from his office's December estimate, with a similar $64.3 million rise…
District Links: RFK revitalization bill wins bipartisan support in House vote despite Maryland…
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 348-55 last night to transfer authority over the RFK Memorial Stadium campus to the District for up to 99 years, paving the way for redevelopment there if the Senate follows suit and President Joe…
District Links: House set to vote on bill to transfer RFK Stadium campus to allow redevelopment;…
Legislation to transfer jurisdiction over the RFK Stadium campus to the District for 99 years — paving the way for redevelopment of the 174-acre site, potentially including a new home for the Washington Commanders — is slated for debate on…
District Links: DC joins federal lawsuit against supermarket merger; Justice Department faults DC…
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb yesterday joined the Federal Trade Commission and eight states in a lawsuit to block a proposed merger between the companies that operate Harris Teeter and Safeway.