District Links: Council gives initial OK to Mendelson budget proposal; DPW says its ‘scofflaw…
The DC Council yesterday voted 11-1 to give initial approval to the District's fiscal year 2025 budget as proposed by Council Chair Phil Mendelson, aside from modest tweaks to the distribution of funds to schools within the Jackson-Reed…
District Links: Council opens debate on FY 2025 budget as mayor criticizes Mendelson’s…
The DC Council's budget deliberations are underway, with legislators posing a series of questions — and a few concerns — about aspects of Chair Phil Mendelson's fiscal year 2025 financial plan unveiled yesterday.
District Links: Mendelson unveils budget revisions ahead of tomorrow’s council debate; new…
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson released his fiscal year 2025 budget proposal late this morning in advance of tomorrow's scheduled consideration, saying his revisions are targeted to education, social justice and affordable housing.
District Links: DC seeks to host future NFL draft; challengers vie against Ward 8 incumbent as…
In advance of the unofficial start of summer, Mayor Muriel Bowser will kick off the outdoor pool season this afternoon as the Anacostia Pool hosts the Department of Parks and Recreation's annual "Jump in, DC" celebration.
jonetta rose barras: Will cries for new political leadership in DC’s Ward 8 be answered?
A recent straw poll by the DC Ward 8 Democrats received so much attention on social media, a casual reader may have thought it was a full-on endorsement of candidates running in the June 4 Democratic primary. However, the results meant…
District Links: House votes to block DC from allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections; Pinto…
Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto is pushing to include funding for the Jelleff Community Center Boys & Girls Club to operate in temporary quarters during upcoming reconstruction of the city-owned facility in Georgetown.
District Links: DC earns top ranking among big-city park systems for fourth year; WaPo poll finds…
The District's park system drew top honors for a fourth consecutive year in the Trust for Public Land's annual ranking of the nation's 100 largest cities, unveiled this morning.
District Links: AG introduces Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services reform bill amid…
Citing a need to get the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services "back on track" and a growing concern about recidivism rates among juveniles committed to the agency's care, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is calling for reforms…
District Links: Council releases redacted version of OIG report on harassment; House poised to vote…
The DC Council on Friday evening released a redacted version of the recently completed review of the internal investigation that upheld complaints from two employees about sexual harassment by the former deputy mayor for planning and…
District Links: Felder wins Gray’s endorsement in crowded race for Ward 7 council seat;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and four members of the DC Council are headed to Las Vegas this weekend as part of the DC government's delegation to the commercial real estate industry's largest gathering each year — ICSC Las Vegas, hosted by the…
jonetta rose barras: Is generational change coming to Ward 7 via the DC Council race?
For some Ward 7 residents and political observers the general answer to that question appears to be yes. After all, there is a batch of young politicians who might remind some of that Nina Simone song: “To be young, gifted and Black / Is…
District Links: House OKs bill to block DC Council from changing criminal penalties; DCPS chancellor…
With support from 18 Democrats, the GOP-led House of Representatives approved legislation yesterday to exert congressional control over criminal sentencing in the District by barring the DC Council from acting to increase or decrease…
District Links: White House, DC officials battle House bill to restrict authority over DC criminal…
With the GOP-led House of Representatives poised to vote this afternoon on legislation that would remove the DC Council's authority to change criminal penalties, the White House has released a statement opposing the bill and saying its…
District Links: Leak of full IG report on harassment complaints against ex-deputy mayor spurs…
With the results of an independent investigation into complaints of sexual harassment by a former chief aide to Mayor Muriel Bowser still under review by the DC Council's attorneys prior to the public release of a redacted version, a leak…
District Links: WaPo poll shows dip in Bowser approval rating; new DC count shows 14% rise in people…
Mayor Muriel Bowser helped open the District's second Safe Commercial Corridor Hub this morning at 2300 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE in Anacostia.
District Links: Senate approves five new round-trip flights at DCA; pro-Palestinian demonstrations…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials this morning celebrated the opening of the Department of Parks and Recreation's first dog park east of the Anacostia River.
jonetta rose barras: Who will win the intense political fight to represent Ward 4 on the DC Council?
“The current political landscape has witnessed a growing influence of national and local interest groups, often overshadowing the voices and concerns of our own community members … and those impacted by crime, pain, and fear,” Lisa Gore…
District Links: DC settles two sexual harassment complaints against former deputy mayor; Bowser…
The DC government has settled administrative complaints filed by two women found to have been sexually harassed by John Falcicchio when he was deputy mayor for planning and economic development.
Amber W. Harding: Council must stop displacement of over 2,000 families from housing
Once again, DC residents are about to be terminated from housing support merely for hitting an arbitrary time limit, regardless of their individual circumstances or needs. But this time, the number of families affected is unprecedented.…
District Links: MPD makes 33 arrests while clearing pro-Palestinian encampment on GW campus; council…
In the wake of an overnight operation by the Metropolitan Police Department to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment on the George Washington University campus, a House committee canceled a planned hearing this afternoon at which GOP leaders…