District Links: Metro avoids ‘doomsday budget’ despite long-term fiscal challenges; MPD…
With regional leaders having agreed to increase their subsidies to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in the wake of dire budget warnings that included drastic service reductions, Metro's board of directors yesterday…
Linda Moore: The recognition of education as social justice is Ramona Edelin’s legacy
This month marked a formal goodbye to Dr. Ramona Edelin, my dear friend and an indefatigable fighter for social justice whose memorial service was held recently at Shiloh Baptist Church.
A keen student of the work of W.E.B. Du…
District Links: Mayor cuts ribbon on DHCD headquarters as anchor at MLK Gateway project; Rosemount…
A ribbon-cutting with Mayor Muriel Bowser today marked the completion of the second phase of the MLK Gateway project, which includes a new 55,000-square-foot headquarters for the DC Department of Housing and Community Development in…
District Links: DC attorney general dismisses effect if CFO won’t certify a balanced budget;…
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb has issued a formal opinion dismissing the legal effect if the city's independent chief financial officer refuses to certify the District's fiscal year 2025 budget prior to its submission to Congress.
District Links: Federal grant for Solar for All will help 19,000 households; PR contract from…
The federal funding announced yesterday for the expansion of the District's Solar for All program will benefit roughly 19,000 low- and moderate-income households by helping boost locally generated community and rooftop solar capacity,…
District Links: DC aims to encourage downtown pop-ups with streamlined permitting; Mendelson budget…
A push earlier this year to work out permitting issues that briefly blocked operation of the temporary Artomatic installation in vacant space at 2400 M St. NW has helped inspire a new pilot program to streamline the process for other…
District Links: DC Dems set to elect convention delegates; satellite college campuses rise in DC;…
DC voters registered as Democrats have an opportunity this weekend to choose 13 delegates and one alternate who will go to Chicago in August for the party's national convention.
District Links: Biden announces picks for two DC Appeals Court vacancies; AG settles lawsuit against…
When Mayor Muriel Bowser and Monumental Sports & Entertainment reached their deal last month to keep the Capitals and Wizards at an upgraded Capital One Arena, one of the announced terms envisioned the Mystics playing up to four games…
Janeese Lewis George: Honor the spirit of Emancipation Day and restore the Pay Equity Fund
As a native Washingtonian, I have witnessed the invaluable contributions of early childhood educators in my community. And, as the great-granddaughter and niece of early educators, I know full well the sacrifices we ask our child care…
District Links: Two-year redo of Rock Creek golf course slated to start later this year; restaurants…
Recent revisions to employment data present a less rosy picture of the District's post-pandemic jobs recovery, according to DC's chief economist.
District Links: DC taxpayers paid for Bowser’s travel to Masters Tournament; Commanders look…
Mayor Muriel Bowser's public schedule notes that she's leaving the District today for personal travel this week, but it's her official trip last weekend to Augusta, Georgia, that's drawing flak.
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.