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District Links: Legislation to curb utility costs wins initial OK, with talks planned on key aspect; Kennedy family sues over proposed arch; and more

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District Links: Despite revisions, robotaxi bill faces headwinds on…

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District Links: DC to hold April 6 special election to fill at-large…

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Candace Smith: Hundreds of DC kids lost their coaches. More could be…

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District Links: Henderson undoes party switch as Dems name Holtz to…

Washington Business Journal: Gourmet market chain Foxtrot nabs space in Northeast D.C. for…

Editor Jan 25, 2022
Foxtrot plans to establish a new hub in Northeast D.C. to serve as a distribution point for its growing network of gourmet markets in Greater Washington.

Washington Post: D.C. students walk out to protest ‘not safe’ school covid protocols

Editor Jan 25, 2022
Dozens of students from Benjamin Banneker Academic High School walked out Tuesday afternoon in a push for more coronavirus testing and virtual options in D.C. Public Schools. Students in smaller numbers from eight other schools staged a…

WTOP: Postal Service tells Norton: Only temporary workers have been released since holidays

Editor Jan 25, 2022
The U.S. Postal Service has responded to a recent letter from D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton regarding recent reductions in its workforce, saying that only holiday workers have been released.

Washington Business Journal: Mastercard grants Howard University $5 million for data science center

Editor Jan 25, 2022
Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) has awarded $5 million to Howard University to create a new research initiative on campus that will delve into racial bias within the financial services industry, the university said Tuesday.

Washington Post: Conservatives defend D.C. bar under investigation for violating vaccine rules

Editor Jan 25, 2022
D.C.’s liquor board said Tuesday that it will investigate a Northeast Washington bar repeatedly fined for violating the city’s vaccine and mask regulations as conservatives defended the business.

City Paper: DBH Questioned At Oversight About Overcrowding, Access to Treatment, and ‘Chaos’

Editor Jan 25, 2022
“The inability to access behavioral health services is a serious obstacle to these children overcoming the traumas they’ve already experienced in their young lives.”

DCist: The Big Board Will Face A D.C. Liquor Board Review After Reportedly Violating Vaccine And…

Editor Jan 25, 2022
The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) has cited local restaurants for nearly 40 violations of the vaccine and indoor mask mandates that went into effect over the past month. But as of Tuesday, only one establishment…

WTOP: By the numbers: Virus variant continues to slow in DC area

Editor Jan 25, 2022
The spread of the omicron variant is continuing to slow in the D.C. area, an encouraging sign for a region weary of the pandemic entering its third year.

UrbanTurf: 723 Apartments, Makerspace Proposed Next to Metro Tracks in Brookland

Editor Jan 25, 2022
In November, UrbanTurf reported on a development in the works next to the Metrorail tracks in Brookland. Now, a zoning application is shedding more light on the plans for the project.

WTOP: DC DMV expands opportunities for virtual hearings

Editor Jan 25, 2022
D.C.’s Department of Motor Vehicles is expanding the kinds of hearings drivers can take online.

Press Release: Councilmember McDuffie Issues Statement on the Appointment of Dr. Fitzroy Lee to…

Press Release Jan 25, 2022
News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Contact: Narrean Marsden Washington, D.C. — Today, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chair Pro Tempore of the Council and…

Press Release: Norton Receives USPS Response to Letter on Layoffs

Press Release Jan 25, 2022
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton January 25, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the response she received from the United States Postal…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Recipients of Building Blocks DC Grants

Press Release Jan 25, 2022
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2022 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) 20 District Residents Awarded $5,000 in Grant Funding to Support Programs Aimed to Help Reduce Gun…

District Links: Substitute teachers push for better treatment from DCPS; two ex-students allege…

Chris Kain Jan 25, 2022
Substitute teachers in DC are pushing for better working conditions and a pay raise, with some calling the city's announcement last week of a $1.80 per hour wage increase an insult.

Washingtonian: The Big Board’s Liquor License Is Going Under Review for Repeated Violations of DC’s…

Editor Jan 25, 2022
The H Street Corridor bar and burger joint has openly defied DC's latest Covid rules.

Washington Post: Mayor cuts ribbon at new homeless men’s shelter on St. Elizabeths East campus in…

Editor Jan 25, 2022
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced Monday the official opening of a new homeless shelter for single men at the St. Elizabeths East campus in Southeast Washington — one of several ongoing projects meant to transform the campus into a…

Greater Greater Washington: How do you build a better regional bus network? This coalition has some…

Editor Jan 24, 2022
In 2019, a group of advocates, business leaders, and transit agency officials created the Washington Area Bus Transformation Project (BTP) to help develop a regional strategy for WMATA and other regional transit agencies to dramatically…

Axios: “We were really insulted”: DCPS subs say pay increase is not enough

Editor Jan 24, 2022
Substitute teachers in the Washington, D.C. public school system protested on Monday a pay increase announced by Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) last week, calling it insufficient.

Associated Press: DC, 3 states sue Google saying it invades users’ privacy

Editor Jan 24, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia and three states are suing Google for allegedly deceiving consumers and invading their privacy by making it nearly impossible for them to stop their location from being tracked.

WTOP: Unhoused men help build DC’s new state-of-the-art shelter

Editor Jan 24, 2022
D.C. took a big step toward the mayor’s goal of reducing homelessness with the opening of a new men’s shelter on Monday.
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District Links: Legislation to curb utility costs wins initial OK, with talks planned on key aspect; Kennedy family sues…

Nov 11, 2026 10
The DC Council yesterday gave initial approval to a legislative package that aims to curb rising utility costs and strengthen the Public Service Commission's oversight of Pepco and Washington Gas.

District Links: Despite revisions, robotaxi bill faces headwinds on council panel; lawmaker seeks limits on use of…

Nov 10, 2026 16
In the wake of concerns about the use of opioid settlement funds to fill a budget gap by covering some of the District's Medicaid costs, the chair of the DC Council's Committee on Health is proposing…

District Links: DC to hold April 6 special election to fill at-large council vacancy; city breaks ground on Jelleff Rec…

Nov 9, 2026 27
The DC Board of Elections today officially certified a vacancy in the at-large DC Council seat previously held by Robert White — newly elected as DC's delegate to the House — and scheduled an April 6…

Candace Smith: Hundreds of DC kids lost their coaches. More could be next.

Nov 9, 2026 208
This fall, children at nine DC schools lost things that are essential to their development: a coach who knows them, a team that counts on them, and an after-school home. DC SCORES, a nonprofit that…
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