District Links: Judges hear arguments about DC’s ban on large-capacity magazines; real estate…
Police Chief Pamela Smith provided updated figures on staffing levels for the Metropolitan Police Department at a performance oversight hearing yesterday, saying that the current 3,332 sworn members marks a decrease of 467 officers from…
District Links: Mayor outlines 12.4% boost to school funding formula amid end of federal pandemic…
Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced a planned 12.4% increase to the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula in fiscal year 2025, with the boost intended to help cover increased personnel and operational costs amid the end of federal pandemic…
District Links: DC opens first of three planned ‘Safe Commercial Corridor Hubs’; Bowser…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials this morning opened a Safe Commercial Corridor Hub in the Chinatown neighborhood — the city's first such center, with two others expected to launch this spring along U Street NW and in historic…
District Links: Councilmembers renew complaints about 911 transparency; DC’s next Comp Plan…
The DC Council's annual performance oversight hearing for the Office of Unified Communications, which runs the District's 911 and 311 call center, brought renewed complaints yesterday about operational failures and inadequate transparency.…
jonetta rose barras: DC is near the cliff, so grab the reins
It’s all coming together, portending real trouble for DC — its government and, consequently, its residents — regardless of the positive spin elected officials may want to put on things, asserting that compared to other state and local…
District Links: Bowser signs mayor’s order to govern AI use by DC agencies; Ted Leonsis tells…
The DC government is exploring ways to harness artificial intelligence tools to improve government services, with Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning signing a mayor's order outlining benchmarks as well as core values such as transparency,…
District Links: Council gives initial OK to public safety bill after altering pretrial detention,…
The DC Council yesterday gave initial approval to sweeping Secure DC public safety legislation, but lawmakers first voted to modify a few aspects and signaled that further revisions will be under discussion ahead of the council's second…
Alice McNeill: It’s time for a fair ‘report card’ of our schools
What makes a school great? And how should we measure that?
Each public school in DC is profiled and measured with a report card. The DC School Report Card, according to education officials, is meant to give families a look at…
District Links: Council debates bill to assist restaurants; contentious Sentencing Commission…
The DC Council is moving forward with the appointment of a returning citizen who served 27 years in prison for murder to a DC commission that works to promote consistency in the sentences handed out by judges.
Ronald Hampton: Increasing incarceration is not a pathway to safety
DC residents deserve to be safe in their homes and neighborhoods, and they are understandably demanding city leaders address the recent rise in homicides and gun violence with actions that will ensure their communities are safe,…
District Links: Council to vote tomorrow on amended Secure DC bill; latest Metro plan eyes fare…
With the DC Council scheduled to take up the massive Secure DC package at Tuesday's legislative meeting, the bill's author has introduced an amended version aimed at addressing issues raised in recent weeks by colleagues.
District Links: DC officials warn of FY 2025 budget challenges amid flat revenues; District agrees…
Top DC officials pointed to challenging budget deliberations ahead as they released last year's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, which showed a surplus for fiscal year 2023 that wasn't sufficient to fully replenish two key reserve…
District Links: Feds mull courthouse security plans during Trump trial; Senate panel advances 7…
Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a modernized Ward 2 recreation center that is the District's first "Net Zero Ready" recreation center.
District Links: New policy boosts ‘at-risk’ enrollment at some schools; digging into why…
A new report from the D.C. Policy Center found that implementation of a new "Equitable Access" policy resulted in increased enrollment of "at-risk" students at most of the participating schools in entry grades.
District Links: New report cites need for more coordination to curb gun violence in DC; debates over…
A new bill introduced by DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton would allow DC residents 70 and older to opt out of local jury duty.
District Links: Student activists gain support in push for greener schools; Bowser touts activity…
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning touted increased activity downtown as well as millions in grant funding to help local businesses and create more family-friendly programming for visitors and residents alike.
District Links: Feds vow ‘surge’ of resources to battle carjackings, other violent crime…
The U.S. Department of Justice is touting a "surge in law enforcement resources" intended to reduce carjackings and other violent crime in the District.
jonetta rose barras: Has Brooke Pinto secured her reelection?
It probably doesn’t matter that despite a historic rise in violent crime that is instilling fear in many DC residents, causing them to dramatically alter their daily routines while contributing to the closure of significant numbers of…
District Links: DC program trains paramedics to perform blood transfusions; Jack Evans appointment…
The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning announced a new pre-hospital blood transfusion program aimed at saving lives.
Playwright Mike Bartlett asks if ‘Love, Love, Love’ is really all you need in new production at…
In an oft-quoted 1780 letter to Abigail Adams, then-Envoy to France John Adams declared, “I must study Politicks and War, that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy … in order to give their Children a right to study…