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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…

DCist: The D.C. Region’s Vaccine Effort: One Year In

Editor Dec 14, 2021
Natalie Talis remembers the first COVID-19 vaccine clinic for health care workers in Alexandria. It was on Christmas Eve last year. Nurses in Santa hats and sparkly holiday garb applauded as they received their doses of the Moderna…

Press Release: AG Racine Files Lawsuit to Hold January 6 Insurrectionists Accountable & Stand…

Press Release Dec 14, 2021
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney Gneral FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2021  MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications DC’s Civil Lawsuit is the First Filed by a Government Entity Against…

Press Release: Norton Releases Remarks from Press Conference with D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine…

Press Release Dec 14, 2021
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton December 14, 2021 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from this morning’s press conference with…

Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Give D.C. Control Over the Operations of the Local D.C.…

Press Release Dec 14, 2021
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton December 14, 2021 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she has reintroduced her District of Columbia Courts…

District Links: Crime lab audit urges overhaul, prompts review of past cases; Racine sues Proud…

Chris Kain Dec 14, 2021
A newly released audit of the District's crime lab calls for a sweeping overhaul of the Department of Forensic Sciences.

Axios: D.C. attorney general suing Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6

Editor Dec 14, 2021
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (D) announced Tuesday that he has filed a lawsuit against the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers over the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Washington Post: D.C. attorney general sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6 attack

Editor Dec 14, 2021
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) on Tuesday sued the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, seeking to use a law written to cripple the Ku Klux Klan to exact stiff financial penalties from the far-right…

DCist: COVID Cases, Hospitalizations Up Across The Region Following Holiday Travel

Editor Dec 14, 2021
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing around the D.C. region following the Thanksgiving holiday – and amidst the arrival of the new omicron variant.

WTOP: 3rd, 4th graders at DC elementary school pivot to virtual classes after positive cases

Editor Dec 14, 2021
Several grade levels at a Ward 6 D.C. elementary school have pivoted to virtual learning as a result of several positive coronavirus cases.

DCist: Politics and Prose Bookstore Employees Move To Unionize

Editor Dec 14, 2021
Workers at Politics and Prose, the longtime independent bookstore with three locations around D.C., have decided to unionize, joining a growing labor movement of retail workers across the country.

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Explores Housing in Downtown by Launching a Request for Information

Press Release Dec 14, 2021
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  December 14, 2021 CONTACT:  LaToya Foster (EOM) Natalia Vanegas…

Axios: Tracking Omicron in the DMV

Editor Dec 14, 2021
D.C., Maryland, and Virginia have all reported cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant.

WTOP: Sweeping report urges DC to review every case handled by firearms, fingerprint units at…

Editor Dec 14, 2021
D.C. is poised to review every case conducted by the Department of Forensic Sciences’ firearms and fingerprint units since the inception of the independent crime lab nearly 10 years ago, following the recommendations of a sweeping new…

Washington Post: Lawsuit claims Howard University governing board is ‘illegally’ excluding students,…

Editor Dec 14, 2021
The suit, filed Monday by a group of Howard alumni, is asking a judge to intervene in a more than year-long dispute.

Washington Post: Plot twist: Best-selling author Patricia Cornwell meets one of her biggest fans

Editor Dec 14, 2021
A lot of things helped Wesley Thomas survive 29 years living on Washington’s streets: the meals distributed by the charity Miriam’s Kitchen, the coins he’d panhandle around Foggy Bottom, his own hard-earned smarts.

Press Release: Statement from Councilmember Allen following release of SNA report on the Department…

Press Release Dec 14, 2021
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2021 Contact: Erik Salmi The following statement can be attributed to Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), chair of the DC…

Washington Post: Report on troubled D.C. forensics department chronicles systematic failures

Editor Dec 14, 2021
A long-anticipated report on the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) found systematic failures throughout the agency, and in response, the city government has vowed to convene a committee of stakeholders to launch post-conviction…

Washingtonian: DC Bar Owner Faces Backlash For Posting Underage Drinking Tips on TikTok

Editor Dec 13, 2021
Seth McClelland of Never Looked Better posted videos about what to order when using a fake ID.

UrbanTurf: Waterfront Station Phase in Southwest DC Finally Officially Breaks Ground

Editor Dec 13, 2021
Nearly six years after DC selected a development team for the city-owned space at 1000 4th Street SW (map), Waterfront Station II is officially breaking ground.

WTOP: DC partners with Treasury Department to give Washingtonians a ‘fair shot’ at credit and…

Editor Dec 13, 2021
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday that the city is partnering with the U.S. Treasury Department to give small businesses and residents in the District greater access to credit and capital.
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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 11
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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Here’s a listing of the citywide and ward candidates on DC’s general election ballot. We’ve included links to candidates’ political websites and Twitter accounts for those running for positions other…

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