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Amid concerns about rising electric bills, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen and six colleagues are introducing legislation aimed at speeding up Pepco's approval of new solar projects.

Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday helped break ground on a new Douglass Community Center — the next step in an ongoing expansion of recreation facilities in Ward 8, where she and other officials are slated to cut the ribbon later this month at…

Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday formally asked the White House for federal assistance in the response to the Potomac Interceptor break that led to more than 250 million gallons of untreated sewage spilling into the Potomac River — and she's…

Despite looming budget challenges, Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced a proposed 2.55% increase to the District's Uniform Per Student Funding Formula foundation level, a key building block in determining allocations to the District's…

The DC Council is advancing a bill to modify aspects of the Schools First budgeting approach established by lawmakers in 2022 in an effort to provide greater stability in school budgets and staffing.

As DC Water crews continue to work on repairs and containment efforts at the site of a collapsed section of the Potomac Interceptor sewage pipe, the DC Department of Energy and Environment is warning residents to stay away from the Potomac…

Amid continuing complaints about missed trash and recycling pickups in the wake of last month's winter storm and the "snowcrete" it left behind, the DC Department of Public Works yesterday evening announced stepped-up efforts to get…

Mayor Muriel Bowser and her team today laid out dire fiscal challenges they must address in developing a balanced budget next year, with a hypothetical shortfall of at least $1.15 billion if DC were to continue all services and programs at…

Democrats on a key Senate committee yesterday released a report blasting the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops in DC as wasteful, costing nearly $1.65 million a day with little demonstrated effect on violent crime.…

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson this week overcame objections from several councilmembers and gained renewed support in a long-running dispute with Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration over the legislature's access to agency budget…

The Washington Post's local desk was hit hard by today's broad layoffs, which will also mean the elimination of the newspaper's sports department and a considerable reduction in the number of journalists it deploys overseas.

Local leaders are battling a proposed disapproval resolution under consideration by the House and Senate that would overturn the District's recent revisions to the local tax code that decoupled DC from several federal provisions…

Amid continued criticism of the DC government's handling of ice and snow over the past week, Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration offered an update this morning that envisions curb-to-curb clearance on top-tier arterial roadways by…

The House and Senate are poised to consider as soon as next week whether to overturn the DC Council's recent changes to the local tax code — with the disapproval, if passed, expected to cause a $224 million shortfall in the current fiscal…

Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a new 18-unit building at 1520 North Capitol St. NW that's described as DC's first net-zero all-affordable housing community.

Amid mounting criticism of the pace of storm cleanup, DC officials are highlighting continued plowing and removal efforts — with the DC Department of Public Works tweeting a video this afternoon depicting the voluminous amount of snow…

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton released a statement this morning confirming that she won't seek reelection this year and will retire at the end of her 18th term.