jonetta rose barras: More financial and budgetary mess in DC
Next week, the DC Council is expected to take the first of two votes on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed $21.2 billion Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Financial Plan. Don’t expect a smooth landing.
The budget, combined with concerns…
District Links: Officials urge water conservation with new ‘Drought Watch’ designation;…
DC Water as well as regional officials are urging customers to conserve water in the wake of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' declaration of a Drought Watch.
District Links: Zoning board resumes operations after DC Council confirms two nominees; council…
With yesterday's unanimous DC Council confirmation of two mayoral appointees to the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment, the panel is meeting today for the first time since March, when the absence of a quorum began forcing delays for dozens of…
District Links: Council gives initial OK to extending open meetings changes; National Guard…
The DC Council voted this afternoon to advance permanent legislation that incorporates the temporary changes to the District's open meetings law in effect over the past year that have allowed private meetings and conversations among…
District Links: Ward 5’s Parker backs Lewis George in mayor’s race; emergency curfew…
Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker this morning endorsed Janeese Lewis George in her mayoral bid, becoming the fourth sitting councilmember to back their Ward 4 colleague.
District Links: McDuffie wins backing of DC Chamber affiliate; Bowser talks up DPW composting…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Public Works are touting the expansion of the city's composting program, with the collection of more than 11 million pounds of food waste since 2017 and plans to install 20 additional public "food…
jonetta rose barras: Nine at-large DC Council Democratic primary candidates fight to win a political…
“While change is good, prepared leadership is better,” Kevin Chavous said as he introduced himself during the DC Office of Campaign Finance’s at-large primary debate late last month. He is one of nine Democrats hoping to hit the lottery…
District Links: Feds announce $465 million grant for Union Station repairs, improvements; AU…
American University President Jonathan Alger announced yesterday that he'll step down June 30 after two years in the post.
District Links: Council begins hashing out budget priorities; faulty alert system meant $1M spent on…
Midway through the DC Council's budget work session, legislators are making clear some of their shared priorities on where to direct any available funding to avoid — or at least trim — cuts proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser in her fiscal…
District Links: WaPo looks to sublease about half of its Franklin Square office space; National Mall…
A new report on economic and revenue trends in DC notes that the number of unemployment insurance claimants dropped by 37.7% in April 2026 compared to the same period a year earlier.
District Links: Mayor reinstates extended youth curfew for 15 days; candidates draw attention as…
Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend and in the wake of a high-profile brawl among teenagers inside a Navy Yard restaurant last week, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that she is invoking emergency powers to reinstate authority for…
jonetta rose barras: Everyone can vote in the special election on June 16, regardless of party or…
“It’s nice to see everyone so willing to work together,” journalist Michael Brice-Saddler quipped while moderating the recent debate sponsored by the DC Office of Campaign Finance principally for candidates certified under the Fair…
District Links: House committee advances bill to block DC from imposing a congestion fee; federal…
The GOP-dominated House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted 22-18 yesterday to advance a bill that would ban DC from enacting or implementing a congestion charge — with two suburban Democrats on the panel crossing party…
District Links: Long-serving DCPS chancellor set to leave in June; City Cast DC poll finds Lewis…
Lewis Ferebee, chancellor of DC Public Schools since 2019, is slated to leave at the end of the current school year to take the helm of a national nonprofit that helps educators decide on high-quality instructional materials.
District Links: DC outlines strategy to boost retail sector amid evolving consumer trends; Pirro,…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Washington DC Economic Partnership yesterday released key findings from a new strategic plan that aims to boost DC's retail sector.
District Links: Group apologizes for errors on pro-McDuffie flier amid union criticism; $1B in…
The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors apologized Saturday for circulating door hangers earlier in the day that stated incorrectly that its mayoral pick — former at-large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie — had received endorsements…
District Links: House panel set to vote on bill to block any DC congestion charge; Trump taps West…
The GOP-run House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is slated to take up legislation on Wednesday that would ban DC from enacting or enforcing a congestion charge.
District Links: Trump administration posts rendering for ‘championship-quality’ course…
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum this morning unveiled the first official rendering of Fazio Design's concept for a renovated East Potomac golf course, posting on social media that it would offer the region's residents "championship-quality…
Phillips Collection’s new ‘Miró and the United States’ exhibit focuses on transatlantic cultural…
Tellingly, the newest exhibition at The Phillips Collection is titled Miró and the United States, rather than Miró vs. the United States.
The latter framing might be expected in Washington, where so much of public life is structured…
District Links: Metro eyes transit improvements for RFK campus; researchers highlight post-pandemic…
Metro officials yesterday laid out a plan to handle post-event crowds at the new Washington Commanders stadium that would rely on improvements to the Stadium-Armory Station, a new "Gold Line" Bus Rapid Transit route to and from Union…