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There’s a lot of money in local politics, and much of it comes from wealthy donors. But with the implementation of the Fair Elections Program, D.C. is seeking to change who is funding elections.

D.C.’s Woodrow Wilson High School will soon have a new name and one option is the clear front-runner.

D.C.'s biggest challenge in ensuring an equitable COVID-19 vaccination program with kids now eligible is not access but rather combating misinformation and hesitancy, according to DC Health director LaQuandra Nesbitt.

Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin will govern from Richmond, but how he approaches everything from Metro funding to job creation may impact our region more than any of his predecessors.

While much of the attention in the D.C. region last spring was on coronavirus vaccines and a return to normalcy, Northeast resident Sara Wilson and her daughters were thinking about pumpkins.

D.C. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) is reintroducing his signature Metro for DC legislation, which would create a “transit equity fund” intended to expand transit services to underserved communities. The fund would expand DC…

In March 2017, the leaders of Washington’s Fraternal Order of Police Lodge — an umbrella group for police unions in the capital — told their members about an exciting new idea.

An event about fall leaf collection turned into a celebration when D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and acting State Superintendent Christina Grant announced the 2022 D.C. Teacher of the Year before an audience of students, colleagues and even the…

The D.C. Council public roundtable scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 4 centered on renaming Woodrow Wilson High School.

With their future on the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) in jeopardy, Cora Masters Barry and Dr. Natalie Hopkinson both found support among nearly a dozen D.C. Council members who countered Council Chair Phil Mendelson’s…

A familiar site at the Southwest waterfront has floated away following a long dispute with D.C. and the developers of the Wharf.

By the end of her career, Alma Thomas enjoyed considerable critical and popular success. She was the first African American female artist to be given a solo show at the Whitney Museum, in 1972. Her works were accessioned by major museums…

Gym owners called on the D.C. council Thursday to “work alongside us to save D.C. fitness businesses” and slammed the “unfair and overly restrictive policies instituted” by District leaders in response to the pandemic.

The seafood purveyor has been entangled in a legal battle with the Wharf developer since 2015.

Metro has submitted a plan to The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC) that brings the return of 7000-series railcars a little closer, though there is still not an exact timetable for when they will be operational.

The insurance company CareFirst will pay $95 million to set up a new D.C. fund to address health disparities, in a settlement designed to bring about an end to a legal battle between the insurer and the D.C. government that has lasted more…

Residents with a past-due balance with DC Water have until the end of the month to come up with a payment plan or face disconnections, the water authority said this week.

The park would be part of Southeast DC's massive Reservation 13 redevelopment project.

With Veterans Day next week, a nonprofit spent three days in the D.C. Armory assembling care packages for area veterans.