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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…

Opinion

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…

UrbanTurf: Micro-Units and More? Georgetown’s Mall Looks to Go Residential

Editor Aug 19, 2021
A residential conversion could be in the works for a large portion of the mall at the center of Georgetown.

City Paper: Another Budget Cycle Goes By Without Removing Barriers to Health Care for Undocumented…

Editor Aug 19, 2021
For the past decade, D.C. has required D.C. Healthcare Alliance enrollees to reapply for their health insurance in person every six months.

City Paper: Temperatures in D.C.’s Heat Islands, Can Register Ten to Twenty Degrees Hotter Than in…

Editor Aug 19, 2021
For those that live and work in those places, exposure to that heat can be uncomfortable and outright dangerous.

City Paper: Despite a Free Smoke Alarm Program, D.C. Residents Are Still Dying In House Fires

Editor Aug 19, 2021
The city has seen a decade of below-average totals beginning in 2010, but fatalities have been trending upward again in the past three years.

City Paper: The Tweeters Behind Feeds Like DC REALTIME NEWS Make Every Shooting Known

Editor Aug 19, 2021
Whether their reporting is harmful or helpful in a city grappling with police reform and violent crime depends on who you ask.

WTOP: DC police release body cam footage of arrest where officer can be seen punching man

Editor Aug 19, 2021
D.C. police released body camera footage taken during an arrest in which one of the officers was captured on a viral video repeatedly punching a man as other officers tried to handcuff him.

Washington Post: District releases body-cam video of officer punching man during arrest

Chris Kain Aug 19, 2021
District officials released footage Wednesday from police body cameras during an arrest in a suspected drug transaction in Southeast Washington that led to three officers being suspended after one of the officers was captured on viral…
Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Will DC officials balk at providing help to low-income Ward 8 homeowners told…

jonetta rose barras Aug 19, 2021
Life for more than three dozen low- to moderate-income Ward 8 homeowners just went from bad to worse — much, much worse. The engineering consulting firm they hired, The Falcon Group, is recommending a complete evacuation of all units at…

Washington Post: At funeral for 6-year-old Nyiah Courtney, a call for an end to the ‘bloody city’

Editor Aug 18, 2021
Walking down the aisle in the center of the church, the 10-year-old clung tightly to the hand of a family member as they approached the open casket.

DCist: 15-Year-Old Boy Fatally Stabbed Outside KIPP DC School In Northeast

Editor Aug 18, 2021
A 15-year-old D.C. student died Wednesday after he was stabbed by another teen outside of the Northeast charter school that they attend, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Washington Post: As delta variant spurs anxiety, D.C. mayor isn’t backing down from requiring…

Editor Aug 18, 2021
With less than two weeks until the start of the academic year, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) remained steadfast Wednesday that nearly all public school children in the nation’s capital would be required to attend in-person school full…

Washington Post: Teen fatally stabbed at dismissal time outside high school in Northeast Washington

Editor Aug 18, 2021
A 15-year-old boy was fatally stabbed Wednesday afternoon during an altercation that occurred as students were being dismissed from a charter high school in Northeast Washington, according to D.C. police.

WTOP: Teenager killed in stabbing outside DC school

Editor Aug 18, 2021
A teenager was fatally stabbed Wednesday following an altercation with another teenager outside a D.C. school.

City Paper: The State of District-Area Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy

Editor Aug 18, 2021
A recent anti-vaccine misinformation (or potential disinformation) campaign in Prince George’s County and an anti-misinformation vaccination campaign targeting Black folks in the DMV highlight some of the vaccine hesitancy and access…

Washingtonian: Texas Congressman Wants to Prevent DC From Instituting a Vaccine Mandate

Editor Aug 18, 2021
Pat Fallon's bill would prohibit the District from doing something it has shown no appetite for.

Greater Greater Washington: 2020 census numbers show where our region is growing and where it isn’t

Editor Aug 18, 2021
Last Thursday, the Census Bureau released the redistricting data from the 2020 census, giving the public its first look at the results for geographic areas smaller than states. What does this data tell us about how our region is growing?

Washington Post: D.C. arts commission shifts grants to address equity, bringing cuts to big groups

Editor Aug 18, 2021
The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities has dramatically reshaped the way it supports Washington’s arts community by directing significant increases to the city’s small and midsize arts organizations and making steep cuts to almost…

DCist: Here Are The Details Of D.C. Public Schools’ Plan To Fully Reopen

Editor Aug 18, 2021
D.C. Public Schools released much-awaited health and safety plans on Wednesday that describe how it will fully reopen buildings.

Patch: DC Fire Honors Lifeguard Who Rescued 90-Year-Old Swimmer

Editor Aug 18, 2021
DC Fire and EMS honored a lifeguard at a ceremony Tuesday for his role in rescuing a 90-year-old woman who had sunk to the bottom of a pool.

Washington Business Journal: D.C. budgets $10M to buy Georgetown site key to the Potomac River…

Editor Aug 18, 2021
The District is moving to acquire at least a portion of an old Exxon gas station property across from the Key Bridge, a crucial step in making the long-sought Georgetown-Rosslyn gondola, among other potential infrastructure projects, a…
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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 16
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 17
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 30
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 216
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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Who’s on DC’s general election ballot

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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…

An overview of endorsements in DC Council, State Board of Education races

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If it’s hard to keep track of all the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot, it may be even tougher to keep track of everyone who has endorsed them. To that end, The DC Line compiled as many endorsements…

District’s 296 ANC races draw up to five candidates, but two-thirds are uncontested

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About a third of the District’s 296 advisory neighborhood commission seats have contested races, based on the candidate list released by the DC Board of Elections last week after the petition deadline…

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People using housing vouchers in DC spent this past summer in limbo. In the spring, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) deliberated changing the maximum value of all 20,000 vouchers the agency…
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