District Links: Norton draws praise for legacy as ‘true warrior’ after her campaign…
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton's campaign committee yesterday filed a termination report with the Federal Election Commission, solidifying months of speculation that the longtime officeholder wouldn't seek another term and prompting…
District Links: Bowser declares state of emergency ahead of snow, freezing rain; Trump admin reviews…
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning declared a state of emergency for DC in preparation for a major winter storm this weekend and extreme cold temperatures well into next week.
jonetta rose barras: Another cloaked and messy week in the DC government
Even before at-large DC Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie announced his resignation last month, everyone inside the John A. Wilson Building knew it was coming, especially his staff. But what did the general public — the taxpayers who fund the…
District Links: Bowser touts major residential conversion on Connecticut Avenue, incentives for 2…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials helped kick off construction today on what's billed as the District's largest office-to-residential conversion to date: The Geneva, a project on Connecticut Avenue NW that will include 472…
District Links: Bowser admin highlights new $20.9M middle school addition in Ward 8; anonymous DC…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration are marking the recent completion of a $20.9 million middle school addition at Leckie Education Campus in Ward 8.
District Links: Council names ex-staffer Doni Crawford to interim at-large seat; feds extend…
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve the appointment of Doni Crawford as interim at-large councilmember — filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Kenyan McDuffie, who departed to run for mayor in the…
District Links: DC selects team for Chevy Chase redevelopment with housing, library and community…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development today announced the selection of Rift Valley Chevy Chase LLC to redevelop the Chevy Chase Civic Site in Ward 3.
jonetta rose barras: Corrupting ethics and transparency in the DC government
When it comes to ethics, the DC Council appears to be going from bad to worse: Last year, it trashed local open meeting laws. After unanimously voting in February 2025 to expel Ward 8’s Trayon White Sr., the legislature permitted his…
District Links: Commanders publish first renderings of new roofed stadium on RFK campus; House OKs…
The Washington Commanders and global design firm HKS this morning released initial conceptual renderings of a new roofed stadium along the Anacostia River to replace the newly demolished RFK Memorial Stadium, where the team played for…
Meet RenRiot: A band reshaping DC’s rock landscape one riff at a time
On a recent Friday night, passionate rebellious screams, high-energy drumming and raw guitar riffs echoed outside of O'Shaughnessy's Pub in Alexandria. It was the bar’s Band Nite, themed “Punk in the Alley,” and inside the small, intimate…
District Links: McDuffie enters Democratic Party’s mayoral contest; Trump admin eyes West…
With DC's June 16 primary just over five months away, recently resigned at-large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie this morning launched his long-anticipated mayoral bid — entering a Democratic primary contest that features Ward 4…
District Links: Elections Board sets June 16 for special election to fill at-large council vacancy;…
The DC Board of Elections has officially scheduled a special election on June 16 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of at-large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.
District Links: Bowser praises draft appropriations bill for boosts to DC security fund, DCTAG grant…
Mayor Muriel Bowser is hailing the proposed funding levels for DC's Emergency Planning and Security Fund and the DC Tuition Assistance Grant program in a newly released bicameral, bipartisan appropriations bill.
District Links: New bill aims to strengthen DC air pollution permitting process; NCPC hears new…
A new bill under consideration by the DC Council seeks to combat air pollution in the District by improving the Department of Energy and Environment's permitting process and requiring the agency to devote more personnel and resources to…
jonetta rose barras: Should the term of DC’s CFO be extended amid this political change?
On Christmas Eve, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton announced she had reintroduced legislation to allow the DC mayor and council to determine the salary of the city’s chief financial officer. “Giving the District the ability to raise the pay…
District Links: DC marks closure of 100th illegal cannabis business; new bill aims to combat…
Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration and the Metropolitan Police Department today announced the closure of the 100th illegal cannabis business as part of a joint enforcement initiative that began 16…
District Links: Council OKs new BID in Congress Heights; U.S. Department of Transportation eyes…
The DC Council yesterday advanced plans for the creation of a new business improvement district in Ward 8's Congress Heights neighborhood, where extensive development is remaking the St. Elizabeths East campus.
District Links: Council votes to add transit workers to home purchase assistance program; longtime…
The DC Council gave initial approval this afternoon to a bill to enable public transit employees to participate in a program that provides DC government workers with down-payment assistance so they can purchase homes in the District.
District Links: Mendelson aims to fill interim at-large council seat by end of January; DC sees…
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson said today that he hopes to select an interim pick by the end of the month to fill the at-large vacancy created by the resignation of Kenyan McDuffie, which took effect today.
District Links: Stable revenue estimates enable funding for council’s…
The District's independent chief financial officer this week reported "little to no change" in DC's economic outlook since September, but cited uncertainty around the impact of federal government layoffs as the greatest variable in the…