Kevin Chavous: DC’s win against Ticketmaster should be just the beginning, but a price cap isn’t the…
Summer concert season is here, but the usual enthusiasm among District residents is not.
Across the country, reports have emerged of softer ticket sales. After years of rising ticket prices — concert ticket prices having surged 105%…
District Links: Council set to consider emergency bill to adjust RCV tabulation in at-large race;…
The DC Council is poised to consider emergency legislation Tuesday that would adjust the process for determining the winner in November's at-large DC Council election — the first time the contest will be determined using ranked choice…
jonetta rose barras: The story about the slaying of DC’s proverbial white whale
Since 2020, when Mayor Muriel Bowser and her deputy mayor for health and human services, Wayne Turnage, decided to reorganize the city’s multibillion-dollar Medicaid managed care program in the middle of an unprecedented global pandemic,…
District Links: Nadeau submits bill to add surtax on passive income for affluent households;…
With the DC Council poised to hold hearings in the fall on potential tax changes in view of future budget challenges, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau yesterday submitted legislation that would levy a surcharge on passive income such as…
District Links: Court rejects attempt to return Trump name to Kennedy Center; Norton seeks new…
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton today introduced legislation that aims to designate the Civil War Defenses of Washington — including forts, unarmed batteries and rifle trenches encircling the capital city — as a national historical park.
District Links: Council unanimously approves key FY 2027 budget legislation; White House criticism…
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve a revised version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act after incorporating a series of amendments offered by councilmembers.
District Links: DC Council set for final vote tomorrow on FY 2027 budget legislation; Trump…
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson this morning distributed the latest version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act, which is slated for final consideration at an additional legislative meeting Tuesday at 11 a.m.
District Links: DC touts two-year-old FEMS transfusion program as lifesaving success; record…
The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is hailing the success of its two-year-old program that enables paramedics to administer whole blood to critically injured and medically unstable patients at the scene of an emergency…
Kathy Patterson: The mayor and council are killing a key commission created after 9/11
The DC Council created an expert advisory panel in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This year the mayor and council have agreed to kill the District’s Homeland Security Commission despite solid successes during its 20-year…
District Links: DC unveils draft master plan for mixed-use redevelopment of RFK campus; July 4 will…
The DC Office of Planning today released a draft master plan outlining a framework for redevelopment of the RFK campus, anchored by a new Washington Commanders stadium but also incorporating up to 6,500 new housing units, a flexible array…
District Links: Trump unleashes on DC mayoral nominee Lewis George; Trump eyes Sept. 1 construction…
In a Sunday afternoon post on social media, President Donald Trump blasted Democratic mayoral nominee Janeese Lewis George as a "Communist adherent" and vowed to derail any efforts to "resist Anti-Crime Crackdowns," "oppose ICE" or…
District Links: DC Council to consider ticket resale bill minus price cap; charting the extent of…
The DC Council is slated to vote next week on legislation to regulate the resale of tickets for concerts and theatrical performances, with the bill's author pressing for inclusion of a price cap that was omitted by the Committee on Public…
jonetta rose barras: What a difference a week or two makes to DC budget-making
Between the DC Council’s first budget vote on June 9 and its second earlier this week, its proposed spending jumped by $50 million — ultimately exceeding by nearly $500 million Mayor Muriel Bowser’s initial proposal.
That add-on…
District Links: Dems show increased turnout even with some ballots not yet tallied; Allen bill would…
The Board of Elections' latest updates to the unofficial election results haven't altered projected electoral outcomes, but they do now show a notable jump in turnout compared to recent Democratic mayoral primaries — with some mail-in…
District Links: Auditor calls for DC to step up monitoring of contractor performance; judge tells…
With healthcare and construction topping the District's contract spending, a new report from the Office of the DC Auditor found general compliance with DC laws and regulations governing procurements but insufficient proof of evaluation of…
District Links: Council OKs amended FY 2027 budget with funding for future semi-open primaries;…
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve the fiscal year 2027 local budget, with the addition of a contingency list that leads off with restoration of a local reserve account as long as there's sufficient revenue.
Allister Chang and Raul Echevarria: The economics underneath DC’s childcare system are breaking down
This month, the DC Council voted to reverse most of the mayor's proposed cuts to early childhood programs, adding roughly $60 million to the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and nearly $50 million to the childcare subsidy program…
District Links: Council set to vote tomorrow on revised budget plans; DC breaks ground on…
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today released the text of the revised fiscal year 2026 budget legislation slated for consideration tomorrow, as well as an amended version of the FY 2027 Local Budget Act that includes additional funding…
jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old political era?
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson may not seem a Yoda doppelganger: He lacks pointy ears; he is also considerably taller and much younger than the Star Wars Jedi Master. What’s more, compared to the Galactic Republic, DC’s government is…
District Links: McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Lewis George; Silverman set for council return;…
Mayoral hopeful Kenyan McDuffie this morning conceded the Democratic primary to Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, who has 52.87% of the vote in the updated tally released this afternoon by the DC Board of Elections.