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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…

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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…

Press Release: Chairman Mendelson Introduces Police Accountability Legislation Based on Reform…

Press Release Jul 13, 2021
News Release — DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday July 13, 2021 CONTACT: Lindsey Walton WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday Chairman Phil Mendelson introduced Bill 24-356 the “Strengthening…

Press Release: AG Racine Celebrates Passage of His & Chairman Mendelson’s Legislation…

Press Release Jul 13, 2021
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 13, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications Legislation Will Give DC Consumers Needed Protections After Expiration of Debt Collection Relief…

Press Release: Norton, Pingree and Welch Introduce Bill to Require Federal Bureau of Prisons to…

Press Release Jul 13, 2021
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 13, 2021 Norton Press Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols Pingree Press Contact: Victoria Bonney Welch Press Contact: Arianna Jones WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor…

Washington Business Journal: University of Utah stretches its D.C. presence with new real estate buy

Editor Jul 13, 2021
The University of Utah is trading rented intern apartments for owned space with the purchase of property near Dupont Circle.

Press Release: Councilmember McDuffie Introduces Legislation Increasing Prevailing Wage for…

Press Release Jul 13, 2021
News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie For Release: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Contact: Malcom Fox Washington, DC – Today, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie introduced the Underground Utility Work Minimum Wage and…

Press Release: Norton Secures Nearly $12 Million for D.C. Organizations in House Appropriations…

Press Release Jul 13, 2021
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 13, 2021 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she secured nearly $12 million in Community…

DCist: Delays And Closures Coming To Red Line Through End Of Year For Ventilation And Platform Work

Editor Jul 13, 2021
Metro trains will be single-tracking on the Red Line between Dupont Circle and Van Ness stations starting Saturday through Aug. 29. Crews will be working on the tunnel ventilation system on the stretch in Northwest D.C., which will help…

DCist: D.C. Council To Decide How To End The City’s Eviction Moratorium

Editor Jul 13, 2021
As D.C. emerges from a year and a half of pandemic-induced lockdown, changes are likely coming to the city’s patchwork of safety net provisions that have protected vulnerable residents since the health crisis began.

DCist: WAMU Names Erika Pulley-Hayes As New General Manager

Editor Jul 13, 2021
After a competitive, monthslong search process, WAMU has hired Erika Pulley-Hayes to lead the station as its new general manager. Pulley-Hayes, president and CEO of Community Communications, Inc., an NPR affiliate in Orlando, Florida, will…

District Links: Senators at odds over Capitol security funding; DC surpasses 100 homicides; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 13, 2021
After a celebratory weekend in DC as the fencing around the U.S. Capitol came down, the appropriations bill that will determine emergency spending on security upgrades there is the subject of partisan bickering in the Senate.

Associated Press: Democrats push $3.7B bill to secure Capitol; GOP offers less

Editor Jul 12, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are proposing $3.7 billion in emergency spending to bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the Jan. 6 insurrection and help the federal government defray costs from the COVID-19…

WTOP: At White House, Bowser seeks help in curbing gun violence

Editor Jul 12, 2021
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other urban leaders met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday to discuss efforts to prevent gun violence.

Colbert King in The Post: How a D.C. building collapse changed the tune of the Bowser administration

Editor Jul 12, 2021
What a difference a shocking building collapse makes in the finely tuned political minds of the Bowser administration. Only seven months ago, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) was praising her Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs…

Washingtonian: A Boat Was Spotted Yesterday on the C&O Canal in Georgetown

Editor Jul 12, 2021
After years of canal restoration, mule-drawn passenger rides on the boat aren't that far off.

Washington Post: Three shootings bring District’s homicide count to 101 for year

Editor Jul 12, 2021
A mother of three who styled hair in her apartment in Southeast Washington. A football player and student studying for his master’s degree at a Maryland university. A 45-year-old man from Silver Spring.

Petula Dvorak in The Post: Fences aren’t freedom and statues aren’t history

Editor Jul 12, 2021
Those northeastern gusts of wind y’all felt over the weekend? Those were about 10 to 15 knots of exhale.

WTOP: Some Northeast DC residents still rebuilding after fall flood

Editor Jul 12, 2021
Ten months after heavy rains flooded Northeast D.C. homes with raw sewage, some residents are still trying to rebuild.

City Paper: D.C. Council Weighs Revising D.C.’s Eviction Ban

Editor Jul 12, 2021
D.C. Council to vote on a phased approach to the end of the eviction ban on Tuesday.

DCist: D.C. Will Pay $220,000 In Legal Fees To Settle Church Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Restrictions

Editor Jul 12, 2021
D.C. will pay $220,000 in legal fees after it lost a court battle last year with Capitol Hill Baptist Church over COVID-19 gathering restrictions.

Washington Business Journal: In Anacostia, a nonprofit will own a new affordable development.…

Editor Jul 12, 2021
How can a small nonprofit afford space in one of D.C.’s rapidly redeveloping neighborhoods? It all comes down to ownership.
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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 18
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 32
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 226
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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