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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: Weakness Found in Monitoring Lottery Contract CBEs

Press Release Jul 7, 2021
News Release — Office of the DC Auditor For immediate release  Contact: Diane Shinn Audit also raises “significant concerns” about mandated CBE participation WASHINGTON, July 7, 2021– An audit of the DC Lottery’s…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Cuts Ribbon on New All Affordable Senior Housing Honoring the Late Todd…

Press Release Jul 7, 2021
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and the DC Department of Housing and Community Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2021 CONTACT: …

Greater Greater Washington: DC Council roundtable Friday will focus on the collapsed pedestrian…

Editor Jul 7, 2021
A public roundtable is set for this Friday, July 9 on the pedestrian bridge that collapsed over DC Route 295 last month.

City Paper: ‘No Pepco’ Pledgers Met With Energy Utility’s Lobbyists

Editor Jul 7, 2021
Brooke Pinto, Janeese Lewis George, and Christina Henderson disclosed meetings only after being asked about them.

Associated Press: Philanthropies eagerly back journalist Hannah-Jones

Editor Jul 7, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones used major philanthropic donors to build her future as a tenured professor at Howard University, just as other major donors sought to stymie the Pulitzer Prize-winning Black investigative…

UrbanTurf: A Food Hall, A Trail Lobby and the 20 Developments Planned From Brookland to Langdon

Editor Jul 7, 2021
Over the past year, some developments between DC's Brookland and Langdon neighborhoods have mashed on the gas while others have faded into the background.

WTOP: Feds sign off on biggest DC interstate renumbering in decades

Editor Jul 7, 2021
Local highway history was made late last spring when the federal government cleared the way for D.C.’s proposed renumbering of the Southeast Freeway and 3rd Street Tunnel.

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces DC to Receive $129 Million in Recovery Funding After Receiving…

Press Release Jul 7, 2021
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2021 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Fred Lewis (OSSE) DC Among the First Seven…

District Links: Metro ridership recovery sees boost thanks to July 4; AG files suits against three…

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 7, 2021
There were 285 COVID-19 cases reported in the region — DC and bordering jurisdictions — in the week ending July 4. That's an increase of 65 cases from the previous week, following 11 weeks of consecutive declines.

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Appoints Hilary Cairns as Acting Director of the Department of Youth…

Press Release Jul 6, 2021
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 6, 2021 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the appointment of Hilary Cairns as Acting Director…

Courtland Milloy in The Post: Two young women died of opioid overdoses weeks apart. Their mothers…

Editor Jul 6, 2021
Speaking at the funeral for her 20-year-old daughter Cairo last week, Schyla Pondexter-Moore made a poignant observation.

Press Release: Norton Priorities for D.C. Passed in Appropriations Committee

Press Release Jul 6, 2021
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 6, 2021 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today praised the House’s fiscal year 2022 Financial Services and General…

DCist: Meet The 19-Year-Old Baker Who Traded Zoom University For A Thriving Vegan Ghost Kitchen

Editor Jul 6, 2021
When the pandemic hit last year and the world went on lockdown, Chanice McClover-Lee was stuck at home with a craving. The longtime vegan and recent high school graduate wanted a great cookie made without any animal products, but she…

Washington Business Journal: ‘Top Chef’ judge Tom Colicchio opens fast-casual restaurant…

Editor Jul 6, 2021
Celebrity chef and “Top Chef” judge Tom Colicchio is opening his first D.C. restaurant in an unexpected place.

DCist: Metro Ridership Shows Signs Of Recovery

Editor Jul 6, 2021
Ridership on D.C. Metro could be making a comeback after more than a year of pandemic lows.

Washington Business Journal: Downtown D.C. hotel that draws convention-goers slated for foreclosure…

Editor Jul 6, 2021
A 100-room hotel near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown D.C. is slated to be sold at auction after its owner allegedly defaulted on a loan it took out in 2015 to refinance the property.

City Paper: All-Women Slate Almost Makes Clean Sweep in Tense Ward 5 Dems Election

Editor Jul 6, 2021
Amid accusations of racism and sexism, Gordon-Andrew Fletcher hangs on, sets his sights on Kenyan McDuffie’s seat.

Dave Dildine in The Post: What it was like inside the D.C. tornado on the National Mall

Editor Jul 6, 2021
WTOP traffic reporter Dave Dildine explains how he got caught in the tornado Thursday night and describes what he witnessed

Dennis DeConcini in Roll Call: 6 months after Capitol assault, DC still needs statehood

Editor Jul 6, 2021
Jan. 6 attack exposed how lack of representation hurts District residents

WTOP: Capitol Police change training, security procedures 6 months after insurrection

Editor Jul 6, 2021
Six months after a pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent Joe Biden from being certified as the 46th president of the United States, U.S. Capitol Police has announced departmental changes to training,…
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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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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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