District Links: Lewis George holds large lead in mayoral primary as White dominates in delegate…
Initial results released last night by the DC Board of Elections show Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist, with a strong lead in the mayor's race and Robert White with an even more dominant showing in the delegate…
District Links: DC residents head to polls for primary without several longtime incumbents; House…
DC's Democrats will decide today on their party's nominees to succeed three-term Mayor Muriel Bowser and 18-term DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, as well as two councilmembers who opted not to seek reelection — with their selections likely…
District Links: Lewis George campaign vows to appeal $16,000 fine over coordination with labor…
Just days ahead of DC's primary election tomorrow, the DC Office of Campaign Finance on Friday fined Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George's mayoral campaign $16,000 for violations connected to allegations of improper coordination with…
Dan Kornfield: DC’s next mayor should expand 911 mental health responders
As we approach DC’s first mayoral transition in over a decade, it is worth taking stock of how the city is performing on public safety, and how the next mayor can continue to move us further toward being one of America’s safest cities.
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District Links: Mayoral candidates blast Trump’s threat of a takeover if Lewis George wins;…
Both of the leading mayoral candidates vying for the Democratic Party's nomination promptly blasted President Donald Trump's comments yesterday that he "wouldn't like it" and "maybe we'd take back Washington and run it on a federal basis"…
jonetta rose barras: The DC Council’s election year budget panders and jeopardizes
On Sunday, just two days before the DC Council voted unanimously to give initial approval to the city’s nearly $22 billion Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Financial Plan, I asked Chair Phil Mendelson whether it would be fair to say that he and…
District Links: Feds sell Old Post Office Building to leaseholder; WaPo poll finds majority of DC…
The U.S. General Services Administration yesterday announced the sale of the historic Old Post Office Building at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW to the existing leaseholders as part of the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the federal…
District Links: DC breaks ground on new stand-alone library in Congress Heights; council gives…
Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and DC Public Library officials this morning to kick off a joint development project in Ward 8.
District Links: Council advances Mendelson’s draft FY 2027 budget; ethics board censures Ward…
The DC Council gave an initial nod this afternoon to the revised fiscal year 2027 budget unveiled yesterday by Chair Phil Mendelson, with members crediting his changes as improving the mayor's original proposals by avoiding or minimizing…
District Links: Mendelson unveils FY 2027 budget plan reversing some of the mayor’s proposed…
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson this morning released his drafts of fiscal year 2027 budget legislation ahead of a scheduled vote tomorrow, with funding proposed to reverse some of the most controversial cuts in Mayor Muriel Bowser's final…
Charter school parents: DC Council must not shortchange almost half of public school students
We are parents of public charter school students from different wards, different schools and different backgrounds. But this week we are joining together with families from across the District to demand that the DC Council treat our…
District Links: New WaPo poll shows Lewis George ahead in mayoral race; Trump eyes…
With mail ballots already distributed and early voting centers set to open Monday for DC's June 16 primary, a newly released WaPo poll shows Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George with a double-digit lead over former at-large…
jonetta rose barras: More financial and budgetary mess in DC
Next week, the DC Council is expected to take the first of two votes on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed $21.2 billion Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Financial Plan. Don’t expect a smooth landing.
The budget, combined with concerns…
District Links: Officials urge water conservation with new ‘Drought Watch’ designation;…
DC Water as well as regional officials are urging customers to conserve water in the wake of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' declaration of a Drought Watch.
District Links: Zoning board resumes operations after DC Council confirms two nominees; council…
With yesterday's unanimous DC Council confirmation of two mayoral appointees to the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment, the panel is meeting today for the first time since March, when the absence of a quorum began forcing delays for dozens of…
District Links: Council gives initial OK to extending open meetings changes; National Guard…
The DC Council voted this afternoon to advance permanent legislation that incorporates the temporary changes to the District's open meetings law in effect over the past year that have allowed private meetings and conversations among…
District Links: Ward 5’s Parker backs Lewis George in mayor’s race; emergency curfew…
Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker this morning endorsed Janeese Lewis George in her mayoral bid, becoming the fourth sitting councilmember to back their Ward 4 colleague.
District Links: McDuffie wins backing of DC Chamber affiliate; Bowser talks up DPW composting…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Public Works are touting the expansion of the city's composting program, with the collection of more than 11 million pounds of food waste since 2017 and plans to install 20 additional public "food…
jonetta rose barras: Nine at-large DC Council Democratic primary candidates fight to win a political…
“While change is good, prepared leadership is better,” Kevin Chavous said as he introduced himself during the DC Office of Campaign Finance’s at-large primary debate late last month. He is one of nine Democrats hoping to hit the lottery…
District Links: Feds announce $465 million grant for Union Station repairs, improvements; AU…
American University President Jonathan Alger announced yesterday that he'll step down June 30 after two years in the post.