District Links: House set to vote on bill to codify Trump’s ‘DC Safe and…
At this hour, the House is debating a bill that would codify aspects of President Donald Trump's "Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful" executive order issued a year ago.
District Links: Mayor signs bill on release of MPD footage of use of force by feds but vetoes…
Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday signed emergency legislation to require the public release of Metropolitan Police Department body-worn camera footage in connection with serious use of force incidents involving federal agencies, but vetoed a…
jonetta rose barras: Who can create a new path for DC’s congressional delegate? (Part 2)
In DC, many people have asserted that the June primary will usher in a generational shift in the city’s political class. What does that really mean? Is it simply that several politicians who have been around for decades are finally leaving…
District Links: Bowser aims to boost hospitality sector with reform bill; House set to vote on…
After announcing in November that she wouldn't be running for a fourth term, Mayor Muriel Bowser joked at a press briefing that she was looking forward to having the chance to join friends for a bottomless brunch once she's out of office.…
District Links: Bowser admin seeks development proposals for St. E’s East, Georgia Avenue…
The District is inviting development proposals for a nearly 7-acre chunk of the St. Elizabeths East campus in Ward 8 as well as several adjoining underutilized Georgia Avenue parcels in the Emery Heights/Brightwood area in Ward 4.
District Links: Bill to block DC’s traffic cameras clears House panel; feds demand DCPS…
The GOP-dominated House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform yesterday backed a bill to block DC from continuing its automated traffic enforcement program and its restrictions against right turns on red — prompting a new round of…
District Links: House panel set to vote on bill to halt DC’s automated traffic enforcement;…
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is slated to vote this afternoon on a bill that would disallow the District from using automated traffic enforcement and banning right turns on red.
jonetta rose barras: Who can create a new path for DC’s congressional delegate?
When DC for Democracy, a far-left-leaning local political advocacy group, held a virtual forum earlier this year, candidates for DC delegate repeatedly used the words “fight” and “statehood.” Were they simply tapping into a key policy…
District Links: DC joins lawsuit against HUD changes to fair housing enforcement; Kennedy Center…
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb signed onto a multistate lawsuit filed yesterday that seeks to block President Donald Trump's administration from rolling back enforcement of fair housing protections against discrimination.
District Links: Mayoral front-runners square off at forum; DC creates waitlist for child care…
Citing the possibility of damaging winds and heavy bursts of rain from severe storms this afternoon, Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging residents to prepare for the severe weather and potential disruptions.
District Links: Bowser looks to amend DC’s 2018 law restricting short-term rentals; AG Schwalb…
Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing legislation to alter the District's short-term rental law, including allowing tenants to rent out their units and creating a new type of license to apply during designated special events.
District Links: National report touts DC as a leader in transforming high schools; DC Council sues…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration are highlighting a new 50-state study that cites the District as one of the jurisdictions "leading the way for high school transformation" through policy initiatives such as encouraging…
Matthew Baharmast: Identity is DC’s most neglected infrastructure
In Congress Heights, a stretch of Alabama Avenue SE has been fenced off for construction of a new 179-unit apartment building planned entirely as affordable housing. On paper, it’s exactly the kind of investment Ward 8 has been promised…
District Links: Bowser decries congestion pricing while releasing long-shelved study; group warns of…
Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday released a long-shelved report on the feasibility of congestion pricing for downtown DC, but in doing so she faulted the study's methodology and warned against implementation with downtown struggling to…
District Links: DC Water faces new class action lawsuit over Potomac sewage spill; DC Bar files…
Even as DC Water says emergency repairs to the Potomac Interceptor are nearly complete, a new class action lawsuit seeks damages for the utility's alleged failure to safeguard against the January pipe collapse that sent sewage spilling…
District Links: DC vows to continue Ticketmaster case as part of multistate coalition; route…
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb said today that a multistate battle against the dominance of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in the live entertainment industry will continue despite news that the U.S. Department of Justice has reached a…
District Links: DC Court of Appeals orders further review of Pepco’s multiyear rate plan; MPD…
Residents and business owners frustrated by soaring electricity bills won't see an immediate change, but the DC Court of Appeals is forcing further review of a multiyear rate plan that factored into recent increases.
jonetta rose barras: Livin’ la Vida Conundrum in DC
There is no escaping this reality: The midterm elections are months away and even if the Democrats win the U.S. House of Representatives, as many predict, they won’t take control until January 2027. During the interim period, District…
District Links: Park Service predicts end of March or start of April for peak bloom; NCPC plans…
It's a prediction eagerly awaited in DC each year as spring approaches, and the National Park Service obliged today with a projection that peak bloom for the Tidal Basin's cherry trees will occur between March 29 and April 1.
District Links: CFO says tax season for 2025 will proceed under local code; council adopts bills on…
Amid uncertainty caused by a legal and political tussle between local and federal officials, the District's independent chief financial officer said today that the Office of Tax and Revenue will continue to accept and process income tax…