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…
T. Michelle Colson: Young DC natives face unique challenges accessing workforce opportunities in…
Washington, DC, is one of the most opportunity-dense cities in the country. It is home to federal agencies, global employers, research institutions and fast-growing industries. But along with opportunity density comes a high degree of…
District Links: Bowser pushes contracting reform with two new bills; Commanders reach $1M settlement…
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced two legislative initiatives today that she said would cut unnecessary red tape and make it easier to do business in the District.
District Links: CFO’s latest revenue estimates fuel dispute with Bowser, Mendelson; DC lifts…
The District's independent chief financial officer's newly released revenue estimates point to a $75.1 million upward adjustment in the current fiscal year amid higher-than-expected individual income tax collections — although the revised…
District Links: Bowser hails first-ever congressionally approved boost to DCTAG grants for students;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC's top education leaders visited Ward 4's Coolidge High School yesterday for a pep rally of sorts to celebrate the 25th year of the DC Tuition Assistance Grant program and recent congressional approval for the…
jonetta rose barras: Can DC afford public financing of its local election campaigns?
Just as Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Council were ending their breakfast meeting earlier this month, at-large Councilmember Anita Bonds asked her how she intended to handle funding for the city’s Fair Elections Program — a…
District Links: Feds look to sell part of USDA’s headquarters in Southwest DC; judge allows…
Federal officials yesterday announced plans to sell the 2 million-square-foot southern section of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's headquarters in Southwest DC — the latest step in the Trump administration's push to scale back the…
District Links: Council to consider access to MPD body cam footage in use of force incidents…
Newly introduced legislation in the DC Council would require the public release of Metropolitan Police Department body-worn camera footage in connection with serious use of force incidents involving federal agencies.
District Links: Congressional disapproval came too late to repeal DC tax law, AG Schwalb says; UDC…
In a new 12-page legal memo, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb says that Congress acted too late for its recent disapproval resolution to repeal the District's locally enacted tax conformity law, and that a retroactivity provision adopted…
District Links: Allen introduces bill to speed up Pepco solar approvals as utility costs rise; EPA…
Amid concerns about rising electric bills, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen and six colleagues are introducing legislation aimed at speeding up Pepco's approval of new solar projects.
District Links: DC breaks ground on community center amid flurry of modernization projects in Ward…
Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday helped break ground on a new Douglass Community Center — the next step in an ongoing expansion of recreation facilities in Ward 8, where she and other officials are slated to cut the ribbon later this month at…
District Links: Bowser seeks federal aid for cleanup, repair work after Potomac sewage spill;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday formally asked the White House for federal assistance in the response to the Potomac Interceptor break that led to more than 250 million gallons of untreated sewage spilling into the Potomac River — and she's…
District Links: Bowser proposes 2.55% boost to school funding formula amid fiscal challenges; bill…
Despite looming budget challenges, Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced a proposed 2.55% increase to the District's Uniform Per Student Funding Formula foundation level, a key building block in determining allocations to the District's…
District Links: Council eyes revisions to Schools First budget approach; Trump faults regional…
The DC Council is advancing a bill to modify aspects of the Schools First budgeting approach established by lawmakers in 2022 in an effort to provide greater stability in school budgets and staffing.
District Links: DC warns against Potomac River contact amid calls for stronger response to sewage…
As DC Water crews continue to work on repairs and containment efforts at the site of a collapsed section of the Potomac Interceptor sewage pipe, the DC Department of Energy and Environment is warning residents to stay away from the Potomac…
jonetta rose barras: Heavy doses of fiscal fantasy in DC politics
Earlier this week, during a breakfast meeting with members of the DC Council, Mayor Muriel Bowser and senior managers of her administration reported on the dismal state of the District’s current and future finances, going into particular…