District Links: Council advances Mendelson budget with cuts to K Street Transitway; Bowser testifies…
The DC Council took an initial vote this afternoon in favor of the version of the fiscal year 2024 budget unveiled yesterday by DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson.
DCist: D.C. Council To Vote On 24-Hour Metrobus Routes, Keeping Circulator Routes That Mayor Wanted…
The D.C. Council made one last chess move in the transportation realm Monday, ahead of its first vote on the overall budget the next day.
Washington Post: Bowser unveils legislative proposal to stiffen penalties for gun crime
The D.C. mayor says the measure, which would also make it easier for judges to hold defendants awaiting trial, aims to address ‘gaps’ in District laws
DCist: Bowser Proposes Stiffer Gun Penalties, More Pretrial Detention In New Legislation
Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to make it easier to detain people accused of crimes, increase penalties for gun possession, and heighten barriers for people convicted of serious crimes to gain early release from prison.
Washington Post: D.C. Council poised to delay K Street plan, add buses and ride-hailing charge
The budget that the council is set to vote on Tuesday would restore D.C. Circulator routes and supports a 25-cent surcharge on ride-hailing trips.
City Paper: Mendelson Backs Plans to Defund K Street Transitway, Rebuffing Bowser’s Last-Minute Push
The chair hopes to use the savings to fund overnight bus service and reverse Bowser’s cuts to key housing programs.
DCist: Rental Assistance Funding Restored, K Street Transitway Delayed In D.C. Council Budget
Funding for emergency rental assistance has been restored under a final draft of the proposed 2024 budget being circulated ahead of a first vote in the D.C. Council on Tuesday, while plans for the K Street Transitway would be put on hold…
District Links: Mendelson unveils draft FY 2024 budget ahead of Tuesday’s council vote; Bowser…
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today unveiled his fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, which would undo the mayor's cuts to programs such as emergency rental assistance while providing planning money — but not construction funding — for the…
Washington Post: House GOP and D.C.: A historically strained marriage grows more tenuous
A generation ago, D.C.’s two top local Democrats shared a Northeast Washington stage with the country’s most powerful Republican, a White southerner who had just become House speaker and who tried to win over a crowd of predominantly Black…
Washington Post: Feds release updated $8.8 billion redevelopment plan for Union Station
The revised vision for the rail station includes less parking, an underground drop-off area, and integrated bus, pedestrian and bike access
Washington Post: Anti-immigration group files suit against D.C.’s noncitizen voting law
A lawsuit filed by seven D.C. voters represented by an anti-immigration group against the city’s Board of Elections is headed to federal court as the plaintiffs try to stop the District from permitting noncitizens to vote in local…
Washington Post Editorial Board: K Street is terrible. The D.C. Council should finally fix it.
One of D.C.’s foremost contributions to cumbersome design is the presence of the service lanes on either side of K Street NW in the heart of downtown. You know — those narrow spaces where delivery trucks stop traffic, where pedestrians…
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. is at a turning point. Its 2024 budget should prioritize three…
The nation’s capital is at a critical juncture: Crime is up. Homelessness is up. Housing affordability has worsened. Downtown is comatose as office workers often stay home. Plus, deep inequalities remain, especially between largely White…
Washington Business Journal: Hundreds of D.C. office buildings are ripe for conversion to…
D.C. has banked its comeback plan on luring more residents to its struggling downtown. The number of increasingly obsolete office properties with the potential to be converted to apartments or condos should provide ample opportunity.
WTOP: DC Mayor Bowser announces new deal to attract health and wellness spa, water park
A new health and wellness “destination,” including a spa, water park and restaurants could be coming to D.C.
DCist: National Parks Service Should Turn Over Parks To D.C. Government, Report Says
D.C. is famous for its parks: some of them, like the grassy, manicured National Mall, draw tourists from around the globe. In fact, the District has been ranked number 1 for urban parks in the U.S. by the Trust For Public Land for three…
DCist: Senate Could Vote Next Week To Block D.C. Police Discipline Bill
The U.S. Senate could vote as early as next week to block a D.C. police discipline and accountability bill approved by the city’s lawmakers last year, potentially putting Democratic senators in a difficult situation on a politically…
Washington Post: Senate GOP expected to force vote on measure to block D.C. policing bill
Republican Sen. J.D. Vance (Ohio) introduced a resolution to block D.C.’s major police accountability legislation Thursday and expects to bring it to a vote next week — even though the congressional review period for the D.C. legislation…
City Paper: Failing the Test: Bowser’s Promised Crime Lab Evidence Retesting Is Nowhere to Be Seen,…
D.C. pledged in 2021 to find out if forensics errors resulted in faulty convictions, but it still has yet to launch this costly effort.
District Links: Senate expected to vote next week on repeal of DC police reform law; council may…
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has asked the U.S. Botanic Garden to exhibit marijuana to complement its recent display of hemp for the first time.