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Happy Wednesday. A new investigation into how the District handles workers' comp for public sector employees has everything a local policy wonk could want: talk of needed reforms and an upcoming public hearing; references to a "separate…

D.C. leaders have been trying to coordinate with the White House on a response to an apparent COVID-19 outbreak among federal officials.

D.C. and Maryland have reaffirmed the states of emergency each jurisdiction declared earlier this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is extending the District’s state of emergency due to the coronavirus until Dec. 31. The extension is needed to keep up key parts of the District’s coronavirus response, the order says. Originally, the state of…

More than 1,000 D.C. police officers, sergeants and detectives are suing the District, alleging they have been shorted pay while working overtime during the pandemic.

Mary McCane recently enrolled her 4-year-old grandson Zhion in a public charter school, believing this is “the most critical” time in his learning.

Injured public sector workers in the District have access to fewer rights and benefits than their private-sector counterparts. Pending legislation may change that.

Nine local nonprofit organizations are opening 10 centers east of the Anacostia River to provide families in Wards 7 and 8 health care, child care, financial literacy lessons, and food assistance, among other services. D.C. Mayor Muriel…

The Trump administration and D.C.’s top public health official had their first conversation this week about contact-tracing efforts tied to an expanding coronavirus outbreak at the White House.

The Latino Economic Development Center offers free, bilingual training and other pro bono services to food entrepreneurs.

A veteran principal at a prominent D.C. public school abruptly left his post Wednesday morning, the school system told families.

D.C. opened 10 new Families First Success Centers on Wednesday in Wards 7 and 8 in some of the city’s lowest income areas to help them weather the COVID-19 pandemic and meet their goals.

It’s been a rough year for restaurants and music venues like The Hamilton.

A man was fatally shot Tuesday night in the Deanwood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, according to D.C. police.

Members of the Latino community in the U.S. have for years pushed to establish a Latino heritage museum on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In July, the House of Representatives voted to move forward with the National Museum of the…

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claimants who filed in D.C. are nearing the end of their 39 weeks of aid, and cannot apply for Extended Benefits. They continue to wait for further relief and back pay.

The spread of Covid-19 has forced people across Greater Washington to stay home — and that has meant less speed camera and red light camera revenue for the District.

The D.C. Police Union, on behalf of more than 1,000 police officers, is suing the D.C. government and the Metropolitan Police Department over claims that they haven’t been fully compensated for working overtime during the pandemic.