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Virginia Attorney Gen. Jason Miyares wrote a letter to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council on Thursday, calling out city officials for not doing enough to combat crime.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares on Thursday told D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council that a “crime explosion” in the city has put Virginia residents at risk, and asked the lawmakers to “address the scourge of violent…

Where the Decepticons failed to defeat Optimus Prime and the Autobots, an obscure federal board may well have succeeded.

D.C.’s rent-controlled units are one tool to battle high prices, especially as the housing market pushes some residents to rent for longer than they planned.

A vendor’s teenage daughter was hurt during an encounter with police. On Tuesday, she watched the D.C. Council vote to decriminalize street vending.

As D.C.’s gradual shift away from gas drags on, the culture war follows accordingly.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s new budget proposal includes the addition of 342 new traffic enforcement cameras and a new wrinkle: the $580 million in revenue the cameras are expected to generate over the next four years is slated to go into the…

The suit sought an injunction to block the alleged discrimination as well as other relief

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing a dramatic increase in tax breaks for owners of downtown office buildings who convert them to housing, arguing that the additional incentives will help revive what she calls the “economic engine of our…

In a unanimous decision, the D.C. Council passed a bill to decriminalize street vending. The bill would also create vending zones in places such as sidewalks, make it easier for vendors to secure a license and wave currently unpaid…

The mayor’s deputies are citing cost concerns to block a bill from Robert White aimed at slowing rent increases.

Four new vending machines installed around D.C. offer free Narcan, an overdose-reversing drug, and fentanyl testing strips.

The opioid antidote Narcan, fentanyl test strips, coronavirus test kits and male and female condoms are among the items that soon will be available at six free vending machines throughout the District, with the aim of reducing drug…

The DC Council's agenda yesterday included emergency legislation to limit this year's allowable increase for rent-controlled units, but a dispute with the executive branch over funding blocked a vote on the measure.

The D.C. government has announced the rollout of harm reduction vending machines that will allow residents access to lifesaving medicine and other wellness products.

The D.C. Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass a bill that will loosen restrictions around street vending.

Mary’s Center laid off 48 employees, 6% of total staff in recent weeks — an unprecedented move in the prominent D.C. community health center’s 33-year history.

Even after McDuffie fulfilled the mayor’s dreams of knocking Elissa Silverman off the Council, Bowser still raided one of his signature initiatives.