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A middle school teacher says Alabama lawmaker Gary Palmer owes her students an apology. She is right.

The legal purgatory that many D.C.-based marijuana “gifting” dispensaries live in will likely end thanks to a new law that took effect last week.

As a national state of emergency is set to end, experts warn a scaled back public health response signals covid is no longer a threat

D.C. plans to erase millions of dollars in medical debt for thousands of eligible residents, helping ease a burden that can have far reaching impacts across all aspects of life, especially for the city’s non-white residents.

D.C. will only host two Open Streets festivals this year, a reduction from the six events hosted across the city last year. The District Department of Transportation cited budget constraints.

In the scheme of government-funded grants, $5,000 is very little. But James Dunn was able to stretch it pretty far.

If to be forewarned is to be forearmed, then the country, and D.C., should be on notice about what lies ahead unless steps are taken now to deal with potential dangers.

As the D.C. Council works on passing next year’s budget, some immigrants and their advocates say there are currently five bills before lawmakers that would directly impact their community.

Another D.C. employee has come forward with allegations of sexual harassment against John Falcicchio, the mayor’s former chief of staff.

A second D.C. government employee has brought forth “serious allegations of sexual harassment” against John Falcicchio, a longtime confidante of Mayor Muriel Bowser, attorneys for the employee said Friday.

The investigation of John Falcicchio, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s former top adviser, expanded Friday when a second D.C. government employee accused him of sexual harassment.

The District has shared an ambitious comeback plan centered on luring thousands of new residents to a downtown that was developed largely as a place to work and leave at 5 p.m., not live 24-7. Which begs the question — how do you make…

Local officials are expressing relief after the White House threatened a veto if the House and Senate send President Joe Biden a resolution of disapproval to block the District's Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act.

D.C. Health is reminding residents that all eight COVID-19 centers throughout the city will close permanently Friday.

A D.C. council member wants the city’s Housing Authority to be criminally investigated.

Muriel E. Bowser’s proposed budget includes $750,000 to repurpose four of the city’s “underutilized” tennis courts for use as pickleball courts.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser grabbed a pickleball racket and learned the basics of the game Thursday at the Turkey Thicket Recreation Center in Northeast.

The White House says that President Joe Biden would veto a Republican-sponsored resolution that aims to block a D.C. police discipline and accountability bill, should it reach his desk. That represents the opposite stance he took less than…

White is calling for “culture change” after learning of more of the agency’s failings. But DCHA looks as resistant as ever.