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Allister Chang and Raul Echevarria: The economics underneath DC’s childcare system are breaking down

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District Links: Council set to vote tomorrow on revised budget plans;…

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jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old…

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District Links: McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Lewis George;…

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District Links: Lewis George holds large lead in mayoral primary as…

Washington Post: GW Hospital residents, nurses to unionize, citing pandemic burnout

Editor Mar 17, 2023
The resident doctors and nurses at George Washington University Hospital moved to unionize this month, joining a growing number of health workers across the country seeking more influence over workplace conditions as they warn staffing…

City Paper: John Falcicchio, One of Bowser’s Closest Advisers, Suddenly Departs for the Private…

Editor Mar 17, 2023
Bowser’s only chief of staff since winning office is leaving the administration under vague circumstances.

Washington Post: John Falcicchio, Bowser’s top political adviser, departs from D.C. government

Editor Mar 17, 2023
John Falcicchio, a longtime political adviser for D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) who held key roles in her administration focused on economic strategy and development projects, is departing from city government, Bowser announced Friday.

WTOP: Vince Gray files discrimination complaint against DC Council after losing health committee…

Editor Mar 17, 2023
D.C. Council member Vincent C. Gray, who represents Ward 7, filed a discrimination complaint against the council on Friday.

Colbert I. King in The Post: The GOP’s attacks on D.C. home rule are just getting started

Editor Mar 17, 2023
District leaders can’t say they didn’t see the Republican-led House assault on home rule coming.

DCist: D.C. Restaurants Hit With Higher Delivery App Fees After Mandated Cap Expires

Editor Mar 17, 2023
D.C.’s blunt 15% cap on fees that third-party delivery companies like DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats can charge restaurants per online order eased this month. Now, the city’s bars and restaurants are getting notices of increased…

DCist: Vincent Gray Files Charge of Discrimination Against D.C. Council

Editor Mar 17, 2023
Ward 7 D.C. Councilmember Vincent Gray has filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, alleging that the D.C. Council discriminated against him because of his age and medical status.

Washington Post: Gray files complaint over reduced D.C. Council committee assignment

Editor Mar 17, 2023
Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7), 80, has argued that his reduced council committee assignment amounts to discrimination based on his health

DCist: Food Nonprofit Bread For The City Pausing Food Services For A Month

Editor Mar 17, 2023
Bread for the City is pausing all food programs for a month starting Monday to allow for staff “rest, mourning, reflection, and planning.”

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments 

Press Release Mar 17, 2023
News Release — Executive office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:      March 17, 2023 CONTACT:       Susana Castillo (EOM)   (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced transitions of executive…

District Links: Gray files discrimination complaint over his removal as Health Committee chair;…

Chris Kain Mar 17, 2023
Ward 7 DC Council member Vincent Gray has filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission and the DC Office of Human Rights over his removal as chair of the council's Health Committee, his office announced…

Washington Post: SUV in Rock Creek Parkway crash had more than $12k in traffic fines

Editor Mar 16, 2023
Most of the tickets were for speeding violations

Washington Business Journal: D.C. to seek developers for more than a dozen projects, from…

Editor Mar 16, 2023
D.C. will soon seek development partners to tackle more than a dozen potential projects at major city-controlled sites, from fire station to farm overhauls.

DCist: D.C. Auditor Report: Vision Zero Program Didn’t Have Enough Funding, Staffing To Succeed

Editor Mar 16, 2023
A new report from the D.C. Auditor finds that the District’s Vision Zero program has not been successful at reducing traffic deaths because it has lacked funding, staffing, and oversight.

Washington Post: D.C.’s traffic safety strategy lacked funding, oversight, audit finds

Editor Mar 16, 2023
The city did not make adequate investments in Vision Zero amid an upward trend in traffic fatalities, a new report says

DCist: Uptown Theater Neighbors Draft Plan To Turn The Shuttered Venue Into An Arts Center With…

Editor Mar 16, 2023
A group of neighbors in Cleveland Park and the surrounding area are campaigning to reopen the iconic Uptown Theater as a nonprofit venue that combines arthouse film screenings, dining, and space for events.

DCist: House Republicans To Hold Oversight Hearing On D.C. Crime And City Management

Editor Mar 16, 2023
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has called on D.C. officials to testify at a hearing later this month where Republicans say they want to discuss “general oversight of the District of Columbia, including crime, safety,…

Petula Dvorak in The Post: This D.C. statehood activist just got full voting rights — in Austria

Editor Mar 16, 2023
Bo Shuff finally got full voting rights — something he’s spent years fighting for as a D.C. statehood advocate.

District Links: GOP-led House schedules DC oversight hearing on crime, management; new audit faults…

Chris Kain Mar 16, 2023
The Republican chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability yesterday announced plans for a March 29 hearing on the DC government's operations, with a stated focus on crime, safety and city management.
District government

DC recently banned discrimination against homeless people. Enforcing that brings a lot of…

Annemarie Cuccia Mar 16, 2023
Amina Washington has heard it said many ways — when she’s working, sitting on sidewalks, going to get dinner or grabbing groceries. She heard it when she was sleeping outside, and she still hears it now, even though she’s been living in…
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Allister Chang and Raul Echevarria: The economics underneath DC’s childcare system are breaking down

Jun 22, 2026 84
This month, the DC Council voted to reverse most of the mayor's proposed cuts to early childhood programs, adding roughly $60 million to the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and nearly $50…

District Links: Council set to vote tomorrow on revised budget plans; DC breaks ground on long-awaited Crummell…

Jun 22, 2026 8
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today released the text of the revised fiscal year 2026 budget legislation slated for consideration tomorrow, as well as an amended version of the FY 2027 Local Budget…

jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old political era?

Jun 19, 2026 314
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson may not seem a Yoda doppelganger: He lacks pointy ears; he is also considerably taller and much younger than the Star Wars Jedi Master. What’s more, compared to the…

District Links: McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Lewis George; Silverman set for council return; old machines…

Jun 18, 2026 20
Mayoral hopeful Kenyan McDuffie this morning conceded the Democratic primary to Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, who has 52.87% of the vote in the updated tally released this afternoon by…
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