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On top of taxes and preparing spring break plans, parents know it’s also the time of year to start signing their kids up for summer camp. And in D.C., high demand is prompting the city to change to a lottery system.

Move comes on heels of congressional rejection of new District criminal code

Residents in city’s suburbs in Maryland and Virginia say they feel safer than those living in the nation’s capital

Two Republican U.S. House members, Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Andrew Garbarino of New York, introduced a joint resolution Thursday that would block several police reforms passed by the D.C. Council last year.

A new GOP-led effort in Congress would overturn local police reforms in Washington, D.C., that were enacted after the police murder of George Floyd.

D.C. is moving to a lottery-based system for its summer camp sign-ups, ending a free-for-all that had left many kids without a spot.

The DC Department of Human Services (DHS) announced yesterday that the last day to submit new applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is tomorrow, Mar. 10, at 11:59 p.m., according to a press release.

The D.C. health insurance exchange suffered a serious data breach that could impact thousands of residents, including elected officials in the District.

The fact-free debate over D.C.’s criminal code revisions showed how little has changed around the politics of crime, despite 2020’s promises of progress.

If they want to ‘fix’ our city, let them. Call them up about your broken streetlights, your rats, those overgrown trees. After all, they’re here to help.

The Senate voted Wednesday night to block changes to D.C.’s criminal code, the first time in more than three decades that Congress approved overruling the city.

For more than a year, she ran D.C.’s 911 emergency dispatch center. Now in a suit against the mayor and the District, the former director claims she was fired for shining a light on problems plaguing the department.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to block the District's Revised Criminal Code Act, with just 14 votes against the resolution of disapproval and 81 votes in favor. One senator — Democrat Raphael Warnock of Georgia — voted…

DC Health Link confirmed that data on an unspecified number of customers was affected and said it was notifying them and working with law enforcement. It said it was offering identity theft service to those affected and extending credit…

The Senate voted on Wednesday to block changes to Washington, D.C.’s criminal code that would have reduced penalties for some violent crimes, marking the first time Congress approved overturning local D.C. legislation since 1991.

The Senate voted Wednesday to block new District of Columbia crime laws and overrule the city government as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide.

Seventeen D.C. statehood advocates were arrested near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, protesting a Senate vote to block an overhaul of the District’s century-old criminal code.

Congress on Wednesday voted to overturn local D.C. legislation for the first time in more than 30 years, as a number of Senate Democrats joined Republicans in blocking a major overhaul of the city’s criminal sentencing laws.