DCist: In Last-Minute Budget Scramble, D.C. Council To Consider Tax Increases To Pay For Housing And…
The D.C. Council on Tuesday will debate a number of proposed tax increases ahead of a first vote on the city’s $8.5 billion budget for 2021.
Father John Enzler and the Rev. William H. Lamar IV: Our Christian duty is to promote a just…
The recent surge in public attention to police violence against Black communities — not to mention the ongoing pandemic that has disproportionately harmed Black and brown people — has prompted a moral call to action in DC and across the…
Washington Times: D.C. mayor decries epidemic of youth killings
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday said the city is plagued by another epidemic besides the coronavirus — the “sense of hopelessness of kids with guns that will kill other kids” — after three people, including an 11-year-old boy, were…
District Links: Norton backs transferring RFK site to DC for new stadium if team drops name; local…
Happy Monday. The owner of Washington's NFL franchise, Dan Snyder, announced last Friday the team will review its name, after stadium sponsor FedEx urged a change and Nike wiped out all of the team's merchandise from its online store shop.…
East of the River: Council to Vote on New Ward 8 Hospital Tuesday
Second Vote as Early as July 21
Council’s budget plan aims to avert cutbacks to DC library hours, book purchases
The DC Council is considering giving the city’s libraries a $4.2 million budget bump after officials warned the pandemic threatened library closures, reduced hours and fewer new books.
Council members will give an initial vote tomorrow…
Washington Post: Elite private and charter schools across Washington got millions in PPP loans
Dozens of publicly funded charter schools and elite private schools across the Washington region received millions of dollars in federal aid intended to keep nonprofits and small businesses afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, according…
Washingtonian: Which DC-Area Media Outlets Received PPP Loans?
We also counted media-ish organizations.
DCist: The D.C. Council Will Vote On A Second Version Of Emergency Police-Reform Bill
The emergency police-reform legislation the D.C. Council passed unanimously last month will be delayed slightly, a spokesperson for Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen confirmed on Monday.
Washington Post: D.C. Council reconsiders sweeping police bill
A month after approving sweeping measures to overhaul policing in the nation’s capital as thousands demonstrated for racial justice, the D.C. Council is preparing to scrap the standards it set for using nondeadly force to stop suspects and…