2020 Budget

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…

If anyone running for elective office this year in DC promises to expand existing government programs, turn and walk away. Do not give a second thought to marking your primary or general election ballot for such a fantastical thinker. The…

Demonstrating a brand of strong-arming that could rival any seen at the national level, Mayor Muriel Bowser and some in her administration have tried for the past several months to muscle members of the DC Commission on the Arts and…

“Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy.” It’s a common refrain touted by politicians, news outlets and others. So why don’t I, the owner of a family child care business, feel a sense of pride and recognition when I hear it?…

There’s a major battle being waged between Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt and the DC Council that impacts DC’s balance and division of power. Let’s not forget, however, that the outcome will have major repercussions for the health…

The DC Council held its encore vote Tuesday on the $15.5 billion fiscal year 2020 budget and financial plan, with members providing unanimous support; they also approved revisions to the current fiscal 2019 budget. The 13 legislators don’t…

For multiple decades, DC families — regardless of how long they’ve been in the city, their race or their ethnicity — have shared a common dream: a public education system that allows their children to attend top-quality institutions in…

While reprising her role as the DC Council’s nanny-in-chief and attempting to twist the arms of her colleagues to win passage of a so-called soda tax, Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh resorted to an old pattern of behavior: sullying the…

The DC Council’s newly released draft budget plan addresses many of the community concerns raised about Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed changes to the independence and grant-making policies of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. …