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Eboni-Rose Thompson: With 2020 budget, DC Council needs to put Ward 7 schools on equal footing

Commentary May 13, 2019

Educating our children is a responsibility we all share. As a community, the health of our future depends on it. In Ward 7, we understand community values. As the chair of the Ward 7 Education Council, I am proud to be joined by all of…

Washington Post: D.C. budget battles may preview new dynamic between D.C. Council, Mayor Bowser

Editor May 13, 2019

As the D.C. Council was poised to vote Tuesday on a $15.5 billion budget for the coming fiscal year, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) continued to skirmish with lawmakers over two of District residents’ top priorities: Housing and education.

DCist: D.C.’s Emergency Vehicles Have Long Faced Mechanical Issues. Will This Year’s Funding Help?

Editor May 13, 2019

After years of mechanical problems plaguing the District’s emergency response vehicles, the D.C. Council is moving to fund $65 million in fixes.

Opinion

Shaw Middle School advocates: Two communities, two buildings and one red herring

Commentary May 13, 2019

Nearly seven months ago, two DC public school communities ended up pitted against each other with Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision to move Benjamin Banneker Academic High School from its historic Euclid Street NW building to the former Shaw…

Opinion

John Settles Jr., Natalie Hopkinson and Lee Granados: Build Banneker in Shaw as a living monument to…

Commentary May 13, 2019

As DC residents and parents of students at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, we are urging DC Council members to vote Tuesday to fund Mayor Muriel Bowser’s plan to build a new, expanded campus for Banneker at the site of the…

Opinion

Maya Martin Cadogan: Budgets show our values. Proposed spending levels for education continue to…

Commentary May 13, 2019

As a fifth-generation Washingtonian, my love and passion for this city know no bounds. This is the city that raised me, educated me, and taught me about community. This is the city where I’ve chosen to come back and build my career…

Washington Post: Bowser and D.C. Council spar over keeping Circulator free and whom it benefits

Editor May 13, 2019

When Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced in March that the city would permanently eliminate the $1 fare on the D.C. Circulator, she heralded the move as a way to help the city’s minimum- and low-wage workers.

Washington Post: D.C. Council could cut public hospital’s subsidy, forcing service cuts

Editor May 11, 2019

Faced with spiraling financial losses at the District’s only public hospital, D.C. lawmakers are considering a proposal that could dramatically scale back the hospital’s services and place the facility under a control board that would…

DCist: In ‘Unprecedented’ Tweets, City Agencies Are Attacking Councilmembers Over The Budget

Editor May 11, 2019

When there’s money involved, things often turn ugly. But the fight over D.C.’s budget has been particularly barbed this year, with the mayor waging a full-court press over several of her priorities—through press releases, media events, and…

District government

Mendelson faces calls from four council members for public hearing prior to FOIA changes proposed in…

Chris Kain May 10, 2019

Near the end of a daylong work session Wednesday, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson faced a spirited challenge from four council members who urged him not to pursue new exemptions to the District’s Freedom of Information Act next week via…

WAMU: Battle Over Airbnb Regulation Escalates In D.C.

Editor May 10, 2019

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is threatening to withhold building permits for government building projects if Mayor Muriel Bowser fails to implement a law passed by the Council last year that will regulate and restrict short-term…

Washington Business Journal: Mendelson, Bowser admin spar over home-sharing again. But this time…

Editor May 10, 2019

The D.C. Council in 2018 adopted one of the toughest home-sharing laws in the country, denying the rental of second homes via websites such as Airbnb and restricting the rental of rooms in primary homes to no more than 90 days when the…

Washington Post: D.C. Council Chair Mendelson threatens to block building permits in dispute over…

Editor May 10, 2019

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) is threatening to block construction of city government buildings to pressure Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) to move forward to implement a new law imposing strict limits on Airbnb and other short-term…

WAMU: Should D.C. Toll Streets During Peak Traffic Periods? Council Wants To Study ‘Congestion…

Editor May 10, 2019

Traffic in Washington is already bad and could get worse when autonomous vehicles arrive. But D.C. Council members want to look at ways to reduce congestion and delays and move more people than cars. So how do you do that?

WTOP: DC budget battle heads for vote on soda tax, parking fees, Circulator

Editor May 9, 2019

Free DC Circulator rides and potential increases in residential parking fees are two issues in a bruising budget battle between Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council.

City Paper: Nutritional Programs May Be in Jeopardy Because of a Proposed Soda Tax Hike

Editor May 9, 2019

Councilmembers spar over who has jurisdiction over tax increases.

WAMU: The Fate Of D.C.’s Only Hospital East Of The Anacostia River Is Again A Flashpoint In Feud…

Editor May 9, 2019

The operations of D.C.’s only hospital east of North Capitol Street and the future of the new hospital that will replace it have again become a political flashpoint in the Wilson Building, with Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council member…

WAMU: D.C.’s Housing Authority Says It Needs More Funding. The Council Says It Needs More…

Editor May 9, 2019

In April, D.C.’s Housing Authority asked the Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization, chaired by Council member Anita Bonds (D-At Large), for more funding. The authority has classified over a third of the 8,000 public housing…

Mayor Bowser Says Thousands of Job-Seeking Residents Will Lose Access to Workforce Training Programs…

Press Release May 9, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Tiffany Browne (DOES) Mayor Bowser Says Thousands of Job-Seeking Residents Will Lose Access to Workforce Training Programs Under Council’s Proposed…

UrbanTurf: A Mansion Tax? DC Councilmember to Propose Tax on Million-Dollar Residential Properties

Editor May 9, 2019

Councilmember David Grosso is proposing another source of revenue generation for DC: seven-figure residential properties.

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