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Lis Kidder in The Post: Expanding FOIA to D.C. charter schools would do more harm than good

Editor May 11, 2019

D.C. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) introduced a bill to expand the Freedom of Information Act to public charter schools. FOIA allows anyone to obtain any records of an organization unless the records are subject to certain…

Washington Business Journal: Bowser ready to explore D.C. height limit changes in order to meet…

Editor May 10, 2019

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has for months talked up her plan to see the District add 36,000 new homes by 2025 — and she could be willing to touch a political third rail to meet that goal.

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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?

Washington Post: Jack Evans scandal in D.C. has sparked a petition drive for stronger ethics laws

Editor May 9, 2019

The ethics scandal surrounding D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) has prompted some local activists to go door-to-door in his district to make the case for stronger ethics laws.

Curbed: D.C. lawmakers introduce overarching Vision Zero legislation to strengthen road safety

Editor May 9, 2019

A new bill would ban right turns on red citywide, speed up road repairs in dangerous areas, and more

Ike Brannon in The Washington Times: Parking in the nation’s capital is a giveaway to the rich

Editor May 9, 2019

A recent proposal to raise the city’s current $35 annual fee for an on-street residential parking permit to $50 has run into predictable opposition from those who protest that increasing the fee is regressive and unaffordable for many…

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.

WAMU: Should Every D.C. Family Get A Tax Credit To Help Pay For Child Care? Some Lawmakers Don’t…

Editor May 9, 2019

Last year, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser gave young families something of a gift: a one-time $1,000 tax credit to help cover for the high costs of child care in the city. This year, Bowser gave another: She proposed making the tax credit…

Bisnow: ‘That Needs To Stop’: Top D.C. Developers Blast City Leaders For Proposed CRE Tax Hikes

Editor May 9, 2019

D.C. appears on the verge of raising taxes on commercial real estate and property transactions, upsetting many of the city's top developers who say the tax will hurt small businesses and worsen the office market.

Washington Business Journal: The Line hotel missed local hiring benchmarks, may still receive $46M…

Editor May 8, 2019

Two members of the D.C. Council are calling foul on a city department’s approval of a $46 million tax abatement for the Line D.C. hotel — despite the fact that the project did not meet some of the legal requirements to receive that tax…

Washington Post: FOIA restrictions would shield D.C. officials who use email for personal business

Editor May 8, 2019

D.C. lawmakers are considering a proposal that could dramatically curtail access to public records, exempting from disclosure correspondence sent with government email in which public employees discuss matters not related to their official…

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District Links: Council begins hashing out budget priorities; faulty alert system meant $1M spent on manual fire watch…

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Midway through the DC Council's budget work session, legislators are making clear some of their shared priorities on where to direct any available funding to avoid — or at least trim — cuts proposed…

District Links: WaPo looks to sublease about half of its Franklin Square office space; National Mall to host FIFA World…

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A new report on economic and revenue trends in DC notes that the number of unemployment insurance claimants dropped by 37.7% in April 2026 compared to the same period a year earlier.

District Links: Mayor reinstates extended youth curfew for 15 days; candidates draw attention as June 16 election draws…

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Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend and in the wake of a high-profile brawl among teenagers inside a Navy Yard restaurant last week, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that she is invoking emergency…

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“It’s nice to see everyone so willing to work together,” journalist Michael Brice-Saddler quipped while moderating the recent debate sponsored by the DC Office of Campaign Finance principally for…

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