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Washington Business Journal: Sports betting is coming to the District

Editor Feb 19, 2019

The D.C. Council gave final approval to legislation to fast-track sports betting in the District, something that will likely open sports gambling by the start of the NFL season.

WAMU: D.C. Sprints Towards Legal Sports Betting With Final Vote On Bill

Editor Feb 19, 2019

Residents and visitors could be casting legal wagers on sports in D.C. as soon as this fall, putting the city among the first adopters of sports betting in the country and far ahead of both Maryland and Virginia.

Washington Post: D.C. Council rejects reprieve for students ineligible for School Without Walls

Editor Feb 19, 2019

D.C. lawmakers Tuesday rejected an effort to provide a reprieve to hundreds of students who applied to one of the city’s most selective public high schools but were disqualified because of a mistake by city officials.

WAMU: Bowser Thaws On Funding Fort Dupont Ice Rink Renovations

Editor Feb 19, 2019

It appears that D.C.’s only full-size public indoor ice rink will be getting a much-needed facelift after all.

Allen reintroduces bills expanding open captions movies, expanding employer-paid parking benefits to…

Press Release Feb 19, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi 202-724-8063 Allen reintroduces bills expanding open captions movies, expanding employer-paid parking benefits to all transit Today, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles…

WTOP: Sports betting coming to DC

Editor Feb 19, 2019

WASHINGTON — Sports betting is coming to the District as soon as this fall.

City Paper: Controversial Bowser Pal Is Keynote Speaker at the University of D.C.’s Founders’ Day…

Editor Feb 19, 2019

Councilmembers object to Joshua Lopez's prominent new gig and his style of divisive politics.

NBC4: Council Member Trayon White Received $75,000 Settlement From DC Police for Civil Rights…

Editor Feb 16, 2019

D.C. Council member Trayon White collected a $75,000 settlement from the Metropolitan Police Department seven months after taking office, according to records newly released to the News4 I-Team by the D.C. attorney general.

WTOP: DC parking ticket, towing revenue on the decline

Editor Feb 15, 2019

WASHINGTON — Parking ticket and towing revenue collected through the Department of Public Works is on the decline in D.C., continuing a trend of fewer tickets going back about a decade.

Brianne Nadeau in The Post: End stop and frisk in D.C.

Editor Feb 15, 2019

On the D.C. Council, I represent the most diverse ward in the District. I have seen an evolution in the way my constituents think about public safety. As recently as four years ago, a violent incident would have resulted in calls for more…

District Dig: Eyes Wide Shut — The D.C. Council is over the D.C. Lottery contract

Editor Feb 15, 2019

With the future of digitized lottery games and mobile sports betting on the line, one might expect total transparency from a global vendor about to receive a lucrative sole source contract to operate the D.C. Lottery.

JUFJ Campaign Fund Releases 2018 DC Council Scorecard

Press Release Feb 15, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2019 CONTACT Sam Baltimore, Communication Manager The JUFJ Campaign Fund Releases 2018 DC Council Scorecard Scorecard measures Councilmember performance on racial, economic, and social…

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Stephanie Sneed: Mayor Bowser needs to live up to her rhetoric and put people first in upcoming…

Commentary Feb 15, 2019

“We are only as strong as a city as the ward that struggles the most. You cannot represent the District of Columbia as a whole and not reflect that in your words, actions and budget decisions.” These were Mayor Muriel Bowser’s words on…

District government

Amid upswing in gun violence, McDuffie proposes a center for firearm research in DC

Candace Y.A. Montague Feb 14, 2019

Can research play a major part in gun violence prevention? One DC Council member aims to find out with his latest bill. Ward 5’s Kenyan McDuffie, who chairs the Committee on Business and Economic Development, has introduced legislation…

DCist: Why Yes, That IS A D.C. Council Staffer Seated Behind Kacey Musgraves At The Grammys

Editor Feb 13, 2019

Michelle Obama wasn’t the only person in politics to make an appearance at the Grammy Awards on Sunday evening. Sitting right behind Album of the Year winner Kacey Musgraves was none other than Wilson Building stalwart David Meadows,…

Washington Post: D.C. Council members consider nomination of schools chancellor

Editor Feb 13, 2019

D.C. Council members gave Lewis D. Ferebee on Tuesday a window into the political minefield that could await him if he is confirmed as the next chancellor of the District’s public school system.

Mayor Bowser Signs Legislation to Expand Protections from Crimes Motivated by Hate

Press Release Feb 12, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 12, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Signs Legislation to Expand Protections from Crimes Motivated by Hate (WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Bowser has signed legislation to expand…

WTOP: With increasing calls, DC leader ‘anxious’ about lack of reserve fire truck

Editor Feb 12, 2019

WASHINGTON — D.C. is getting more emergency calls than ever before, but the city has no backup ladder fire trucks if one goes out of service, the city’s fire chief said.

Curbed: Hoping for improvements, lawmakers consider restructuring D.C.’s public housing authority

Editor Feb 11, 2019

Two proposals would give the District more control over the independent agency than it has now

Washington Post Magazine: One politician’s post-government pivot? Conspiracy theory novels.

Editor Feb 10, 2019

Kevin Chavous is not an expert fiction writer, and he knows it. In fact, he would be the first person to tell you. "I've never viewed myself as a creative guy," the former D.C. council member and onetime mayoral candidate told me over…

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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…

jonetta rose barras: Everyone can vote in the special election on June 16, regardless of party or nonparty

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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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