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The two newest members of the DC Council helped pass a higher tax rate on incomes over $250,000 — a reversal of last year's budget vote, when a similar revenue-raising effort fell short.

After a violent weekend in the District and on the eve of a DC Council vote on next year's budget, Mayor Muriel Bowser said she's directing the Metropolitan Police Department "to use any overtime necessary to meet our public safety needs"…

Anyone expecting Mayor Muriel Bowser to use her appearance on Friday's "Politics Hour" to announce she'll be running for a third term didn't quite get what they wanted — but she did drop another in her series of hints.

For anyone who's peered through the metal gates into a closed Metro station on a weekend night, relief is in sight — at least until the clock strikes 12.

A unanimous DC Council voted Tuesday to lay out a timeline for the end of the District's eviction ban in hopes of avoiding a feared "tsunami of evictions" if the pandemic restrictions all expired two months after the public health…

Undocumented workers and others in DC excluded from government aid during the pandemic are pushing for $200 million in cash assistance from the DC government.

At least 17,000 more people moved out of DC during the pandemic than in the year before, a new analysis suggests.

The company that operates DC's sports betting program is behind on requirements to hire locally, the DC auditor found.

There were 285 COVID-19 cases reported in the region — DC and bordering jurisdictions — in the week ending July 4. That's an increase of 65 cases from the previous week, following 11 weeks of consecutive declines.

A pedestrian bridge in DC that collapsed and injured five people on Wednesday was already deteriorated enough that its replacement was urged to be considered after a May inspection.

In 2018, the DC Council overturned a ballot initiative that would have ended the District's tipped minimum wage, a measure that 55% of voters had approved. There is now an effort to revive the contentious proposal, which would require…

A new national study has found the Washington region has become more diverse since 1990 but also more segregated.

An advisory neighborhood commission seat whose boundaries encompass the DC Jail, a women's homeless shelter and a residential building has been filled for the first time.

Mayor Muriel Bowser is welcoming visitors back to DC for July Fourth celebrations.

A proposal for a new tax on soda and other sugary drinks is off the table.

Mayor Muriel Bowser has nominated a Philadelphia schools leader to be the District's next state superintendent of education.

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld will propose enticing more transit ridership with increased service.

President Joe Biden’s budget proposal would give DC a win on abortion rights but leave another key wish unfulfilled.

Mayor Muriel Bowser will unveil her proposed budget for the next fiscal year on Thursday morning.

Mayor Muriel Bowser pledged Monday to spend $400 million for affordable housing — a record amount that would be spread out over the next year and a half.