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Happy Thursday. A group of parents and students today protested the sudden and unexplained dismissal of the principal of prestigious high school School Without Walls.

Happy Wednesday. A new investigation into how the District handles workers' comp for public sector employees has everything a local policy wonk could want: talk of needed reforms and an upcoming public hearing; references to a "separate…

Happy Tuesday. Citing the likelihood of an eviction crisis once the current public health emergency ends, the DC Council voted today on emergency legislation to seal certain eviction records and add related tenant protections.

Happy Monday. DC Public Schools officials say they intend to offer in-person classes with live instruction for about 7,000 elementary school students in the term that starts Nov. 9, with approximately twice that number able to attend…

Happy Wednesday. As the District prepares to enter a new fiscal year, CFO Jeff DeWitt offered updated revenue estimates today that show projections made at the start of the pandemic were a bit too dire for fiscal 2020 but not quite dire…

Happy Tuesday. Howard University today officially announced its hiring of Rashad Young, the former city administrator who negotiated for the job with the school while also working on tax breaks in connection with construction of its new…

TGIF. Four council members want more information from Mayor Muriel Bowser about how schools will be made safe from the coronavirus if they reopen in November.

Happy Thursday. DC's independent Board of Elections turned to Wizards all-star Bradley Beal today to help launch a "Vote Safe DC" initiative in hopes of accommodating "record-shattering" turnout without the long lines that spawned…

Happy Wednesday. With some DC charter and independent schools hosting small groups of children on their campuses, Mayor Muriel Bowser suggested today that similar offerings might be in the offing for DC Public Schools.

Happy Tuesday. The DC government is spending $3.3M on a new "Internet for All" initiative intended to help close the digital divide by providing free internet access for up to 25,000 low-income students attending DC Public Schools and…

TGIF. Yesterday’s release of police body-worn camera footage may have answered some questions about the shooting death of 18-year-old Deon Kay by a Metropolitan Police Department officer, but it has led to many more.

Happy Wednesday. The fallout from Mayor Muriel Bowser's fiery Monday press conference continues, with the U.S. Attorney's Office strongly rebuking the mayor after she criticized federal prosecutors for not charging protesters arrested by…

Happy Monday. After a series of late-night skirmishes with protesters that led to multiple arrests and the use of chemical irritants, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Peter Newsham blamed "outside agitators" for changing the tenor of…

TGIF! Washingtonians showed up outside the White House last night, cranking go-go music in a fervent protest of President Donald Trump and police brutality.

Happy Wednesday. A new audit released yesterday found that DC did not provide drug users in jail with proper treatment.

Happy Monday. DC has re-added Delaware — that means all you beachgoers — to its list of coronavirus hotspots where travelers coming into the city need to quarantine for 14 days.

Happy Wednesday. You can no longer register to vote online in DC, after the Board of Elections scrapped a buggy app that offered the only way to register or update your voting information electronically.

TGIF. A DC judge rejected the police union's request to block provisions of the city's new police reform law that require police body camera footage and names of officers involved in a death or serious injury to be released within five…

Happy Wednesday. Progressive candidate Ed Lazere has built a large war chest in his bid for an at-large DC Council seat, reporting nearly $315,000 in cash on hand with the help of public campaign financing.

Happy Tuesday. DC has had 121 homicides so far this year — a 21% increase from the same period in 2019, when the District ended up with its highest annual total in more than a decade. At least 570 people have been shot in the city in 2020,…