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DC draws on resident input for multiyear plan to overcome barriers to fair housing

Jake Maher May 29, 2019

Input from residents is set to play a key role in a report on the state of fair housing in the District being compiled in order to comply with federal mandates that local governments combat historical patterns of segregation and crack down…

Curbed: D.C. nonprofit offers online fair housing course designed to prevent discrimination by…

Editor May 9, 2019

A recent study found that 15 percent of local housing providers said they did not accept rental vouchers

Washington Post: Disabled residents in the D.C. region face obstacles when searching for housing,…

Editor Mar 20, 2019

On a sunny afternoon on the first day of spring, Deepa Goraya opened her laptop and sat at her dining-room table in the bright D.C. condominium she has never seen.

John Jordan in The Post: I sued to protect my child’s right to play at home

Editor Feb 1, 2019

Given history, it is understandable that supporters and critics of anti-discrimination laws focus on ethnicity. Yet these laws and regulations specifically name other “protected classes,” and efforts to weaken regulations and their…

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

May 26, 2026 15

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…

May 22, 2026 19

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

May 22, 2026 194

“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…

District Links: House committee advances bill to block DC from imposing a congestion fee; federal panel approves design…

May 21, 2026 11

The GOP-dominated House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted 22-18 yesterday to advance a bill that would ban DC from enacting or implementing a congestion charge — with two suburban…

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