Legislation

At some point soon, as early as this week, the Council will vote on legislation for an education research collaborative—an independent research body that will conduct studies on the city’s public schools. The idea is to better determine how…

Rigorous research on public education systems can be revelatory: Knowledge that researchers generate through their study of school data can change education practices, policies and schools. But to do so, researchers must be able to hold an…

But the transit agency opposes the move and critics say it is unclear how civil fines would be enforced

Accusations of “pay-to-play” lawmaking are practically ever present in the District’s political air. In recent years, allegations that wealthy donors influenced government decisions have engulfed the Department of General Services, an…

District residents may use less electricity but still see their power bills go up because of recent changes to pending climate legislation, according to environmental activists and some lawmakers.

D.C. restaurant groups Cava and &pizza offered their hourly workers paid time off this year to vote on Election Day. If a new bill passes, all workers in the District would have the same benefit.

The D.C. Council gave overwhelming preliminary approval Tuesday to a sweeping campaign finance reform bill.

The George Washington University Hospital has the District over a barrel. And the D.C. Council is thinking of giving away one of the city’s biggest bargaining chips.

Emily Annick named her sweets company, 440 Confections, after her home address in D.C. It’s not just that she really loves her condo: Annick runs her business entirely out of her home, and is the first food company to do so under D.C.’s…

The D.C. Council gave preliminary approval to sweeping new campaign-finance regulations Tuesday, including restrictions on government contractors’ political contributions, bringing a potential sea change to a city that has witnessed…

A group of two year olds were playing together in an empty room at a Capitol Hill church in September when representatives from the Office of the State Superintendent for Education showed up to investigate.

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING controversies in the District on matters ranging from the lottery to grass-cutting to homeless shelters have underscored an urgent need for reform. But efforts to bring the District in line with the good-government…

Already a leader in offering universal preschool for three and four-year olds, Washington, D.C. now aims to position itself again at the forefront of early childhood investments. In June, the city council unanimously approved the…

The D.C. Council has the chance to end dalliances with corruption — and restore confidence in the city’s political process — by adopting the omnibus campaign-finance-reform bill unanimously passed last month by the council’s Judiciary and…

Alik Schier, a 17-year-old junior at Woodrow Wilson High School, finished classes on Tuesday and ran to the D.C. Council. He snagged a front row seat, and waited to see if the bill he’d been working on for the past year would pass.