Mayor Muriel Bowser

Long-held criticism of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs — which manages everything from licensing plumbers and other professionals to enforcing housing safety codes and issuing building permits — led to a new law in April…

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser hasn’t formally announced whether she will run for a third term. However, the decisions behind her proposed $17.5 billion fiscal year 2022 budget and financial plan — $9.12 billion of which comes from local revenues…

There are unquestionable and discernible signs, in my view, that DC’s political season has already begun — although the next election isn’t until 2022. Consider, as evidence, the fact that many politicians and wannabes have been engaged in…

Last week started on a hopeful note for the DC government and its more than 700,000 residents, with the city seemingly on track in addressing the public health emergency and potentially covering the financial costs. That’s not the way it…

Even before the U.S. Senate could settle on its nearly $2 trillion stimulus package as a bulwark against the coronavirus’s ravaging of the national economy, the DC Council had offered its own relief that relied on drawing millions of…

The assembly had all the trappings of your average pep rally. The cheer squad warmed up the middle school crowd, and an African drum group made up of fifth-graders performed. But the television cameras and the arrival of the mayor were big…

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser glided into her press room Wednesday, fresh from her general election victory. She started by thanking voters and announcing her pride at being “elected as mayor a second time.” Then, with an often-underappreciated…

The DC Council is set to hold its second legislative meeting since returning from summer recess, with a packed agenda on Tuesday that includes a measure to repeal Initiative 77 and new restrictions on short-term, Airbnb-style rentals. The…