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Tax Incentives

Washington Business Journal: The Line hotel missed local hiring benchmarks, may still receive $46M…

Editor May 8, 2019

Two members of the D.C. Council are calling foul on a city department’s approval of a $46 million tax abatement for the Line D.C. hotel — despite the fact that the project did not meet some of the legal requirements to receive that tax…

City Paper: The Line Hotel Didn’t Comply With All of Its Hiring Requirements, Audit Finds

Editor May 8, 2019

DOES wants the Line to get its $46 million tax abatement anyway.

Silverman, Nadeau Request Attorney General’s Opinion on $46 Million Tax Abatement for Line Hotel…

Press Release May 8, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 CONTACT: Ashley Fox Silverman, Nadeau Request Attorney General’s Opinion on $46 Million Tax Abatement…

Washington Business Journal: The Yards’ first major office tenant inks long-term lease for new…

Editor Apr 9, 2019

Chemonics International has made its D.C. consolidation official, signing a long-term lease with Brookfield Properties for a new 11-story office building at The Yards.

Curbed: Report: D.C. is wasting millions of tax dollars on ‘ineffective’ incentive programs

Editor Mar 27, 2019

The District should change or scrap certain expenditures for economic development, a local think tank argues

New Report: DC Can Raise Revenue By Eliminating Costly and Ineffective Business Tax Incentives

Press Release Mar 27, 2019

New Report: DC Can Raise Revenue By Eliminating Costly and Ineffective Business Tax Incentives Contact: Simone Holzer As the DC Council works on the fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget, they should eliminate or scale back ineffective tax…

Opinion

Ed Lazere: To build a visionary budget, DC needs more resources. Here’s how we can get them.

Commentary Feb 21, 2019

In just a month, Mayor Muriel Bowser faces the first test of the pledge to use her second term to be bold in tackling DC’s biggest challenges, like affordable housing and homelessness. That test will come on March 20 when she releases the…

Washington Business Journal: Blackboard is leaving D.C. for Reston

Editor Jan 2, 2019

The education technology company Blackboard is moving its corporate headquarters from the District to Reston in 2019, fewer than four years after striking a deal to remain in D.C. thanks to incentives from the city.

Curbed: D.C. approves $26M in tax breaks for two large District-based companies

Editor Dec 19, 2018

D.C. lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to legislation that authorizes more than $26 million in property tax breaks for two companies that intend to move their current District headquarters to new developments in the city: EAB, a…

Washington Business Journal: Chemonics, EAB Global score tax breaks from D.C. Council

Editor Dec 18, 2018

The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved a $5.2 million property tax break for Chemonics, handing a victory to the for-profit international aid company that plans to consolidate its headquarters in a new office building at The Yards.

Washington Business Journal: Proposal floated to kill proposed tax break to support Chemonics’…

Editor Dec 17, 2018

A proposed tax break to support the consolidation of an international development company's regional offices at The Yards will be tested Tuesday as a D.C. Council member will move to kill it.

City Paper: Will D.C. Give Millions in Tax Cuts to a Company With a Record of Racially…

Editor Dec 7, 2018

Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans are pushing a $5.9 million tax break for an international company that has a history of racially discriminatory hiring practices in D.C.

WAMU: D.C. Gives Tech Companies Millions Of Dollars In Tax Breaks. Are They Worth It?

Editor Dec 3, 2018

The District has spent more than $184 million on tax incentives that are supposed to encourage high-tech employment in the city. But those incentives don’t appear to be paying off, according to a recent report from D.C.’s Office of the…

Norton Files Amendment to Republican Tax Bill to Make D.C. Eligible for Another Program to Expand…

Press Release Nov 27, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch November 27, 2018 Norton Files Amendment to Republican Tax Bill to Make D.C. Eligible for Another Program to Expand Investment in Low-Income D.C. Neighborhoods WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes…

District government

DC should tie tax breaks to union pay for construction workers, report says

Cuneyt Dil Jul 3, 2018

The District is too quick to give tax breaks to developers without negotiating better pay for workers on projects like the multibillion-dollar Wharf, a new report from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute argues. The 21-page report —…

Latest

District Links: Report card gives DC an A-minus on the state of its tree canopy; Bowser seeks authority to buy surplus…

Apr 29, 2026 14

A newly issued report card on the state of DC's trees offers an overall grade of A-minus — the same as last year — but warns that the city has been losing ground on its goal of reaching a 40% canopy…

District Links: New report cites 5.7% drop in DC jobs over past year; OCF investigating claims against Lewis George…

Apr 28, 2026 27

A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 21

Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

Apr 24, 2026 14

With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

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