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News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton December 14, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the possibility of a federal government shutdown on Friday night, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…

The transit system will waive fares after 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 and stay open beyond normal service hours

Most of us think of our pets as family, and a new bill being considered by the D.C. Council acknowledges that fact, the Washington Post reports.

An exhibition of photos offers a rare look at the hard-to-see artwork that’s been atop the District’s John A. Wilson Building for more than a century.

The agreement includes raises, stipends and more planning time for teachers

Metro announced that all trips on rail and bus will be free after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. The agency also extended all service until 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1.

D.C. Councilmembers Elissa Silverman and Brooke Pinto announced legislation to revamp the city’s embattled public housing authority, DCHA, on Wednesday, opposing the emergency bill introduced by Mayor Muriel Bowser and Phil Mendelson…

The plan to give D.C. residents $100 monthly SmarTrip stipends has taken a backseat to free Metrobus service across the city.

D.C.’s public school system could soon have a funding model requiring that campuses to get at least as much money as they did the year before — an effort D.C. Council members say will bring stability to a budget process in which some…

The Washington Teachers’ Union approved their long-awaited new contract Tuesday night, with just a handful of unfavorable votes.

The Washington Teachers' Union announced last night that its members had overwhelmingly approved a new contract that includes a 12% pay hike over four years.

D.C. government officials and the city’s hospital association are scheduled to meet later this week to discuss the staffing shortages that are resulting in crowding and long wait times across the city.

Metro’s safety regulator said Tuesday it is monitoring the transit agency’s plan to return to automatic train operation while also continuing to gather data that would allow Metro to restore all of its suspended rail cars to passenger…

A bill that would add protections for pets and help prevent animal cruelty in the District is on its way to becoming a law. The Animal Care and Control Omnibus Amendment Act passed a first vote unanimously in a marathon legislative session…

Heading into the holiday and influenza seasons last month, only 31% of D.C.’s nursing home residents and 30% of staff were up to date with all their COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Vacant shops and rising crime are just a few reasons that an increasing number of Washingtonians steer clear of Union Station except to catch a train.

Months after the monkeypox – now called mpox – outbreak surged in the D.C. region, cases have continued to fall dramatically, which experts say underscores the efficacy of smart public health strategies, while also illuminating ongoing…

The D.C. Council is on track to pass a bill with some new protections for the city’s four-legged residents.

The DC government will deploy its Snow Team tonight in preparation for possible freezing rain on Thursday morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced.

The D.C. Board of Elections on Monday sided with council member Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) in her appeal of a decision from the campaign finance office, ruling that she did not misuse campaign funds while polling the Ward 3 Democratic…