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DC officials today reported an overall 9% reduction in homelessness over the past year, with an 18.1% decrease among families and a 4.5% decrease among unaccompanied individuals.

Within hours of announcing that he was pulling the embattled nomination of Ed Martin as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, President Donald Trump announced a high-profile pick to fill the post on an interim basis: Fox News host…

President Donald Trump is pulling the controversial nomination of Ed Martin as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia ahead of a key deadline and amid increasingly dim prospects of his Senate confirmation.

A large sewer line next to Rock Creek will undergo emergency repairs after a routine video inspection revealed a 200-foot-long fracture in the brick-lined tunnel ceiling, DC Water announced last week.

Prospects of House action on the DC spending fix had seemingly dimmed in recent weeks amid reports of dissension among some conservative lawmakers, but the GOP speaker offered assurances last night that a vote will occur "as quickly as…

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that her budget proposal will incorporate an economic growth agenda to include the repeal of the ballot measure that is phasing out the District's tipped minimum wage.

At a morning press conference on the grounds of Children's National Hospital, Mayor Muriel Bowser and local health care leaders warned of dire impacts on the city's entire health care system — including service cutbacks and longer waits at…

A new analysis proposes the conversion of vacant office space into "tiny apartments" as a way to add low-cost housing and spur growth in DC's downtown area.

Mayor Muriel Bowser continues to tease out aspects of her forthcoming fiscal year 2026 budget, with an announcement today that she'll include a $100 million investment in the Housing Production Trust Fund.

With legislators frustrated over a monthlong delay in receiving Mayor Muriel Bowser's budget proposals and continued uncertainty about the timing of their eventual submission, the DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to set May 15…

Mayor Muriel Bowser and Washington Commanders ownership this morning announced a $3.7 billion deal to build a roofed, 65,000-seat stadium as part of mixed-use redevelopment of the RFK campus — setting the stage for months of debate ahead…

In a preview of her forthcoming budget proposal, Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday assured worried parents and early childhood educators of full funding for three programs she described as "critical investments" in high-quality early learning…

Moody's yesterday downgraded the District's credit rating, citing the dire effects that cuts to the federal government's spending, workforce and real estate are having on the local economy and the DC government's finances.

New legislation in the DC Council would simplify the District's personal property tax for businesses by raising the exemption from $225,000 to $325,000 and removing the annual filing requirement for firms beneath the threshold.

Mayor Muriel Bowser told business leaders this morning in remarks at the DowntownDC Business Improvement District's annual State of Downtown Forum that she's bullish on the future of DC despite current challenges.

Plans to build long-envisioned housing and retail across from the entrance to the Deanwood Metro station are inching forward with the selection of Northern Real Estate Urban Ventures and Nix Development Co. to lead the project.

Amid looming concerns about the fiscal and economic fallout from federal job reductions and a reduced government footprint in DC, the Trump administration yesterday announced plans to relocate the U.S. Department Housing and Urban…

The mayor's office is close to reaching an agreement with the Washington Commanders for a new stadium on the RFK campus, with $500 million expected to come from the District's capital budget over the next five years, according to media…

Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday ordered a hiring freeze, termination of contracts and grants, closures of certain government facilities and further measures in order to comply with a congressional mandate to cut spending by hundreds of…

The number of DC Public Schools staff positions has grown over the past five years at a much faster pace than student enrollment has, according to a report issued today by the Office of the DC Auditor.