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In 1951, we students at Stevens Elementary School in Northwest D.C. were taught a tune that city commissioners declared the “Official Song of Washington.” The lyrics were drilled into our heads:

The District owns some 500 acres of wooded natural areas, but some have become overrun with invasive species or dumping grounds for trash

It’s the latest bit of turmoil for the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, following employee complaints about its former director.

In the wake of a Board of Elections decision this summer to give an initial OK for a potential ballot initiative to bring ranked choice voting and open primaries to the District, a new DC Council bill aims to prevent future initiatives…

The D.C. Council approved an incentives program to cut the cost of e-bikes for city residents, primarily those with lower incomes

On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee passed legislation that would extend the city’s lease long-term and allow the District to redevelop the RFK Stadium site–and potentially lure the Commanders back to the District. The next step is…

A House committee advanced a bill on Wednesday that could one day make possible a football stadium on the RFK site.

Students at the University of the District of Columbia say they’ve only recently learned about a plan that, if approved, will destroy more than a building

A bill that would allow D.C. to redevelop the RFK Stadium site advanced from a key House committee Wednesday — but not without significant debate over whether the District should be allowed to use public funds for a potential new stadium…

A key House committee voted yesterday to advance bipartisan legislation that would extend the District's lease on the 174-acre RFK Stadium campus and add new flexibility on development there — without an amendment prohibiting public…

A debate over whether to ban use of government funds to help build any new Washington Commanders stadium on the RFK campus is at least briefly holding up a committee vote on bipartisan legislation to extend DC's lease on the sprawling…

The D.C. Council unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that aims to get fewer cars and more e-bikes on D.C. streets.

As the opioid crisis worsens, the community must find ways to help

Ward 2 D.C. councilmember Brooke Pinto unveiled a comprehensive and controversial public safety legislative plan on Monday to increase carceral penalties for violent crimes and heighten law enforcement surveillance. Pinto says it is a…

A growing share of renter households in D.C. are spending more than half of their income on housing costs, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

Well after closing time, the staff at Abunai, a poke restaurant in Northwest D.C., grew accustomed to leaving on the lights for a single customer. They had good reason to treat this 27-year-old former data scientist so well. His patronage…

D.C. just took a big step toward providing relief in a part of Northeast prone to chronic flooding.

The Ward 2 councilmember’s crime legislation drew rebuke from judicial leaders who say warrantless searches might violate the Fourth Amendment.

Package of plans released Monday drew criticism from D.C. judges concerned about the legality of proposed searches

Bipartisan efforts in Congress to extend the District's lease on the RFK Stadium campus and allow mixed-use development there — potentially including a new Washington Commanders stadium — are moving ahead.