Link

National Park Service control of many neighborhood parks in DC has exacerbated inequities and hampered park activation across the city, according to a new report from researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School…

D.C. teachers will receive retroactive pay about a month later than expected. The money is due to teachers as part of a new Washington Teachers’ Union contract with the city, the union said Monday.

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Monday selected a new interim director to lead the Department of Buildings, a nascent agency created in 2022 as the city faced intense scrutiny over problems with building code enforcement and…

“No waaaaayyy!” Cynthia Wallace yelled, her voice echoing in the cavernous underground tunnel. “The Guardian Angels?!”

Mayor Muriel Bowser is turning to a DC government veteran to head the Department of Buildings, which launched in October as one of two replacement agencies for the often-criticized Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.

Lawmakers are considering cuts to several popular programs, at times pitting more urgent initiatives against projects with longer timelines

The District witnessed a more than 11% increase in the city’s homeless population in the past year, but officials noted some positives based on its most recent census.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has named another temporary director for the District’s troubled crime lab.

School leaders credit the surge to students’ economic struggles and an expansion of virtual learning options

Homelessness in the District has increased from last year, according to annual Point-in-Time Count results the D.C. Department of Human Services (DHS) announced Friday.

The average person arrested for homicide has been arrested 11 times previously, said D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III during a March news conference on D.C. crime with Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D). Contee’s widely publicized statement…

The number of people experiencing homelessness in D.C. has increased by 11.6 percent over the last year, including a significant uptick in individuals living on the streets for the first time.

The advisory neighborhood commission for Adams Morgan recommended easing the longtime cap on new liquor licenses for taverns this week, meaning 18th Street NW and surrounding areas could get more new bars.

House Republicans are demanding the U.S. Attorney for D.C., who prosecutes most violent crime in the city, testify at a congressional hearing later this month on rising crime and recent data showing the federal office has declined to…

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's board of directors has upended the DC Council's budget deliberations with a new letter calling for a one-year pause on fare-free buses in the District, reiterating support for the K…

The draft emerged out of a strategy session agency director Brenda Donald sought with landlords

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is threatening to subpoena the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia after the Justice Department declined to make him available to testify at a hearing scheduled this month on…

Several D.C. Council members raised questions about the plan this week, days after the mayor organized support for the competing K Street Transitway project

D.C. is home to more than a half-million people living above the poverty line who still struggle to afford basics, analysis finds

D.C. lawmakers are scrambling to find additional funding for emergency rental assistance and housing vouchers in the budget for the coming year, expressing concerns that cuts to both programs proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser could lead to a…