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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing a dramatic increase in tax breaks for owners of downtown office buildings who convert them to housing, arguing that the additional incentives will help revive what she calls the “economic engine of our…

In a unanimous decision, the D.C. Council passed a bill to decriminalize street vending. The bill would also create vending zones in places such as sidewalks, make it easier for vendors to secure a license and wave currently unpaid…

The mayor’s deputies are citing cost concerns to block a bill from Robert White aimed at slowing rent increases.

Four new vending machines installed around D.C. offer free Narcan, an overdose-reversing drug, and fentanyl testing strips.

The opioid antidote Narcan, fentanyl test strips, coronavirus test kits and male and female condoms are among the items that soon will be available at six free vending machines throughout the District, with the aim of reducing drug…

The DC Council's agenda yesterday included emergency legislation to limit this year's allowable increase for rent-controlled units, but a dispute with the executive branch over funding blocked a vote on the measure.

The D.C. government has announced the rollout of harm reduction vending machines that will allow residents access to lifesaving medicine and other wellness products.

The D.C. Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass a bill that will loosen restrictions around street vending.

Mary’s Center laid off 48 employees, 6% of total staff in recent weeks — an unprecedented move in the prominent D.C. community health center’s 33-year history.

Even after McDuffie fulfilled the mayor’s dreams of knocking Elissa Silverman off the Council, Bowser still raided one of his signature initiatives.

Now that Mayor Bowser has released her budget, the D.C. Council will spend the next several weeks tinkering with the plan before a final vote.

"The Pride of Capitol Hill” marked the occasion with a new exhibit and Hall of Fame induction ceremony

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve legislation to decriminalize street vending and streamline the licensing regime, a response to a prolonged campaign by a coalition of vendors who objected to past police…

The nation’s capital is nearing its goal of eliminating all poor quality roads across the city, according to D.C. leaders who provided an update Monday.

D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen of Ward 6 introduced emergency legislation that further regulates delivery companies like DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats, after multiple local restaurant owners expressed outrage over increased commission…

It’s the first Housing Production Trust Fund annual report filed by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s administration in seven years

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation say the city is on track to meet a goal set five years ago to eliminate all roads in poor condition by 2024.

A middle school teacher says Alabama lawmaker Gary Palmer owes her students an apology. She is right.

The legal purgatory that many D.C.-based marijuana “gifting” dispensaries live in will likely end thanks to a new law that took effect last week.

As a national state of emergency is set to end, experts warn a scaled back public health response signals covid is no longer a threat