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Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed 2024 budget, unveiled before the D.C. Council last week, contains broad proposed cuts to city services prompted by an uncertain financial outlook. But one change, some officials say, would also undermine the…

An early college program at Coolidge High School could be a model for the rest of the city, leaders said

As she celebrated her third inauguration in early January, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser posed for a photograph with dozens of city hall staffers, a crowd that included a close adviser who stood next to her, as he has since she took office,…

Republicans in charge of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are gearing up for Wednesday's hearing on crime, public safety and the DC government's operations, but they're already hinting at a sequel.

By December 2023, all preschool teachers and many at-home day care providers in the District must have at least an associate’s degree

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Democrats offer two different views of jail conditions

The Metropolitan Police Department has 411 fewer officers than three years ago because of attrition and struggles in attracting recruits. The force is the smallest it has been in decades, with fewer than 3,400 sworn officers, and D.C. is…

The proposed reductions in spending include some programs that received an infusion of federal dollars during the pandemic.

Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled her proposed fiscal year 2024 budget with a grim speech on Wednesday, declaring that amid a tough economic forecast, the city must go back to “the basics.” D.C.’s days flush with federal cash, she said, have…

The DC Council's budget oversight season is now underway, with the mayor formally presenting her budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 at this afternoon's public briefing after legislators made opening statements.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s vision for the city includes police officers back in schools, a new jail and a school for paramedics. It’s all part of a massive, $19.7 billion proposed budget Bowser presented to the D.C. Council on Wednesday.

D.C.’s embattled 911 call center needs to be more transparent with the public, particularly in incidents during which mistakes were made, to help regain public trust, auditor Kathy Patterson said Thursday.

The federal government "would be delighted" to consider ways to downsize its downtown D.C. footprint and give up prominent sites like the J. Edgar Hoover Building for potential redevelopment — but not without a thorough review, and not if…

Advocates and lawmakers are alarmed by Bowser’s proposals to walk back spending on development and rental assistance.

The D.C. Office of Unified Communications reported a problem with 911 calls on Wednesday evening. The issue affected the agency’s ability to accurately pinpoint the quadrant of emergency calls from landline phones.

Qualifying District residents will be notified by mail when their burden has been eliminated

Mayor Bowser wants to cut DC Circulator service in half to save money.

With the DC Council's 70-day budget review having kicked off yesterday, signs point to a particularly contentious spring in the Wilson Building.

Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed fiscal year 2024 spending plan includes a big expansion of the District's tax abatement meant to spur new housing downtown, in addition to millions in capital investment designed to bring major new…

City council chairman and director of the commission say they disagree with the mayor’s proposal, arguing that the panel’s expertise remains important