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Washington Post: Bowser lobbies Senate amid worries about losing Democrats on D.C. home rule votes
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has petitioned Senate leaders to oppose a congressional effort to overturn a pair of D.C. bills as the city braces for Congress to potentially vote to undo local legislation for the first time in a generation.
WTOP: DC mayor urges US Senate not to block new criminal penalties
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is calling on the U.S. Senate not to vote for a resolution — already approved by the House — that would prevent the District from implementing a new criminal code that includes lighter mandatory penalties for some…
Washington Post: Metro to reduce late-night service for three weeks for maintenance work
The transit agency said four lines will be affected for the three-week project, which will start Monday
Washington Post Editorial Board: A last, best chance to fix the D.C. criminal code
A controversial overhaul of Washington’s criminal code needs to be fixed.
Washington Post Editorial Board: For D.C. housing voucher tenants, the rent is too damn high
There is nothing new about reports of waste, inefficiency and poor living conditions in public housing and related federal low-income housing assistance programs. Hardly any housing authority in the country has been free of such issues.…
Colbert I. King in The Post: Is D.C. juvenile justice a revolving door? We need to know.
Presidents’ Day weekend was no holiday for D.C. crime — and certainly no timeout for juvenile offenders. A fuller accounting of how both are handled by the city’s juvenile justice system is overdue.
Washington Post: D.C.’s Department of Buildings: New name, similar complaints
It’s been just under five months since the District’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs broke up into two smaller agencies — and reviews of the change, at least so far, are mixed.
City Paper: D.C. Tenants in Rent-Controlled Units Could See as Much as 8.9 Percent Increases
The rent is already too damn high, and the Rental Housing Commission just OK’d a historic rent increase.
WTOP: Metro considers design that would allow passengers to move between rail cars
Metro riders might be able to move freely between rail cars when the new 8000 series trains are introduced into Metro’s fleet.
District Links: DC leaders renew calls for Senate not to block two new local laws; tenants could see…
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Attorney General Brian Schwalb and all 13 members of the DC Council sent letters yesterday to Senate leaders opposing the pending resolutions of disapproval that would derail two recently enacted laws.
DCist: New Bill Would Increase Number Of D.C. Police Officers While Repealing Disciplinary Measures
A new bill introduced by D.C. Councilmember Vincent Gray (D-Ward 7) seeks to beef up the ranks of the Metropolitan Police Department by offering retiring officers a bonus equal to a year’s pay to stay on the force for five more years. The…
DCist: Metro Exploring “Open Gangway” For Its 8000-Series Trains
Metro is exploring a drastic change to its upcoming new 8000-series trains: an open gangway. Open gangway trains have no doors between cars, allowing riders to freely move through parts of or the entire length of the train. It can improve…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: The ice is melting for the skating kids of D.C.
Melani Bey went back on the ice to skate one last loop. Then one more.
DCist: Despite Falling Violent Crime, Some Adams Morgan Residents Say They Feel Less Safe
The burglary at D Light Café & Bakery in late January was yet another incident that made Vira Derun feel less safe at her business. She runs the café in D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood with her sister, Anastasiia, and can recount…
City Paper: Vince Gray Bill Aimed at Increasing D.C. Police Force Would Roll Back Accountability…
“It’s a bad bill,” Chairman Phil Mendelson says.
Axios: Gun violence is on the rise in D.C.
Gun violence has increased significantly in the District over the last five years.
DCist: D.C. Fails To Provide Special Education To Students In Federal Prison, Lawsuits Allege
Two new lawsuits allege that D.C. fails to provide special education services to students incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, violating federal law and denying students their right to education.
District Links: Lawsuits allege lack of special education for eligible DC residents in federal…
With Black History Month in its final week, Mayor Muriel Bowser today attended the official unveiling and launch of the Anacostia Arts and Culture District in Ward 8.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: The Washington region doesn’t just seem more segregated. It is.
A regional fair-housing plan contains that finding, and offers ways D.C. and its suburbs can work together toward changing the situation