5 hrs ago- Following in the ill-advised footprints of his predecessor Mark Warner, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine wants state legislators to join him in making residents pay higher taxes. If Kaine succeeds, he and the legislators once again will be enabled to avoid making the tough choices required by responsible budgeting.
5 hrs ago- No one at the Washington Freedom is quite ready to believe the Women’s Pro Soccer league will actually exist until the players are lined up in uniform on the field hearing the national anthem before next April’s first match.
5 hrs ago- D.C. officials on Wednesday started the redevelopment of 50 acres along the Anacostia waterfront, a massive project that promises to transform the western banks of the long-suffering river immediately south of RFK Stadium.
5 hrs ago- The District has agreed to pay the federal government $600,000 after the U.S. Justice Department threatened to sue the city for failing to pay for the cleanup of mercury at two D.C. high schools.
5 hrs ago- The National Park Service was fending off uncomfortable questions Wednesday after it waited 14 hours to tell the public that one of Northwest’s most popular parks was potentially tainted with poison.
5 hrs ago- In a move that could have implications for D.C.’s troubled special education system, a panel of lawmakers Wednesday passed sweeping legislation that gives federal authorities the right to inspect private children’s clinics and schools.
9 days ago- The city will move toward universal health care without the aid of insurer CareFirst, whose apparent withdrawal from the evolving Healthy D.C. initiative has angered city leaders and could spur legislation targeting its revenues.
13 days ago- As Americans pay their income taxes this week, we often take time to think about what the government does with our money and how our leaders determine which expenses are worthwhile.
15 days ago- Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash., has announced $3.6 million in federal Department of Transportation funding for runway repairs at the Olympia Airport.
33 days ago- Congressional crooks received a gift recently when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case involving an FBI search of Louisiana Democratic Rep. William "Dollar Bill" Jefferson's congressional office.
33 days ago- One of D.C.'s largest child-centered nonprofits is hosting a citywide forum today geared specifically toward teen girls - a group that is increasingly struggling with violence, poverty and pregnancy.