2 days ago- D.C. Council members will consider setting a legal cap on the amount of bonds the District may issue for new projects, heeding warnings of debt-related financial peril if the city continues to borrow at an “unsustainable” rate.
8 days ago- The D.C. Council approved a land swap Thursday with a Christian ministry and shelter, which calls for the city to relinquish a high-valued property in return for the provision of homeless services for at least 150 men. The emergency resolution approved during a special legislative session enables the swap of the D.C.-owned Gales School at 65 Massachusetts Ave NW for four tracts in the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue owned by the Central Union Mission.
13 days ago- D.C. youth sounded off about what they assert is a lack of communication between students, teachers and administrators at a public oversight hearing held by D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray Saturday morning.
19 days ago- D.C. Councilman Jim Graham is putting the brakes on plans to install a streetcar system in Anacostia until transportation officials explain why it is worthy of District money.
44 days ago- D.C. Councilwoman Carol Schwartz’s lone challenger in the Republican primary raised a stunning $50,000 in two weeks from a slate of powerful GOP business and political leaders, a signal that Schwartz faces a nomination fight like never before.
82 days ago- The head of the District’s citywide emergency and public service call center is an inexperienced leader whose behavior toward staff and on-the-job performance have angered employees and failed to win the confidence of the D.C. Council, a legislative panel contends.
85 days ago- A D.C. Council committee on Thursday stripped Mayor Adrian Fenty’s 2009 budget of nearly $900,000 slated for the city’s new closed-circuit camera program, an initiative the panel said was started prematurely.
101 days ago- The D.C. Council is considering a tax on private employee parking spaces, a measure that could cost businesses tens of millions of dollars and lead to a fee for drivers who now park for free.