D.C.’s new rules are pushing streateries off the street
The District made streateries permanent. But restaurant owners say the rules are too costly and complicated to keep them up.
This could be the first of many lawsuits over D.C.’s ability to govern itself.
How long will this last? Is it legal? And what are our leaders doing?
City leaders have called the move a "manufactured intrusion on local authority."
Republicans paint D.C. as a lawless war zone that only they can fix.
A deceased deer, a run-over rat, a headless goat: someone has to get rid of them.
But ranked-choice voting will move forward.
A vote on an amended deal is planned for Aug. 1.
Even some advocates for D.C. autonomy were surprised by how targeted and specific the new policy rider is.
And ending Daylight Saving Time in D.C. could be more costly than expected.
Everything to know about the city's new summer curfew rules.
Plus, the police union vs. Phil Mendelson and Trayon White’s AI supporter
Lawmakers advanced a budget that managed to salvage some funding for social programs. Changes could still come at a second vote later this month.
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