Is D.C. ready for ranked-choice voting?
Educating voters will be a big task ahead of the 2026 local elections.
Plus, what it means that Trump reinstated capital punishment and fighting displacement east of the river.
Plus, saving trees from invasive vines, the city’s $$$ problems, and more.
Plus, a beloved D.C. ice rink faces an uncertain future, the Commanders get their stadium, and more news.
Trayon White, the RENTAL Act, and more congressional meddling
Plus, a spotlight on local winemakers, a new book on D.C.'s best walks, and attacks on tenants’ rights.
Tenant rights are not expendable. The D.C. Council should protect TOPA and reject the RENTAL Act.
Plus, how DCPS's cell phone ban is going, mapping the city's hottest spots, and more.
President Trump claims he is working to improve public safety. In reality, it’s nothing more than a power grab.
The need for a new, humane facility has been clear for at least fifteen years. And yet D.C. now has no solid plans to replace the D.C. Jail.
Plus, how to document D.C. right now, Metro backtracks, and more.
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