Opinion: D.C.’s public financing program is broken. Democracy vouchers can help.
The program is subsidizing D.C.’s richest and failing to diversify candidate pools. Our city can take inspiration from Seattle's democracy vouchers.
Chocolate City Experience: Your weekly Civics Roundup
Plus, a transportation forum with the candidates and more.
Congress didn’t actually repeal D.C. tax bill, says attorney general
A legal opinion has pushed D.C. into an unprecedented standoff with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Two years since DCist was shut down
Plus, a chance to double your support to The 51st (more on that below)
Wilson Building Bulletin: To fight (Congress) or not to fight, that is the question
D.C.'s elected officials need to decide whether to defy Congress – or defer to it – over a tax bill.
After the massive sewage spill into the Potomac, a shitload of questions remain
Meanwhile, Trump has waded into the debate, and Bowser asked to declare it a presidential emergency disaster.
Q&A: Richard A. Freeman Jr. on building a national dance career and his D.C. roots
The Duke Ellington School of the Arts graduate was recently named artistic director of the country's fourth-largest Black dance company.
13 things to do around D.C. this weekend
A free film festival, an underground garage racing tournament, and a Mardi Gras Shabbat await.
Love is trash: Your weekly Civics Roundup
A trash pick-up event, radical org fair, and more ways to plug into D.C.
Wilson Building Bulletin: A cold dose of reality on D.C.’s budget
And Trayon White gets a new trial date.
Republicans just f*cked D.C.’s tax-filing season. City leaders could fight back.
Congress' repeal of a D.C tax bill could cost the city more than $600 million in revenue.
After 75 years, hand dance is still bringing Washingtonians together
The history of D.C.'s official dance.