Elissa Silverman makes a comeback in the At-Large special election
The former councilmember looks set to serve out the remainder of Kenyan McDuffie’s term, which ends in January.
Accountability
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The 311 app has been broken for ages. What gives?
It’s been more difficult than usual for many users to request and receive city services.
D.C. has a food access problem. Advocates say Bowser’s budget would make it worse.
The mayor proposed eliminating an office that has helped low-income students access food over the summer and made it easier to start farmers markets.
D.C. has a mounting backlog of felony court cases
With more than a quarter of judicial seats open, the court system is being stretched to its limits.
D.C. healthcare cuts leave low-income residents with fewer options and worse care
Steep city budget reductions mean patients are going without medicine, losing teeth, and living with pain.
Goodbye Gas? Inside the battle over your home heat
D.C. and Washington Gas are at odds over the future of the city's pipeline network.
Healthcare cuts hit over 20,000 D.C. residents
New Medicaid ceilings paired with soaring premiums risk punishing bills and loss of coverage for thousands.
When federal agents shoot people in D.C., there are few details — and little accountability
D.C. police officers are held to one standard, federal agents another.
D.C. renters face record eviction levels amid dwindling aid and rising housing costs
New data shows evictions have surged past pre-pandemic levels, fueled by shrinking aid, high rents, and weakened tenant protections.
D.C. building tenants now face water shut-offs when their landlords don’t pay bills
A change in policy has left renters stuck between property owners and DC Water.
Opioids are killing older Black men in D.C. at some of the highest rates in the country
Black men in their mid-fifties to mid-seventies accounted for nearly 38% of the city’s opioid fatalities in 2022, while only making up about 4% of D.C.’s total population.
A gas explosion put 38 families out of a home. Where do they go?
Many of these residents have lived in Columbia Heights for decades. Their precarious situation shows just how hard it can be for longtime residents of D.C. to stay here.
