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‘It’s terrifying’: ICE threats spark week of anxiety in D.C.
Federal agents visited restaurants, while feared raids of schools never came to pass.
D.C. Council has little appetite for reviving the tipped wage fight
Bowser wants to repeal Initiative 82, but at least half of lawmakers say they’re opposed.
Why this Columbia Heights elementary school is facing massive budget cuts
Harriet Tubman Elementary is facing almost a million dollar slash that teachers say could have a profound impact on the school's at-risk students. DCPS says the school will remain appropriately staffed.
D.C. strikes $3.7 billion deal to bring Commanders back to RFK Stadium
The city will kick in more than $1 billion over a decade, sparking concerns from critics.
Metro offers reduced fares for low-income riders, but there's not many takers
The program isn't widely known, and applying for it is an additional barrier.
Metro faces uncertainty as D.C. budget showdown drags on
Metro's shaky financing model means this funding scare isn't the first, and experts warn it's unlikely to be the last.
Bowser freezes spending, threatens furloughs thanks to Congress's budget interference
Libraries and recreation centers could be shuttered temporarily if things get bad enough.
House takes spring break with budget bill in limbo, jeopardizing D.C. services
At stake is $1.1 billion in D.C. taxpayer money.
Federal Medicaid cuts threaten health care for thousands in D.C.
The proposed cuts could present an existential threat to community health centers that serve the city’s low-income residents. Black residents, who make up the vast majority of D.C.’s Medicaid enrollees, are likely to be hit the hardest.
Trump targets D.C. migrants, homeless encampments in latest executive order
His new "D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force" aims to do stuff the city has mostly been doing already.
Residents grill D.C.'s new MAGA prosecutor in first public meeting
They seemed open to Ed Martin's pledge to tamp down on gun crime, but less enthused by his takes on USAID.
House in no apparent rush to close $1.1 billion hole it blew in D.C.’s budget
Even if D.C. gets its own money back, Republicans could make it painful for the city.