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.
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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.
Senate votes to spare D.C. from dramatic budget cuts
You can't spell funding without "fun," but this week wasn't that.
In Congressional lobbying blitz, some D.C. residents were told to contact representatives they don’t have
With no voting representation, residents struggle to be heard as the city faces the potential for devastating budget cuts
Photos: Crews begin demolition of Black Lives Matter Plaza
Mayor Bowser ordered the removal of the installation she commissioned in 2020.
Dollars and nonsense: House Republicans vote to defund D.C. police and school
Congress could force D.C. to cut $1.1 billion out of its local budget, which could lead to cuts in services and layoffs.
Bowser relents on BLM Plaza, continues cautious approach to Trump
Once a symbol of defiance, the mural now exemplifies the mayor’s shift in approach to an aggressive GOP.