The District topped yet another ranking, this time for the percentage of low-income students enrolled in the school breakfast program. more ›

Amidst ongoing controversy over whether its high-end app-based livery service is legal or not, Uber has hired a well-connected D.C. lawyer to represent its interests and argue on its behalf. more ›

Despite a day of testimony from District officials and D.C. voting rights activists, a New Hampshire House of Representatives committee declined Friday to support a resolution endorsing D.C. statehood. The bill can still be heard in the full state legislature, however. more ›

Despite a survey in which District residents said they preferred yellow as a uniform paint job for the city's taxi fleet, Mayor Vince Gray and Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), who sponsored the query, want to go with red and white. more ›

We've long heard that the District's taxicab service leaves something to be desired. Now we've got the numbers to back that up. more ›

Outside the Wilson Building this afternoon, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) showed off one of the city's relatively new wheelchair accessible taxicabs ahead of a hearing next Monday at which the D.C. Council will consider a sweeping overhaul to the city's taxicab regulations. more ›

If the issue were left to public opinion alone, it looks like the District would have all-yellow cabs. more ›

Last week, D.C. and Virginia officials gathered to talk about a vital cross-border issue: rats. No, really. more ›

Virginia Attorney General Ken "The Cooch" Cuccinelli isn't one to back down, and his contention that a D.C. law regulating the capture and disposal of critters and vermin has led the city to dispose of its rats in the commonwealth has provoked a Maryland legislator into proposing a law that would forbid the practice. more ›

Thanks to Ken Cuccinelli and Rush Limbaugh, there are a lot of people out there who seem to be convinced that D.C. is smuggling its rats into Virginia. more ›

Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) jumped into the fray between the D.C. Taxicab Commission and Uber, defending the upscale livery service as a "convenient, dependable" transportation alternative. more ›

News flash: Rush Limbaugh is a sexist and an idiot. more ›

Plenty of people have opinions on proposed rate increases for D.C. taxicabs that would see per-mile charge rise from $1.50 to $2.16 while many surcharges are scrapped. Express yours tomorrow. more ›

Despite having failed to get the necessary votes last year, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) still hopes to pass a bill that would effectively dismantle a gas station monopoly operating in the District. more ›

Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) will hold a hearing January 30 on a bill that would overhaul the way the city's taxicabs operate. more ›

At the Wilson Building this morning Mayor Vince Gray and members of the D.C. Council were peppered with questions about reports that Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. is preparing to resign. more ›

Given how badly 2011 went, Mayor Vince Gray better believe in symbolic new beginnings. But no number of attempts to reset his administration can mollify his most fervent opponents, who will seek to recall him from office this year. more ›

If the District's taxicabs are to be all the same color, what color should they be? Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) wants to hear from you. more ›

The Czech firm that built the District's first batch of streetcars is mad that it lost out on the bid to build the latest pair, the Washington Business Journal reports. more ›

Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh gave her colleagues on the D.C. Council a gift of Capital Bikeshare memberships, bike helmets, custom license plates, and maps for getting around on two wheels. more ›

At the D.C. Council this morning, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) introduced legislation that would make bath salts illegal in the District. And as our friends at We Love D.C. note, these aren't the type of bath salts that you might find at a Bed Bath & Beyond that we're talking about. more ›

Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh introduced this morning a bill overhauling the city's taxicab regulations that has sparked outrage among the city's cab drivers. At a press conference yesterday, Mayor Vince Gray defended legislation that would significantly alter the way taxis in the District do business. more ›

It's a usual winter-time complaint in the District -- snow falls, residents and business-owners alike fail to properly shovel and pedestrians are left to navigate treacherous sidewalks. But a bill making its way through the D.C. Council would finally update a ninety-year-old law and more forcefully require residents and business to shovel their walks after any significant amount of snow. more ›

On the second anniversary of a cop bringing a gun to a snowball fight, Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh questioned the directors of DPW and DDOT today about the city's preparedness for winter storms. DPW chief William Howland recommended listening to weather reports. more ›

Would you want all of the District's taxicabs to be a single color, say white? That's amongst the ideas to be presented today by Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) as part of a broader bill to modernize the city's large fleet of taxicabs. more ›

After Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) angered the D.C. Council by proposing legislation in late October that would require background checks for senior government officials, councilmembers moved today on their own version of the legislation that would prevent many of the hiring scandals that have plagued Mayor Vince Gray this year. more ›

Can you legislate a culture shift, using the law to change the way drivers perceive cyclists? That was was one of the questions that a D.C. Council committee pondered yesterday. more ›

Responding to the threat of a proposal from Congress to dictate how the city should vet its hires, the D.C. Council is moving forward quickly on legislation related to D.C. government hiring practices. more ›

Today, members of the D.C. Council introduced two measures which would put additional emphasis on pedestrian safety, including a law which would reduce the speed limit in residential areas to 15 miles per hour. more ›

When it comes to talking about D.C. government ethics, it's easy to beat up on one group -- the councilmembers with second jobs. Yesterday, they rose to defend themselves. more ›