Dec 26, 2023
Here’s Why D.C. Residents Who Receive Food Assistance Might Not Get Their SNAP Boost Next Year
The Council and Bowser administration are at odds on how to fund critical safety net programs.
The orders would increase opioid overdose data-sharing, and create more placements for children in custody of the city’s juvenile justice agency.
Mar 22, 2023
A D.C. Task Force Meant To Reduce Murders Fell Apart. Some Say It’s A Part Of A Broader Pattern
Former members of the group, created by a 2016 D.C. law, say they struggled to be heard by city officials.
Karima Holmes, who led the Office of Unified Communications from 2015 to 2021 and returned earlier this year, was facing growing opposition from lawmakers concerned about mistakes made by call dispatchers.
The tech giant will invest nearly $150 million in D.C. housing development projects in an attempt to help preserve affordability as its HQ2 moves into the region.
Sep 08, 2022
Mayor Bowser Declares Emergency Over Migrant Busing, Creates New Office To Support New Arrivals
Nearly 11,000 migrants in search of asylum have been sent by bus from Arizona and Texas since April. A significant number of them have decided to stay local.
Aug 23, 2022
Migrant Families Are Sheltered At A D.C. Quarantine Hotel. Their Advocates Describe Inadequate Treatment
The hotel has effectively become a family shelter for asylum seekers bused from red states. But families allegedly are not provided the same essential services typical of traditional family shelters and live under strict rules.


