Buried deep in the White House’s proposed fiscal 2014 budget is a repeat of language that puts the Obama administration—at least on paper—on the side of allowing D.C. to do what it will with its own money.

College students from D.C. lost their tuition assistance grants last month because of federal budget nonsense.

Lots of kids (and web producers) are excited for the White House Easter Egg roll. But it might not happen if the government shuts down.

WUSA9 is pushing a petition asking for members of Congress to share the pain that federal workers would endure if budget sequestration goes into effect. Unfortunately, the petition is full of holes.

The House Appropriations Committee approved today a spending bill covering federal funding for the District of Columbia for the next fiscal year. But it includes the rider prohibiting the District from using its own funds to pay for abortion services.

The longterm redevelopment of St. Elizabeths Hospital into a sprawling complex for the Department of Homeland Security “has its mojo back,” Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said in a press release today after panels in both the House and Senate approved funding for the project yesterday.

Looking at President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2013, it appears the White House is still trying to turn a small, but vital arts grant program over to District control, but the lack of specifics isn’t promising.