The $17.5 billion budget funnels money to housing, homeless services, and schools, and trims police spending in favor of programs to stem gun violence.

That D.C.’s population was 23,000 people less than last year’s estimate could mean the city takes a hit on federal funding, but it’s still too early to say whether that will certainly happen.

“If we don’t do something, we know the slide we’re on,” Paul Wiedefeld said. “It will get steeper and deeper.”

New report from Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance compares nonprofits in 11 different communities.

In a letter, she urges President Obama to see the project through to completion.

A new report finds that the per-student funding disparity between D.C. public schools and charter schools stood at $13,000 in 2011.

D.C. elections officials are complaining that they’re not receiving the necessary funds to conduct the April 23 special election.

A Utah congressman wants to kill Frank Gehry’s proposed design for the Eisenhower Memorial.

Another year, another Republican-led measure that forbids D.C. from spending its own money on abortions for low-income women.

As part of his most recent budget, President Obama has cut federal funds for Metro by 10 percent—and local leaders are not happy.