Zachary Parker is the second candidate running for the Ward 5 seat currently held by Kenyan McDuffie.
D.C. Politics
First-time D.C. home buyers in Southeast Washington must abandon their homes amid unsafe conditions as D.C. officials scramble to provide aid.
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has long resisted a judge’s order that the city reassess the contracts it awarded last year. Now her administration says they’ll start all over with a new procurement.
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s 2016 nominee leaves the position vacant ahead of 2022 primaries.
The work search requirement will also return for unemployment recipients Aug. 30, according to the D.C. employment agency.
The attack occurred near Washington National Cathedral on Saturday.
Lawmakers rejected a last-minute pitch for a tax abatement to help developers convert vacant office buildings into housing.
People in Northeast Washington can resume using tap water, D.C. Water said.
Warner says a more targeted covid-19 package may be necessary.
The council voted unanimously on a budget that boosts social programs, thanks in part to billions of dollars from the federal government.
The council is set to take its first of two final votes on the fiscal 2022 budget Tuesday. A pitch to pay for a full-time librarian at all public school campuses was also among the 11th-hour suggestions.
The D.C. mayor is accused of going maskless at an indoor wedding on the same day the reimposed mandate took effect.
Advocates say D.C. hasn’t put its money where its mouth is when it comes to taking control of parole.
They chanted “No me excluyas” — translating to “Don’t exclude me” — and “El pueblo unido jamás será vencido” — translating to “The people united, will never be defeated.”
Authorities accused them of trespassing.
D.C. mayor's office said the council should not burden residents with additional taxes when the city is flush with federal funds.
Joel Castón is a newly elected city official with a few months left behind bars — the city’s first incarcerated person to win an election.
The mayor separately ended a public health emergency that had been in effect since March 2020.
A day after gunfire erupted outside a 14th Street restaurant, residents press the Bowser administration for answers.
