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D.C. auditor finds few concerns in review of extremism in police ranks

The Washington Post 18 Mar 2025
The review did find about two-dozen examples of officers making derogatory, biased or racially-charged remarks to colleagues, to the public, or on social media ... .
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D.C. officials redouble lobbying efforts as $1B budget fix moves to House

The Washington Post 17 Mar 2025
D.C. residents, businesses and even the Washington Commanders are firing up lobbying efforts to pass a bill allowing the city to keep spending its 2025 budget ... .
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Senate passes bill to avert $1B hit to D.C. budget in spending plan

The Washington Post 14 Mar 2025
The bill, which would allow the city to continue operating under its 2025 budget, still needs to be approved by the House to go into effect ... .
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They’re ‘hogging our money’: D.C. kids tell Senate not to gut city’s funding

The Washington Post 13 Mar 2025
The window narrowed to reverse the $1 billion in cuts to D.C.’s budget as senators prepared to vote on the continuing resolution Friday ... .
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House spending bill would lead to $1B in D.C. cuts. Here’s what that means.

The Washington Post 12 Mar 2025
The bill, also known as a continuing resolution, now moves to the Senate, where D.C. officials hope Democrats will help them defeat the measure ... .
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D.C.’s hopes lie in Senate as residents, officials push to avert $1B hit

The Washington Post 12 Mar 2025
A possible Democratic proposal boosted D.C.’s hopes of avoiding potential layoffs but also inched the nation closer to a potential government shutdown ... .
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Entire D.C. government urges GOP to reverse course on ‘devastating’ $1B cuts

The Washington Post 11 Mar 2025
The mayor and D.C. Council warned that the city would have to find over $1 billion in immediate, across-the-board cuts impacting every area of D.C. government if the bill passes ... .
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Once a face of resistance, Bowser faces dilemma: Toe or draw the line

The Washington Post 09 Mar 2025
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has taken an often-measured, muted approach to Trump since the president returned to power and escalated threats to take over the city ... .
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Trump’s transportation chief tells Bowser D.C. street murals are unsafe

The Washington Post 08 Mar 2025
Street murals in D.C. are under fire from Trump’s transportation chief, who claims they create unsafe conditions ... .
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Why some D.C. residents aren’t sad to see the end of BLM Plaza

The Washington Post 08 Mar 2025
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser signaled that the “Black Lives Matter” mural will be painted over. Those who helped create and protect that space aren’t surprised ... .
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D.C.’s revenue forecast takes $1 billion turn after Trump’s federal job cuts

The Washington Post 04 Mar 2025
Trump’s shake-up of the federal bureaucracy — executed by the U.S. DOGE Service and overseen by Elon Musk — is likely to have a disproportionate impact on D.C ... .
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U.S. attorney vows gun crime crackdown in bid to ‘Make D.C. Safe Again’

The Washington Post 04 Mar 2025
Ed Martin revives federal charging strategy to “Make D.C. Safe Again,” as violent crime falls, homicides tick up and Trump threatens to “take over” capital ... .
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