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D.C. Mayor Prepares City for Cuts After Congress Goes on Break
The House of Representatives went on recess without acting on a measure to avert a possible billion-dollar budget cut in ...
She’s been D.C.’s mayor for a decade. Here’s how her vision changed the city.
As Bowser marks her 10th anniversary as mayor, this annotation of portions of her first State of the District speech examines ...
DC announces ‘extraordinary measures’ after House fails to pass budget fix
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Tuesday that the District will begin to implement a list of “extraordinary measures” –  from ...
DC mayor works to reduce impact of $1.1 billion in spending cuts
While the D.C. government prepares to make hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts that likely mean layoffs and reductions in ...
City near Columbia has struggled with retail vacancies. Have things gotten better?
Officials for the Midlands city highlighted vacant, blighted buildings as an area to improve. Real estate agents say things ...
Washington, DC, faces budget crisis after House leaves $1.1 billion hole in city coffers
When the House of Representatives adjourned for a two-week recess, it left D.C. elected officials scrambling to fill a sudden ...
DC mayor orders government hiring, spending freezes
D.C.’s mayor signed an order imposing immediate freezes on spending and hiring and putting restrictions on overtime as the ...
Columbia places some restrictions on short-term rentals
Short-term rentals have been debated in communities across Middle Tennessee. Now, one Maury County community has passed legislation placing some restrictions on future short-term rentals.
San Francisco's new mayor is starting to unite the fractured city
Democrats nationally may be in turmoil, but liberals in San Francisco are hopeful over a new mayor's collaborative style in a ...