The Washington Inquisitor
D.C. Council
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Council committee to hear Poplar Point land swap and Therme spa lease Wednesday
The Human Services Committee takes testimony Oct. 28 on Mayor Bowser’s bills to acquire Poplar Point and lease 15 acres to Therme DC for $1 a year for 20 years, as several…
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D.C. Council committee to hear domestic violence bills from Bowser and Pinto on Tuesday
The Judiciary and Public Safety Committee takes up the mayor’s Protecting Victims Amendment Act and Pinto’s bill to create an MPD domestic violence unit, add an economic-abuse definition and shield some body-camera…
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D.C. man sentenced to 20 years for killing girlfriend while under stay-away order
Tyjuan Bazemore, 35, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in the February shooting death of Nyesha Tranae Walden-Hatcher, 27. Prosecutors say he had two open domestic violence cases involving her and…
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Records show D.C. 911 calls are answered faster, while dispatch handoff targets go unmet
OUC’s own performance reports show average answer time fell to 4 seconds in fiscal 2025, while queue-to-dispatch performance slipped to 58.5% against a 75% target, as director Heather McGaffin prepares to leave…
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Council members ask for more study of $300 million in city money for Audi Field roof
At Friday’s hearing on a $620 million plan to roof and expand Audi Field, D.C. United said winter soccer makes a roof essential; council members and the Bowser administration asked for more…