The Washington Inquisitor
D.C. Council
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Auditor says Events DC owes D.C. $45 million more in excess cash; the authority disputes the math
The D.C. Auditor calculated $50.2 million in fiscal 2025 excess cash that Events DC should have sent the District; the authority paid $5.1 million and says its long-standing method is lawful. A…
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D.C. Council hears $620 million Audi Field roof plan today
Chairman Phil Mendelson’s bill would commit $300 million in city money to a roof and about 8,000 more seats at Audi Field. The mayor opposes it, and Ward 6’s Charles Allen wants…
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D.C. Council advances a rat-control bill and two school names, and puts off a cut to ticket fines
The council gave first-round approval to the REMY rodent bill and to naming schools for Malcolm X and Alma W. Thomas. Mendelson ruled Trayon White’s emergency ticket-fine bill out of order but…
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D.C. rules out a gas power plant at RFK but says the Commanders’ stadium will need gas for a time
Pepco can’t promise enough electric capacity by April 2028, so the stadium will likely burn gas for heat and kitchens at first. The team is expected to seek an exemption from the…
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D.C. traffic deaths have already passed last year’s total, and drivers account for most of the increase
An Inquisitor analysis of the city’s open crash data finds pedestrian deaths roughly flat, driver deaths up from three to 12 and Ward 8 with the most deaths, as the council debates…