The Washington Inquisitor
Housing
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Alsobrooks and Tillis propose free VA guidance for veterans buying homes or facing foreclosure
Sens. Angela Alsobrooks and Thom Tillis introduced the bipartisan VA Home Loan Navigator Act, which would offer veterans free counseling on VA-backed mortgages and foreclosure prevention. Rep. Eugene Vindman introduced a heart-screening…
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Montgomery County Council votes on barring recent ICE and CBP workers from many county jobs, along with incinerator decision
Expedited Bill 29-26 would keep county agencies from hiring people who worked for ICE or CBP on or after Oct. 1, 2025, into public-facing jobs. The council also decides the Dickerson incinerator’s…
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The 25 biggest in-house lobbying spenders of 2026, ranked
137 organizations each reported at least $1 million a quarter in their own federal lobbying expenses in 2026, $1.02 billion through September. The Realtors and the Chamber lead; Anthropic’s spending more than…
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D.C. attorney general backs eviction mediation pilot, asks Council for four changes
The SHARE Act would require mediation in some nonpayment eviction cases. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s office says initial hearings now take up to 90 days and wants mediation to start at filing,…
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Fairfax to consider up to $34 million tax break for Bailey’s Crossroads office-to-apartment conversion
Supervisors are scheduled Tuesday to set a Dec. 8 hearing on a revitalization zone for Skyline Buildings 4, 5 and 6. Two vacant office towers would become up to 510 homes, and…