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Wilson Building Bulletin
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Wilson Building Bulletin: Curfews and closed doors
The D.C. Council rejected a bill extending the youth curfew. Until it didn't.
Wilson Building Bulletin: Over overspending
The end of D.C.’s growing budgets is ushering in new talks of fiscal discipline.
Wilson Building Bulletin: The Commanders get their stadium
And we’ve got some takeaways from our five months of watching the debates and discussions.
Wilson Building Bulletin: The fight over a British monarch’s gambling law continues
And ending Daylight Saving Time in D.C. could be more costly than expected.
Wilson Building Bulletin: Ward 8 and the case for ranked-choice voting
Plus, the police union vs. Phil Mendelson and Trayon White’s AI supporter
Wilson Building Bulletin: Housing laws move forward, while Commanders deal stalls
At-Large Councilmember Robert White and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson got earfuls of criticism this week.
Wilson Building Bulletin: Tightening curfews and banning cell phones for D.C. kids
Plus, pretrial detention expansion continues, but not permanently.
Wilson Building Bulletin: All the D.C. budget changes you need to know
Where things stand on the Commanders deal, Initiative 82, ranked choice voting, library hours, and more.
Wilson Building Bulletin: As summer sets in, the D.C. Council moves to permanently expand pretrial detention
And Mayor Muriel Bowser wants more kids to be off the streets at night.
Wilson Building Bulletin: Could there be a timeout for the RFK stadium deal?
Also: A local warrior ponders when it’s time to call it quits, and D.C. might get to vote on what time it should be.
Wilson Building Bulletin: Sports betting collides with an 18th-century British monarch
The D.C. Council is also delaying an increase in the tipped minimum wage as they consider a full repeal of Initiative 82 and pushing back on Bowser's proposal to revoke D.C.'s sanctuary city status.
Wilson Building Bulletin: Jeanine Pirro brings her brand of justice to D.C.
All hail the new U.S. Attorney for D.C.