Meet D.C.'s most dedicated chess teacher
Vaughn Bennett is fighting to give young Black students an equal shot at competitive chess.
The mayor says the council should move quickly to approve the stadium deal. But they're following in her footsteps and taking their time.
The devil is in the details, and lawmakers are waiting on the details.
Plus: More debate on D.C. Council secrecy, and a kid who just really wanted to vote.
Also: A single-minded focus on staircases, tax deals for transit development, and a hearing on making the D.C. Council more or less transparent.
The fight over the fate of a new football stadium at the old RFK site may soon be heating up.
Democracy dies in darkness, or something like that.
Plus, local rideshare business tries to recall D.C.'s attorney general and a date is set for the Ward 8 special election.
Plus an extension of pre-trial detention provisions, and more.
The council is poised to boot embattled councilmember Trayon White, but his lawyer argues the legislative body isn't following its own rules.
For the most part, the CMs eased into the new legislative session...aside from a dispute with the mayor.
And more news from the lawmakers' final legislative meeting of the session.
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