Initiative 83 Looks Close to Making the November Ballot. Can Opponents Still Derail It?
DC Abortion Fund Forced to Reduce Services As Funding from National Orgs Decreases
Inside Voices: Two Years After My Release, I Returned to the DC Jail to Share My Story
Investors of Shuttered Union Market Eateries Left with Losses and Unanswered Questions
The Push for a D.C. Council Resolution Demanding a Ceasefire in Gaza Is Roiling the Wilson Building
A D.C. Employee Got Caught Having Sex on the Job and Filming It On His Work Phone
The Public Service Commission, an otherwise sleepy agency charged with regulating D.C.’s gas and electric utilities, seldom makes the news. But for the past few months, the PSC has been hiding a sexy secret. A now-former chief at PSC was caught having sex with a co-worker while on the clock and filming it with his…
Who Should Be the Post’s New Executive Editor?
It’s hard to think of anything that has gone right for Will Lewis as he hit his six-month anniversary atop the Washington Post this week. His top editor (Sally Buzbee) left soon after his arrival, and his pick to replace her (Robert Winnett) backed out of the job before he even started amid reporting on…
D.C. Landlord Agrees Not to Break Fair Housing Laws and Will Pay $235K in Legal Fees in Settlement
Real estate group AIR Communities agreed not to unlawfully discriminate against housing voucher recipients and will pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees as part of a settlement agreement announced this week. The real estate group settled a lawsuit sparked by an investigation by the Equal Rights Center that alleges applicants were unlawfully…
The Council Saved Pay Raises for Child Care Workers. But Another Battle with the CFO Forced Painful Cuts.
You’re probably as tired of reading about the Pay Equity Fund, the chief financial officer, and the 2025 budget as Loose Lips is of writing about them. Nevertheless, there has been enough new drama that LL begs forbearance as he regales you with what is (hopefully) the final chapter in this story. The Council closed…
D.C. Council Bills Seek to Address Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy
When Taniya Bowling was a freshman in high school, she regularly missed class because she had to take care of her baby sister while her mom was working. She was considered truant, or absent from school without a valid excuse for 10 days. At 14 years old, Bowling struggled to keep up with her schoolwork…
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