Meagan Flynn

The council passed legislation to create a stream of revenue for upgrades and fixes at Nationals Park, and advanced a package of $515 million for a Capital One Arena renovation.

Ronita Oxley is recognized by the D.C. Council after she helped two teen boys who were victims of gun violence in September.

Some came to the Cry n’ Vibe event prepared with tissues, some dropped by after work, in search of catharsis. Others were still processing after the election.

The District on Tuesday joins four states to consider whether to adopt ranked-choice voting, a method that has proliferated nationwide over the past decade.

The whistleblower alleged instances of contract splitting involving Department of Health contracts for amounts less than the $1 million threshold that triggers D.C. Council scrutiny.

I-83 would allow independents to vote in primaries and change D.C.’s voting method to ranked-choice. The D.C. Democratic Party has emerged as a chief opponent.

There’s plenty to pay attention to in D.C.’s elections, with perhaps the biggest being the initiative that would bring ranked-choice voting to the city.

A hearing Monday focused on how the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement awards lucrative grants and whether oversight needs to be strengthened.

The disagreements were on display at a council hearing where D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb proposed various changes to how troubled children are handled.

A trial court will now determine whether D.C. acted unfairly or deceptively when it helped the first-time homeowners move into what turned out to be unstable new homes.