Ryan M. McDermott

Progressives plan large protests over expected Trump impeachment trial acquittal

Anti-Trump protesters are planning more than 270 "Reject the Cover-Up" rallies for Wednesday evening after the U.S. Senate's likely vote to acquit President Trump in the impeachment trial.

February 5, 2020

Muriel Bowser attempts to restore $55 million in funding to expand D.C. Streetcar’s route

Officials from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration made a last-ditch effort Monday to restore $55 million in funding to expand the D.C. Streetcar's route. But city lawmakers are unlikely to delay a vote on the nearly $14 billion budget for a transportation project plagued by problems.

June 12, 2017

‘Smart growth’ discourages longtime, low-income residents

Advocates for "smart growth" have long extolled the virtues of creating green spaces, bike paths and pedestrian areas for the benefit of all city dwellers. But a report from the pro-business D.C. Policy Center shows that smart growth designs actually push out longtime, low-income residents to make way for younger, wealthier newcomers.

June 8, 2017

Muriel Bowser’s D.C. mayor campaign committee fined for ‘excessive contributions’

D.C. regulators fined Mayor Muriel Bowser's 2014 campaign committee $13,000 after an audit uncovered more than a dozen "excessive contributions," several of them from real estate developers and contractors.

June 7, 2017

Charter school teachers unions pushed

Teachers unions increasingly are trying to unionize charter schools nationwide, an effort school choice advocates say will stymie the mission and success the nontraditional schools have delivered to struggling school systems.

June 6, 2017

Brandon Todd, D.C. Council member, fined $5,100 for failure to document contributions

City auditors fined D.C. Council member Brandon Todd $5,100 on Wednesday for his campaign's failure to document more than $100,000 in contributions during his 2015 special election.

May 31, 2017

Bryan Moles arrested on gun charges at Trump International Hotel in D.C.

A Pennsylvania man was arrested on gun charges at the Trump International Hotel in Northwest D.C. around 1 a.m. on Wednesday.

May 31, 2017

D.C. Council approves $100 million in tax cuts for businesses, wealthy residents

The D.C. Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a $14 billion budget for fiscal 2018 that includes $100 million in tax cuts for businesses and wealthy residents.

May 30, 2017

Airbnb gives hotels competition with lower costs, fewer regulations

Travelers' choice between traditional lodging providers and upstart short-term rental services has upset the hotel industry, which claims Airbnb and similar operations unfairly cut into its market share with unregulated accommodations and unlicensed vendors.

May 25, 2017

Larry Hogan vetoes paid sick leave bill in Maryland

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan vetoed a bill passed by the General Assembly that would have required employers in the state to provide paid sick leave.

May 25, 2017

Washington, D.C., increases efforts to help missing, exploited children

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says she has redoubled efforts to find and help missing children and runaways, but she still asserts that the city isn't facing a crisis of vanishing youths.

May 24, 2017

FBI investigating fatal stabbing of black student at University of Maryland

The FBI is investigating as a possible hate crime the fatal stabbing of a black student visiting the University of Maryland at College Park, one of a series of racial incidents reported on local campuses this year.

May 22, 2017

Five officers from Freddie Gray case face internal charges: Report

Five of the officers involved in the Freddie Gray case are facing internal charges from the Baltimore Police Department despite being cleared of criminal charges in separate trials last year.

May 22, 2017

Share Better DC ad leads to Airbnb FTC complaint

An industry group opposing D.C. legislation to regulate Airbnb-style short-term lodging has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission claiming an ad promoting the measure is deceptive and misleading.

May 18, 2017

D.C. housing bill seeks to convert offices to low-cost homes

The D.C. Council is mulling several bills to increase affordable housing, as rising rents and home prices push longtime residents out of the city.

May 17, 2017

Walter E. Washington Convention Center’s owners want to give it an upgrade

Amid an economic boom downtown, owners of the District's convention center plan to upgrade the behemoth concrete-and-glass building in the Shaw neighborhood.

May 16, 2017

D.C. business leaders call on lawmakers to keep $100 million tax cut plan

D.C. business leaders called on city lawmakers Monday to cut $100 million in taxes as scheduled in January and not delay the cuts to pay for housing and education.

May 15, 2017

Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor, says she will raise per-pupil spending by 2 percent next year

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Thursday that she will increase the per-pupil funding by 2 percent next year.

May 11, 2017

Homelessness in District decreased, says D.C. mayor

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is hailing a one-night tally of homeless people last summer as proof of the success of her efforts to end homelessness in the District.

May 10, 2017

Opioid addiction summit takes on urgency in Maryland, Virginia, D.C.

Opioid addiction isn't merely the scourge of the Rust Belt and the Appalachians: It's crippling and killing people in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, regional leaders said Tuesday.

May 9, 2017