DC Council

D.C. leaders are looking to address a recent rise in mopeds on the roads. Officials say many of the vehicles are unregistered, so they want to update the law to keep up.

D.C. leaders are looking to address a recent rise in mopeds on the roads. Officials say many of the vehicles are unregistered, so they want to update the law to keep up. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

When D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser presented next year’s budget to the D.C. Council, she included $500 million in cuts to services, as well as some tax increases. Bowser said part of the reason she was making such deep cuts to programs such as the Early Childhood Education Pay Equity Fund was a last-minute requirement from the District’s CFO, Glenn Lee,...

A showdown brewing over D.C.’s budget could end with another faceoff between D.C. leaders and Congress. News4’s Mark Segraves reports the city’s chief financial officer is requiring the budget include $200 million set aside for emergencies, but the D.C. Council chairman is threatening to ignore the CFO.

D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson became emotional while talking about programs that may receive cuts. “It feels as though we are proposing to balance this budget on the backs of Black and brown women,” she said. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

The vote is a huge step toward keeping the Caps and the Wizards in Washington D.C. until at least 2050. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

D.C. taxpayers still don’t know the finer details of this deal. But D.C.’s elected leaders do, because they heard about them in a meeting the public had no idea about.

Aside from what we’ve already reported, the public still doesn’t know the finer details of the Capital One Arena deal. But D.C.’s elected leaders do, because they heard about them in a meeting the public had no idea about. News4 I-Team reporter Ted Oberg reports.

The D.C. Council will vote on a half-billion dollars to rebuild Capital One Arena and then Mayor Muriel Bowser will present her budget, which is expected to include tax increases. News4’s Mark Segraves has a preview.

After months of debate the D.C. Council passed its controversial crime bill Tuesday night. News4’s Walter Morris has the details. 

Controversy swirls around the legislation that addresses gun violence, carjackings, retail theft and more.

The council debated several controversial parts of the bill as an overflow crowd of residents made their voices heard. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

An interfaith group of 75 religious leaders from all eight wards of D.C. called for changes to the major crime bill that’s up for a final vote by the D.C. Council. Rev. Rob Keithan called for “focused, evidence-based tactics.” News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Controversy swirls around the legislation that addresses gun violence, carjackings, retail theft and more.

The D.C. Council will take a final vote on a sweeping crime bill. Controversy swirls around the legislation that addresses gun violence, carjackings, retail theft and more, News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

The “Safer Today, Safer Tomorrow” bills drafted by at-large Council Member Robert White as a way for the District to tackle increasing crime.

At-Large Council Member Robert White introduced the bill package called “Safer Today, Safer Tomorrow.” News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

With that vote, the controversial D.C. crime bill moves toward a second vote. The legislation would increase penalties for gun crimes, make it easier for judges to order pretrial detention for violent crimes and change rules for when police can pursue a vehicle. News4’s Walter Morris.

City leaders will gather on Tuesday in the latest effort to return safety to D.C. streets. News4’s Derrick Ward reports on what is and what is not on the crime bill up for a critical vote in the morning. 

Council member Brooke Pinto, who chairs the public safety committee, is seeking support for her 90-page omnibus crime bill.