Jenny Gathright

Washington, D.C., United States

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As indicted ex-D.C. lawmaker seeks election, opponents urge voters to move on

21 hours ago | washingtonpost.com | Meagan Flynn |Jenny Gathright

As indicted ex-D.C. lawmaker seeks election, opponents urge voters to move on (washingtonpost.com) As indicted ex-D.C. lawmaker seeks election, opponents urge voters to move on By Meagan Flynn; Jenny Gathright 2025062713492000 At a rare appearance at a Ward 8 candidates forum, ex-D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. answered one last question. Why, a voter wanted to know, had White never explained himself to residents after his bribery indictment?
D.C. Council committee votes to reverse Pinto proposal on violence program

2 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenny Gathright

D.C.’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, the city violence prevention agency that was potentiallyon the D.C. Council’s chopping blockthis week, maylive to see another day. Less than 48 hours after D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto proposed eliminatingthe violence prevention office under D.C. Mayor Muriel E.
Where each D.C. Council member stands on the Commanders RFK stadium deal

2 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Meagan Flynn |Jenny Gathright |Nick Mourtoupalas

Where each D.C. Council member stands on the Commanders RFK stadium deal (washingtonpost.com) Where each D.C. Council member stands on the Commanders RFK stadium deal By Meagan Flynn; Jenny Gathright; Nick Mourtoupalas 2025062610001600 Before the Washington Commanders can build a $3.7 billion stadium development at the decaying RFK Stadium site, the deal has to go through the D.C. Council. In the weeks since Mayor Muriel E.
D.C. lawmaker walks back cuts to violence prevention agency after criticism

3 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenny Gathright |Meagan Flynn

D.C. lawmaker walks back cuts to violence prevention agency after criticism (washingtonpost.com) D.C. lawmaker walks back cuts to violence prevention agency after criticism By Jenny Gathright; Meagan Flynn 2025062418165000 The future of D.C.'s violence interruption programs was thrust into a chaotic and uncertain direction this week, after a lawmaker proposed dissolving one of the city's violence prevention agencies before reversing course after facing a swift chorus of criticism. The...
D.C. mayor pushes youth curfew as council advances public safety bills

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenny Gathright |Meagan Flynn

D.C. mayor pushes youth curfew as council advances public safety bills (washingtonpost.com) D.C. mayor pushes youth curfew as council advances public safety bills By Jenny Gathright; Meagan Flynn 2025061723030700 Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is pushing the D.C. Council to pass stricter curfew laws for D.C. teens and young people, responding to concerns about large groups of unruly youths in popular nightlife areas.
Tanks, troops and flyovers in D.C. as Trump gets his military parade

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Olivia George |Jenny Gathright |Emma Uber |Marissa Lang |Michael Brice-Saddler

Tanks, troops and flyovers in D.C. as Trump gets his military parade (washingtonpost.com) Tanks, troops and flyovers in D.C. as Trump gets his military parade By Olivia George; Jenny Gathright; Emma Uber; Marissa J.
D.C. Council members say stadium approval is likely, but they need more time

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenny Gathright

D.C. Council members say stadium approval is likely, but they need more time (washingtonpost.com) D.C. Council members say stadium approval is likely, but they need more time By Jenny Gathright 2025061410000000 D.C. Council members are working toward approving a football stadium for the Washington Commanders at the shuttered RFK Stadium site — but probably not by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser's (D) July deadline, several lawmakers said this week.
House votes to repeal D.C. laws on noncitizen voting, police discipline

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Meagan Flynn |Jenny Gathright

House votes to repeal D.C. laws on noncitizen voting, police discipline (washingtonpost.com) House votes to repeal D.C. laws on noncitizen voting, police discipline By Meagan Flynn; Jenny Gathright 2025061022562100 House lawmakers voted Tuesday to repeal a pair of D.C. laws that have been friction points for years between the deep-blue city and Republicans in Congress: a law allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections and another that prohibits the D.C. police union from bargaining on...
Do kids feel safe in D.C.? We asked them.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Joy Sung |Lauren Lumpkin |Jenny Gathright |Carson TerBush |Stephanie Hays

Do kids feel safe in D.C.? We asked them. (washingtonpost.com) Do kids feel safe in D.C.? We asked them. By Joy Sung; Lauren Lumpkin; Jenny Gathright; John D. Harden; Carson TerBush; Stephanie Hays 2025060909000000 snap scroll This is Colin. Colin is one of nearly two dozen young people in D.C. whom The Washington Post talked to about youth violence and safety. We asked middle school students to explain, in their words, what it's like to grow up in the city.
Uncertainty remains over Dupont Circle Park closure during WorldPride

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Marissa Lang |Rachel Weiner |Jenny Gathright |Joe Heim

Uncertainty remains over Dupont Circle Park closure during WorldPride (washingtonpost.com) Uncertainty remains over Dupont Circle Park closure during WorldPride By Marissa J. Lang; Rachel Weiner; Jenny Gathright; Joe Heim 2025060523513500 Just a day before Pride weekend was set to kick off in the District, uncertainty loomed over the park at the heart of D.C.'s historic LGBTQ neighborhood.