Jenny Gathright

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Sam Fortier |Jenny Gathright |Mark Maske |Nicki Jhabvala |Meagan Flynn

D.C., Commanders close to a stadium deal at RFK site (washingtonpost.com) D.C., Commanders close to a stadium deal at RFK site By Sam Fortier; Jenny Gathright; Mark Maske; Nicki Jhabvala; Meagan Flynn 2025041622351200 D.C. and the Washington Commanders are close to a deal to build the team's new home at the RFK Stadium site, according to two people with knowledge of the negotiations who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive discussions.

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D.C. activists launch ballot initiative for ‘homes not stadiums’ at RFK (washingtonpost.com) D.C. activists launch ballot initiative for ‘homes not stadiums’ at RFK By Jenny Gathright 2025041610002400 A group of D.C. activists have launched an effort to block the construction of an NFL stadium at the defunct RFK site, marking the most organized pushback yet against the prospect of a taxpayer-financed stadium and the Washington Commanders' potential return to the District. Their plan would put...

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D.C. officials tap into 2009 law to fill some of $1 billion budget hole (washingtonpost.com) D.C. officials tap into 2009 law to fill some of $1 billion budget hole By Jenny Gathright 2025041421484300 The D.C. government could cover more than half of the $1.1 billion budget gap created by Congress last month by taking advantage of a 2009 law that allows the city to increase spending in certain cases, officials said Monday.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenny Gathright |Meagan Flynn |Emma Kumer |Rekha Tenjarla

She’s been D.C.’s mayor for a decade. Here’s how her vision changed the city. (washingtonpost.com) She’s been D.C.’s mayor for a decade. Here’s how her vision changed the city. By Jenny Gathright; Meagan Flynn; Emma Kumer; Rekha Tenjarla 2025041310004100 In a nation that has undergone lasting, dramatic change over the past decade — a devastating pandemic, a racial reckoning, three U.S. presidents — one constant in D.C. has been Mayor Muriel E. Bowser.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenny Gathright

A Republican senator is taking aim at D.C. Council’s new privacy law (washingtonpost.com) A Republican senator is taking aim at D.C. Council’s new privacy law By Jenny Gathright 2025041010000000 A Republican senator is taking aim at a new D.C. Council law that allows the council to hold many of its meetings out of the public eye, saying he thinks the council should conduct its business in public while the city is in the federal spotlight. Sen.