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DC Officials Will Decide Next Week if Key Obamacare Provision Will Benefit Residents or Big Insurers

05.16.2013
Among the most important policy goals for the health insurance industry has been to control how the health insurance exchanges will be...
Pushing for More Progress in the District's Children's Mental Health System

Pushing for More Progress in the District's Children's Mental Health System

05. 8.2013
Last year Children's Law Center published a plan with practical recommendations to improve the children's mental health system in the District....
D.C.'s Millionaire Tax Shelter: Out-of-State Bonds

D.C.'s Millionaire Tax Shelter: Out-of-State Bonds

05. 7.2013
A concern about protecting retirees who rely on out-of-state bonds makes sense. But using that argument to protect a tax shelter for multi-millionaires...
DC's Prosperity Must Be Shared in by All Its Residents

DC's Prosperity Must Be Shared in by All Its Residents

03.27.2013
Whether it be a time of prosperity or economic crisis, the community has a moral obligation to care for the least among us.
Homeless Teens Dealt New Blow

Homeless Teens Dealt New Blow

Chelsea Kiene  03.19.2013
WASHINGTON -- A longtime provider of runaway and homeless youth services for D.C. teens is calling out the District for falling short of...
Old D.C. Hospital Holds 600 Homeless Children, Often Without Heat, Cribs

Old D.C. Hospital Holds 600 Homeless Children, Often Without Heat, Cribs

Jason Cherkis  02.13.2013
WASHINGTON -- Robin Holloman, 22, and her newborn went without heat for two weeks straight this winter. She said she slept in snow pants...
SHOCKING Treatment Of 8-Months-Pregnant Homeless Woman

SHOCKING Treatment Of 8-Months-Pregnant Homeless Woman

Chelsea Kiene  02. 8.2013
A report released Tuesday by the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless finds that homeless families face “exceedingly more difficult”...
President Obama Should Help D.C. Achieve Democracy

President Obama Should Help D.C. Achieve Democracy

02. 7.2013
While the executive branch of government doesn't have the direct power to give D.C. residents the representation in the national legislation...
Only Four In Ten D.C. Third Graders Are Proficient Readers, Report Finds

Only Four In Ten D.C. Third Graders Are Proficient Readers, Report Finds

Chelsea Kiene  02. 4.2013
Only four in 10 D.C. third-graders are proficient readers and even fewer are proficient in math, according to a report release Monday. According...

Rally Brings Residents and Politicians to Speak Out for Housing

01.28.2013
Finding housing that is affordable has become more and more difficult for District residents. D.C.'s homeless population is growing, with...
Trump's Big, Expensive Blow

Trump's Big, Expensive Blow

Chelsea Kiene  01.28.2013
WASHINGTON -- Trump will be paying taxes after all on a historic property he complains he paid "too much" for. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray...
LOOK: D.C.'s 'Full Democracy' Message On Full Display

LOOK: D.C.'s 'Full Democracy' Message On Full Display

01.21.2013
WASHINGTON -- As President Obama travels toward the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue during the Inauguration parade on Monday, he'll...
Nation's Capital On Guard For Flu Surge

Nation's Capital On Guard For Flu Surge

01.10.2013
WASHINGTON -- How is the nation's capital handling what is likely to be the worst flu season in a decade, in which vaccines are in short...
LOOK: Plans For New Bridge, Traffic Circles Unveiled

LOOK: Plans For New Bridge, Traffic Circles Unveiled

01. 2.2013
WASHINGTON -- District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray has released design plans for a new South Capitol Street bridgespan over the Anacostia...