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Loose Lips is Washington City Paper‘s flagship political column, covering all things D.C. politics. Here you will find stories about the D.C. Council, local politicians, the mayor, attorney general, ANCs, elections, government agencies, and more.

Loose Lips Links, Nov. 30

Bowser’s crime bill draws cheers and jeers, a neighborhood group wants to designate Chevy Chase as a historic district, and graffiti cliffs was fenced off, and people are mad.

Bowser’s crime bill draws cheers and jeers, a neighborhood group wants to designate Chevy Chase as a historic district, and graffiti cliffs was fenced off, and people are mad.

by Alex Koma

Loose Lips Links, Nov. 29

Nadeau wants to move some 911 dispatch responsibilities to the fire department, the feds are selling off the vacant Webster School, and Kelvin Brown is running in Ward 7.

Nadeau wants to move some 911 dispatches to the fire department, the feds are selling off the vacant Webster School, and Kelvin Brown is running in Ward 7.

by Alex Koma

Loose Lips Links, Nov. 28

DCPS officials won’t meet the teachers union at the bargaining table, the downtown BID is begging Metro to delay Red Line shutdown, and unhoused people have few good options during snowy weather.

DCPS officials won’t meet the teachers union at the bargaining table, the downtown BID is begging Metro to delay Red Line shutdown, and unhoused people have few good options during snowy weather.

by Alex Koma

Loose Lips Links, Nov. 27

Apartment fire displaces families receiving housing assistance, bill seeks to close some streets to cars, and how will the new Marion Barry Avenue honor its namesake?

Apartment fire displaces families receiving housing assistance, bill seeks to close some streets to cars, and how will the new Marion Barry Avenue honor its namesake?

by Alex Koma

Loose Lips Links, Nov. 22

Bowser backtracks on ending oversight of juvenile justice, the Ward 7 Council race takes shape, and delaying the opening of the West End homeless shelter could have dire consequences.

Bowser backtracks on ending oversight of juvenile justice, the Ward 7 Council race takes shape, and delaying the opening of the West End homeless shelter could have dire consequences.

by Alex Koma

Loose Lips Links, Nov. 21

Expansion of D.C.’s medical marijuana laws leads to a boom in dispensaries and manufacturing, DDOT is installing new speed cams, and there’s more to the story of homeless man’s attack on preschool teachers.

Expansion of D.C.’s medical marijuana laws leads to a boom in dispensaries and manufacturing, DDOT is installing new speed cams, and there’s more to the story of homeless man’s attack on preschool teachers.

by Alex Koma

D.C.’s Troubled Crime Lab Is Hiding Information from Its Oversight Board, Prompting a Messy Conflict With Its Members

One observer called the situation with the city’s Science Advisory Board a “shitshow” as the Bowser administration works to stamp out oversight and transparency of another critical public safety agency.

It took two years, but D.C.’s troubled crime lab appeared to make some progress in recent weeks. The Department of Forensic Sciences, as the lab is formally known, is trying to recover from the scandal that got it banned from its primary job of testing most of the evidence in D.C.’s criminal cases. Behind the…

by Alex Koma

Loose Lips Links, Nov. 20

Schwalb sues Maryland home renovation firm, D.C. hires private nurses to staff its troubled 911 call center, and Trayon White says D.C. never recovered from the crack epidemic.

Schwalb sues Maryland home renovation firm, D.C. hires private nurses to staff its troubled 911 call center, and Trayon White says D.C. never recovered from the crack epidemic.

by Alex Koma

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