Tag: Washington

No oasis: 40% of D.C. memorial fountains busted

Anna Giaritelli · September 3, 2016 3:54 am

Asked if he considered hosting a rally in a reliably Democratic state to be a politically savvy maneuver, Donald Trump replied, "who knows if it's the right thing or the wrong thing." (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Trump: ‘Who knows’ if it’s wise to campaign in Washington

Gabby Morrongiello · August 30, 2016 6:59 pm

The economic impact of a $15 rate is hard to gauge. A July study by the University of Washington of Seattle's increase to $11 an hour found that the region's low-income workers were marginally worse off because of it. (AP Photo)

Four states to ask voters to raise minimum wage

Sean Higgins · August 28, 2016 4:01 am

The federal rule requiring the mailing of the prospectus is absurd and wasteful. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)

In a federal mandate for waste, envelope lobby reveals Washington

Timothy P. Carney · August 26, 2016 2:18 pm

The tipped minimum wage will rise from $2.77 to $5 an hour by 2020 and then increase with inflation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

D.C. lost restaurant jobs after min. wage hike

Jason Russell · August 25, 2016 4:40 pm

PETA sent a letter to the head of the National Park Service, urging the agency not to restock the Constitution Gardens pond or risk more inhumane cruelty to the "intelligent" aquatic individuals under its care. (NCinDC/Wikipedia)

Energy and Environment

PETA scolds feds for massive fish kill on Mall

John Siciliano · August 19, 2016 4:55 pm

Two former federal prosecutors were also hired as special investigators to support the internal review. (AP Photo/Ben Nuckols)

Police open investigation into recent Virginia metro derailment

Kelly Cohen · August 18, 2016 7:50 pm

How different is D.C. from the rest of America?

How different is D.C. from the rest of America?

Lisa Ruhl · August 17, 2016 9:15 pm

The Man Who Created Political TV Out of Nothing

Fred Barnes · August 16, 2016 11:32 pm

The oil and gas boom is reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions said Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Moniz: Fracking has been good for the environment

John Siciliano · August 15, 2016 10:29 pm

According to a report, public charter school proponents in Washington State are gathering funds to defeat state Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen, one of six judges who ruled in September 2015 that the state's charter school law is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Beltway Confidential

School choice fans try to dump union-backed state supreme court justice

Jason Russell · July 31, 2016 12:00 pm

The train station on Capitol Hill is one of the busiest in the country. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Regular order restored at Washington’s Union Station after bomb threat

Anna Giaritelli · July 27, 2016 10:00 pm