For many Americans the refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act will impact their access to healthcare detrimentally.

Some organizations supporting people experiencing homelessness in Maryland and Virginia report, the economy and cost-of-living crisis remain the main drivers of the increase in demand they have seen ...

There wasn’t an open seat in the visiting room of the southwest D.C. funeral home. Local business owners, creatives, and advocates for the unhoused community lined up along the walls for a chance to ...

Street Sense vendor Starchild BLK pens a poem on how to keep your head high, stand tall and glow through adversity.

Count looked different this year as icy streets and freezing temperatures led the city to cancel part of the usual census of ...

On Feb. 3, the D.C. Council approved a bill that would stop landlords from evicting tenants on days when the temperature is ...

Andrew Anderson reflects on Trump's recent immigration policies highlighting the impact of these policies on families, students and democracy.

While DMHHS, which oversees the encampment team, says D.C. hasn’t changed its policy on encampments, Turnage made it clear the city’s goal is to get everyone off the street.“We’ve transitioned from ...

January 2026 ...

Is the answer to protecting workers from climate change right in front of us? Could using the Input-Processing-Output(IPO) model be the solution?

The removal of the snow from neighborhoods in the greater D.C. area took longer than many people expected. Donté Turner expresses his distaste for the removal.

In a Jan. 27 oversight roundtable, the D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) addressed findings from Chief Compliance Officer Petuna Cooper regarding the alleged mishandling of taxpayer dollars.