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Stay connected to the latest Ward 5 news by signing up to receive the Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter in your inbox each week. You can also tune in to The Ward 5 Wave, a weekly podcast giving quick highlights and updates to neighbors, along with special guests to discuss important issues. We’ll keep you up to date on this page with important updates, recently introduced legislation, and messages to Ward 5 neighbors. Scroll down for more!

Press Contact: Melissa Littlepage, Communications Director

mlittlepage@dccouncil.gov, 771-333-9834

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The Budget is Coming!
Posted May 16, 2025
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Dear Ward 5 neighbors,  After months of uncertainty amidst a budget crisis inflicted on the District by Congress, we now know the release date of the Mayor's budget proposal:…
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Reports of ICE, RFK Event, and More
Posted May 9, 2025
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Dear Ward 5 neighbors,  It has been a full and demanding week with many ups and downs. While there are a variety of headlines of significance for our…
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The Future of RFK
Posted May 2, 2025
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Dear Ward 5 neighbors,  There's been a lot of buzz this week around a proposal for the future of the RFK Stadium site. Mayor Bowser joined Washington Commanders owner, Josh…
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The Cost of Federal Interference
Posted April 25, 2025
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Dear Ward 5 neighbors,  Months of chaos at the federal administration level and wide-ranging shifts in the workforce and economy are coming to bear in new ways on…
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Spring Cleaning, Spring Break, and DC Emancipation Day
Posted April 11, 2025
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It is unseasonably calm in the Wilson building right now. Typically, we would be juggling a flurry of budget oversight hearings and taking up the Mayor's proposed FY26…
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“Secret Meetings,” ERAP, and Budget Woes
Posted April 4, 2025
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Dear Ward 5 neighbors,  Is the Council holding "secret meetings"? Are we making it easier to evict tenants? Is the DC budget crisis on the Hill ever going to get fixed? These…
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Providence, Budget Updates, and DC Executive Orders
Posted March 28, 2025
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Dear neighbors,  There's lots of big news this week in and around Ward 5. From moving the Providence Redvelopment forward and breaking ground in Fort Lincoln, to delays in the District's budget…
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Calling on the House and Groundbreaking at Fort Lincoln
Posted March 21, 2025
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Dear Ward 5 neighbors,  Last week, I emailed you asking for your help in calling on the Senate to protect DC's local budget in the GOP spending bill. Your overwhelming…
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Statement on Senate’s Vote on DC’s Budget
Posted March 14, 2025
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Today, the United States Senate unanimously approved standalone legislation that would prevent the District of Columbia from having to cut more than $1 billion in spending during the…
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Power to the People
Posted March 14, 2025
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Dear Ward 5 neighbors,  It has been a long and stressful week for District residents as we lobbied on Capitol Hill to protect the District's budget from a harmful…
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