DC’s cashless business ban could go back in effect Jan. 1

Businesses in Washington, D.C., will be required to accept cash beginning Jan. 1 unless the D.C. Council takes action. D.C. first started requiring businesses to accept cash in 2021, but because of the pandemic and lack of funding, the law was only briefly enforced. Recent crime legislation halted the enforcement again earlier this year, but that is set to expire…