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Chairman’s race profile: Mendelson stresses need for oversight over new spending

Graham Vyse Jun 14, 2018

As he campaigns for re-election this summer, Phil Mendelson is telling the story of the Anacostia properties. The DC Council chairman had a protracted dispute last year with Mayor Muriel Bowser, a fellow Democrat, over the fate of four…

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Chairman’s race profile: Lazere pushes incumbent on scale of affordable housing investment

Graham Vyse Jun 14, 2018

Ed Lazere still isn’t satisfied. The longtime executive director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute knows the DC Council increased support for affordable housing this year — even investing $15.6 million more than Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed…

Wilson educator steps up to the plate to coach both robotics and softball

Andria Moore Jun 14, 2018

David Thompson works at Wilson High School, but he does more than teach. Along with being an instructional educator for high school teachers in the D.C. area, Thompson also coaches both softball and robotics at Wilson. Thompson — himself…

Single Lane Closures Along Massachusetts Avenue on June 16

Press Release Jun 14, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2018 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens Single Lane Closures Along Massachusetts Avenue on June 16 (Washington, DC) - The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will enact…

Temporary Lane Closure on Connecticut Avenue NW Begins June 11

Press Release Jun 13, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2018 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens Temporary Lane Closure on Connecticut Avenue NW Begins June 11 (Washington, DC) -- The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will…

Mayor Bowser Announces $103 Million Investment in Affordable Housing

Press Release Jun 13, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Gwendolyn Cofield (DHCD) Mayor Bowser Announces $103 Million Investment in Affordable Housing Nine Projects to Produce or Preserve Affordable Housing for More…

Insurers File Proposed Rates for 2019 District of Columbia Health Plan Offerings

Press Release Jun 13, 2018

For Immediate Release June 13, 2018 Contact: Tanya Bryant Insurers File Proposed Rates for 2019 District of Columbia Health Plan Offerings (WASHINGTON, DC) – The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking…

Alma Gates: DC needs a planning commission

Commentary Jun 13, 2018

By Alma Gates Washington, DC, shares its land area with the federal government — or is it the other way around? It doesn’t matter: There’s a finite amount of land available for development within the 10 miles square known as the nation’s…

DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority Named Finalist in Worldwide Competition for Technology…

Press Release Jun 13, 2018

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 12, 2018 Contact: Adam Hudson Linda Wharton Boyd DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority Named Finalist in Worldwide Competition for Technology Innovation Washington, DC – The DC Health…

SBOE Invites Public Comment on Credit Recovery

Press Release Jun 13, 2018

June 13, 2018 Paul Negron, Public Affairs Specialist SBOE Invites Public Comment on Credit Recovery Make Your Voice Heard at June 20 Public Meeting Washington, DC- The DC State Board of Education (SBOE)…

National Park Service offers rare business opportunity at Rock Creek Park Horse Center

Press Release Jun 13, 2018

National Park Service News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2018 Contact: Katelyn Liming National Park Service offers rare business opportunity at Rock Creek Park Horse Center WASHINGTON — The National…

DDOT Announces Kickoff of Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis in the District of Columbia

Press Release Jun 13, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2018 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens DDOT Announces Kickoff of Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis in the District of Columbia (Washington, DC) -- The District Department of…

Norton to Host Community Meeting on the Future of Organized Sports on the National Mall, June 18

Press Release Jun 13, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch June 13, 2018 Norton to Host Community Meeting on the Future of Organized Sports on the National Mall, June 18 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host a community meeting on…

Norton to Introduce Bill to Repeal Redundant, Anti-Home-Rule Federal Law Prohibiting a Person in…

Press Release Jun 12, 2018

Contact: Raven Reeder June 12, 2018 Norton to Introduce Bill to Repeal Redundant, Anti-Home-Rule Federal Law Prohibiting a Person in D.C. from Obstructing a Bridge…

Norton to Introduce Bill to Strip President of Authority to Federalize D.C. Police Department

Press Release Jun 11, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch June 11, 2018 Norton to Introduce Bill to Strip President of Authority to Federalize D.C. Police Department Part of Series of Bills to Reduce the Federal Government’s Role in D.C.’s Criminal and Civil…

Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington Announces 2018 RAMMY Award Winners

Press Release Jun 10, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Avery Lewis Linda Roth Associates, Inc. Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington Announces 2018 RAMMY Award Winners…

Afro-American: DC Candidates Face Tough Questions Over Police Reform

Editor Jun 10, 2018

Candidates for the District of Columbia’s City Council chairman and at-large member spent the evening of May 30 answering tough questions about criminal justice reform. One candidate called for the ouster of Metropolitan Police Chief Peter…

Amanda Alexander in The Post: I’m D.C.’s interim schools chancellor. I’ve never been more…

Editor Jun 10, 2018

In the fall of 1998, I walked through the doors of Walker-Jones Education Campus in Shaw as a new teacher and recent Howard University graduate. The challenges were daunting for D.C. Public Schools — and for me. Schools were in such…

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Dupont Circle

Chris Kain Jun 9, 2018

WESTBROOK PARTNERS AND MRP REALTY SELECTED TO REVITALIZE 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE

Press Release Jun 7, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2018 CONTACT: Gabrielle Nadel Kristian DeMeo WESTBROOK PARTNERS AND MRP REALTY SELECTED TO REVITALIZE 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVE 400,000-square-foot mixed-use project located at hub of Central…

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A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

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Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

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With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

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