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Washington Post: D.C. Mayor Bowser forms health-care reform commission

Editor Jun 3, 2019

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is forming a commission to make recommendations for transforming the city’s health-care system, a stark acknowledgment of continuing disparities and troubling developments under her watch.

AG Racine Sues Purdue Pharma and Richard Sackler for Misleading District Patients and Doctors to…

Press Release Jun 3, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AG RACINE SUES PURDUE PHARMA AND RICHARD SACKLER FOR MISLEADING DISTRICT PATIENTS AND DOCTORS TO INCREASE OPIOID DRUG SALES OAG Alleges…

Norton Announces Beginning of SummerSet DC Music Series Performances on the Mall, Today

Press Release Jun 3, 2019

June 3, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Announces Beginning of SummerSet DC Music Series Performances on the Mall, Today WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced the kickoff today of the SummerSet…

DDOT to Begin Construction of Maryland Avenue, NE Streetscape Project

Press Release Jun 3, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 3, 2019 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens DDOT to Begin Construction of Maryland Avenue, NE Streetscape Project (Washington, DC) —The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is…

Tatiana Robinson and Emma Quigg: As students, we know the impact of teacher turnover and long-term…

Commentary Jun 3, 2019

Imagine having a teacher who just gives busy work because they are filling in as a “long-term substitute.” Imagine the difficulty of getting compelling letters of recommendation for colleges when the teachers you’ve worked with during your…

Mayor Bowser Establishes Commission to Help Transform Health Care Delivery

Press Release Jun 3, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Sward Tondoneh (DMHHS) Mayor Bowser Establishes Commission to Help Transform Health Care Delivery (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser…

District Links: Bowser forms new commission on health care with Catania as co-chair; Jack Evans…

Cuneyt Dil Jun 3, 2019

Good Monday morning. Robert White will introduce a bill tomorrow to allow prisoners the right to vote, WaPo reports.

Statement from Mayor Bowser on Introduction of the Fiscal Year 2020 House Financial Services and…

Press Release Jun 3, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Statement from Mayor Bowser on Introduction of the Fiscal Year 2020 House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill (WASHINGTON, DC) –…

Washington Business Journal: Phone calls are passé. This D.C. startup is raising millions to grow…

Editor Jun 3, 2019

As flooded email inboxes and Twitter feeds make it tough to reach voters during election season, political campaigns are turning to texting. But in late 2017, automated phone systems were the only real option — and because of regulations,…

Washington Post: ‘These lanes are for buses only’: Enforcement of new downtown bus lanes begins

Editor Jun 3, 2019

If you drive or park in this new bus lane, you risk a $200 fine.

Washington Business Journal: Viceroy Hotels entering D.C. market with management of current Kimpton…

Editor Jun 3, 2019

Two D.C. hotels will be under new management come July.

WTOP: What you need to know: Rush hour bus lanes now in effect on busy DC corridors

Editor Jun 3, 2019

Starting Monday morning, lanes on two of D.C.’s busiest commuter corridors will be dedicated solely to buses as part of a new, summer-long pilot program to help test the impact of bus lanes downtown.

Curbed: D.C. opens the door to more electric bikes and scooters

Editor Jun 3, 2019

The District is accepting new permit applications for dockless vehicle providers

Forest Hills Connection: The Brandywine Apartments, like Sedgwick Gardens, is seeing an influx of…

Editor Jun 3, 2019

Some of our apartment building neighbors are here thanks to vouchers making their rents more affordable. And they are, as The DC Line puts it, “spawning debates over how best to provide housing for DC’s most vulnerable residents.”

Washington Business Journal: This historic former bank building could soon come alive again

Editor Jun 3, 2019

Chatter from power lunches and happy hours could soon be heard emanating from a prominent street corner in downtown D.C. that has sat dormant for about 25 years.

WAMU: How Often Are D.C. Schools Isolating And Restraining Students? It’s Hard To Tell

Editor Jun 3, 2019

Physically isolating or restraining a student is one of the most significant actions a school official can take to control that student’s behavior. But unlike their counterparts in Maryland and Virginia, officials in D.C. schools have no…

Washington Post: Incarcerated prisoners from D.C. could have their voting rights restored

Editor Jun 3, 2019

A group of D.C. lawmakers wants to make the nation’s capital the first jurisdiction to restore voting rights to prisoners while they’re still incarcerated.

Washingtonian: Meet 10 of DC’s Biggest Theater Stars

Editor Jun 2, 2019

These ten stars are household names in one of America’s biggest theater scenes—and strangers to most everyone else. We asked them about the quirks and perks of working the local stages in a federal city.

Washington Times: Republicans say they were left out of D.C. school voucher negotiations

Editor Jun 2, 2019

Congressional Democrats are trying to squeeze Republicans out of the negotiations over reauthorizing the only federal school voucher program in the nation, according to a letter two GOP congressmen have sent to the Education Department.

Alan Ginsburg in The Post: D.C. schools with failing marks deserve more attention

Editor Jun 2, 2019

While the D.C. Council and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) fight over the location of Benjamin Banneker Academic High, the District’s best-performing secondary school, we hear nothing about how to improve the lot of those students attending six…

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