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Statement From Gregory M. McCarthy on Mayor Bowser’s FY 2020 Budget

Press Release Mar 21, 2019

For Immediate Release March 21, 2018 Media Contact: George Williams, Media Relations Manager Statement From Gregory M. McCarthy on Mayor Bowser's FY 2020 Budget If you believe that libraries are an integral part of our city’s…

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jonetta rose barras: Mayor Bowser’s budget ignores her own financial warning

jonetta rose barras Mar 21, 2019

Mayor Muriel Bowser submitted her $15.5 billion 2020 budget to the DC Council this week; $8.6 billion of the total comes from locally generated taxes and fees. The proposal as presented is a 7 percent increase over this year’s budget. New…

Washington Business Journal: Report: National Law Enforcement Museum struggling to attract visitors

Editor Mar 20, 2019

Establishing the National Law Enforcement Museum was a two-decade effort, but now — only five months removed from its grand opening — it appears the museum is struggling to attract visitors and facing a financial crunch.

WUSA9: DC grandma who took custody of 3 great-grandchildren faces eviction

Editor Mar 20, 2019

'My body is tired, but I’m not going to give up.'

Washington Post Magazine: The Lottery That’s Revolutionizing D.C. Schools

Editor Mar 20, 2019

A Nobel Prize-winning economist designed an algorithm that transformed where Washington kids go to school. But how far can it go in addressing segregation and inequality?

Vox: The Green New Deal aims to get buildings off fossil fuels. These 6 places have already started.

Editor Mar 20, 2019

The work of reducing carbon emissions from buildings has begun.

Metro Weekly: DC Eagle to temporarily close while license is suspended for 7 days

Editor Mar 20, 2019

Bar also fined $2,000 due to an altercation between D.C. Councilmember Vince Gray and a bouncer

SBOE seeks District students to serve on the State Board

Press Release Mar 20, 2019

For Immediate Release March 20, 2019 Contact: Paul Negron SBOE seeks District students to serve on the State Board Application period open for SY2019–20 Student Representatives and Advisory Committee Members Washington, DC- …

Washington Post: D.C. Council Member Brandon Todd fined $4,000 by campaign-finance regulators

Editor Mar 20, 2019

D.C. Council Member Brandon T. Todd (D-Ward 4) has been fined $4,000 after campaign-finance regulators found that he improperly used government resources to try to sway a State Board of Education race last year.

DCist: Ward 7 Is Getting Its First-Ever Urgent Care Center

Editor Mar 20, 2019

Communities east of the Anacostia River will get their very first urgent care center later this year, after a D.C. regulatory agency finally granted the last bureaucratic approval the center needed to open its doors. Washington City Paper…

NBC4: DC Fines Assisted-Living Facility for Delays Reporting Sex Abuse Allegation

Editor Mar 20, 2019

A Northwest D.C. assisted-living facility waited nearly a week to tell authorities about an alleged sexual abuse incident involving a woman with dementia and an on-site construction worker, the News4 I-Team has uncovered.

Washington Post: Disabled residents in the D.C. region face obstacles when searching for housing,…

Editor Mar 20, 2019

On a sunny afternoon on the first day of spring, Deepa Goraya opened her laptop and sat at her dining-room table in the bright D.C. condominium she has never seen.

Washington Post: City suspends D.C. Eagle liquor license after a bouncer shoved a former mayor

Editor Mar 20, 2019

D.C. alcohol regulators fined a nightclub $2,000 and suspended its liquor license for seven days because a security guard shoved and injured council member Vincent C. Gray during a September identification dispute.

DCist: The City Just Got One Step Closer To Seizing The Wendy’s In The Middle Of Dave Thomas Circle

Editor Mar 20, 2019

Frosty lovers in Northeast D.C. may soon need to go beyond so-called Dave Thomas Circle to get their fix, but neighborhood groups are rejoicing at a particular nugget in Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget: $35 million over six years to…

WAMU: More Bike Lane Enforcement And A Redesign Of ‘Dave Thomas Circle’ In Bowser Budget Proposals

Editor Mar 20, 2019

Mayor Muriel Bowser addressed several transportation issues in the 2020 budget she presented on Wednesday. Among her priorities: More bike lane enforcement, fixing ‘Dave Thomas Circle’ and an expansion of the Circulator.

DCist: DC Eagle Has Its Alcohol License Suspended After Bouncer Shoved A Councilmember

Editor Mar 20, 2019

The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has fined the DC Eagle $2,000 and suspended its liquor license for seven days over an incident last September involving former mayor and current Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray. A bouncer at the…

Washington Business Journal: Here’s an early look at one of Marriott’s first AC Hotels in D.C.

Editor Mar 20, 2019

We’re getting a closer look at the AC by Marriott hotel planned for Sixth and K streets NW in Mount Vernon Triangle.

UrbanTurf: 175 Applications and $6.2 Million: One Year of DC’s Velocity Program

Editor Mar 20, 2019

Last year, the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs introduced two tools that enable developers and builders to expedite permitting applications for a range of fees. The Expedition Service offers review sessions for those in…

Washington Post: Bowser releases 2020 D.C. budget with more money for housing

Editor Mar 20, 2019

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Wednesday proposed a 2020 budget that would pump additional dollars into affordable housing by raising taxes on commercial property owners, setting up a showdown with a city council that wanted to cut…

Silverman Applauds Launch of Reverse Mortgage Relief Program for District Seniors

Press Release Mar 20, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 20, 2019 CONTACT: Ashley Fox Silverman Applauds Launch of Reverse Mortgage Relief Program for District Seniors WASHINGTON,…

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