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Washington Post: March on Washington organizers lower crowd size estimate for Friday rally

Editor Aug 25, 2020

A civil rights march this week in D.C. will draw a smaller crowd than organizers initially expected, according to a permit issued Tuesday by the National Park Service.

DCist: D.C. Struggled To Provide Continuous Care For Drug Users In Its Criminal Justice System,…

Editor Aug 25, 2020

A new audit found the D.C. government lacked continuity in providing substance use disorder care for people before, during, and after incarceration in the D.C. Jail over a January 2015 to September 2018 time frame.

DCist: Bowser Orders Insurers To Expand Coverage Of COVID-19 Testing For High-Risk People

Editor Aug 25, 2020

A new order from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser now mandates licensed health insurance providers to cover the full cost of coronavirus testing for certain asymptomatic people who may be at a high risk of contracting the virus. The order is in…

Washington Post: Bowser orders insurers to cover covid-19 testing for residents at high risk

Editor Aug 25, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Tuesday ordered health insurers licensed in the District to begin paying for coronavirus testing for people who face elevated risks from the illness.

WTOP: DC wins $2M as part of settlement over Honda air bags

Editor Aug 25, 2020

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Tuesday that Honda will pay the District nearly $2 million as part of a multi-state settlement over allegations that the company concealed air bag safety problems.

DCist: Meet Two D.C. Women In Their Sixties Reigning As Pageant Queens

Editor Aug 25, 2020

Elvera Patrick, a competitor in senior pageants since 2013, walks through her Ward 8 home wearing a silver, studded cat-eye mask and a matching sequined dress that reflects off the chandeliers as she prepares for her next competition.

DCist: D.C. School Board Member Accused Of Making ‘Racist, Dehumanizing’ Remarks Appears At The RNC

Editor Aug 25, 2020

D.C. State Board of Education member Ashley MacLeay made an appearance in last night’s Republican National Convention, posing with some questionable decor.

Press Release: AG Racine Announces $85 Million Multistate Settlement with Honda Over Concealing…

Press Release Aug 25, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications Honda Must Pay Nearly $2 Million to the District, Add Additional Auto Safety Features and Prevention Measures, Make Company-Wide Improvements …

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Mandates that DC-Licensed Insurers Cover COVID-19 Testing for High-Risk…

Press Release Aug 25, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Paul Drehoff (DISB) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor…

Press Release: Improvements are Needed at the Intersection of Substance Use Disorders and…

Press Release Aug 25, 2020

Press Release: Office of the DC Auditor For immediate release Contact: Diane Shinn WASHINGTON, August 25, 2020– The District’s Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and Department of Corrections (DOC) have made progress in serving…

Washingtonian: DC School Board Member Criticized for Racist Comments Was Part of the RNC Roll Call

Editor Aug 25, 2020

Also, we need to talk about the flag.

Washington Business Journal: Phase 3 is still a ways off for D.C., but more activities could return…

Editor Aug 25, 2020

D.C.’s top health official said Monday the city’s current phase 2 of its reopening plan is “a much longer haul” than the first phase of reopening during the Covid-19 pandemic — but she suggested some currently restricted activities could…

DCist: Hundreds In D.C. Protest Shooting Of Jacob Blake

Editor Aug 25, 2020

Hundreds of protestors took to the streets of D.C. Monday night, in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, Wis.

Washington Post: Many D.C. drug users not receiving consistent treatment after arrests, audit shows

Editor Aug 25, 2020

The D.C. government failed to provide consistent treatment and counseling for drug abuse to the vast majority of people who passed through its jail system over a nearly four-year period, according to a newly released audit.

Washington Post: School leaders fear that stricter lunch program eligibility in the fall could make…

Editor Aug 25, 2020

Tawanda Johnson drives to her two oldest children’s charter school in Northeast Washington and picks up breakfast and lunches for them almost every day during the week. She also picks up meals at that same school for her younger daughter,…

Washington Post: 2020 March on Washington: What you need to know about the civil rights rally in…

Editor Aug 25, 2020

A civil rights rally timed to the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s seminal “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered in 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, is expected to bring thousands to the same spot on Friday.

WTOP: DC sees increase in boaters this summer, ramps up cleaning efforts

Editor Aug 25, 2020

More boaters have been hitting the Potomac River in D.C. this summer, finding it an easy way to enjoy the water while socially distancing.

Washington Business Journal: D.C. sports veteran Erik Moses to lead Nashville Superspeedway ahead of…

Editor Aug 25, 2020

A sports business veteran from D.C. had been named the new president of Nashville Superspeedway — ahead of the return of NASCAR racing at the track in 2021.

Washington Blade: New D.C. HIV cases decline by widest margin in 5 years: report

Editor Aug 25, 2020

The number of new HIV infections reported in D.C. in 2019 declined by 16 percent from 2018, the largest decline over the previous five years, indicating the city’s HIV prevention efforts are moving closer to achieving Mayor Muriel Bowser’s…

District Links: DC officials warn about coronavirus spread ahead of large events this week; the…

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Aug 24, 2020

Happy Monday. DC has re-added Delaware — that means all you beachgoers — to its list of coronavirus hotspots where travelers coming into the city need to quarantine for 14 days.

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