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Press Release: Councilmember Grosso to offer amendments to demilitarize and reduce MPD

Press Release Jun 8, 2020

News Release — At-large DC Council member David Grosso For Immediate Release June 8, 2020 Contact Matthew Nocella Washington, D.C. – The following is a statement from Councilmember David Grosso who will offer several…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Seven New ‘Slow Streets’ as DC Continues to Reimagine Public…

Press Release Jun 8, 2020

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the District Department of Transportation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser…

Press Release: American University Welcomes Its Inaugural Cohort of District Scholars

Press Release Jun 8, 2020

News Release — American University Washington, D.C. (June 8, 2020) — Eleven high-achieving students from Washington D.C.’s public and public charter high schools have been selected as American University’s inaugural class of AU…

Press Release: DC Public Library Expands Curbside Pick-Up Locations to Each Ward

Press Release Jun 8, 2020

News Release — DC Public Library For Immediate Release June 8, 2020 Media Contacts: George Williams Extended Hours Offered at Eight Locations (Washington, DC) – Starting today, the Anacostia, Benning, Cleveland Park, Mt.…

The 74: D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee Talks COVID-19 Recovery Plans, With an Eye…

Editor Jun 8, 2020

D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee is determined that district schools remain a stabilizing force for students as social unrest and a continuing global pandemic grip the capital and country.

WTOP: Arena Stage presents virtual summer slate ‘Looking Forward’

Editor Jun 8, 2020

The D.C. theater community will likely be unable to perform publicly for the foreseeable future. So, Arena Stage is launching a virtual summer slate called “Looking Forward.”

DCist: Hundreds From Wards 7 And 8 Join Faith-Focused March To The Capitol

Editor Jun 8, 2020

A day that culminated in a prayer session outside the U.S. Capitol and with a cameo by Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah began quietly for pastor Thabiti Anyabwile of the Anacostia River Church. In his basement in Anacostia, Anyabwile…

Washington Post: Mayor Bowser is besting Trump in tug of war over what ‘law and order’ means in D.C.

Editor Jun 8, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is winning her high-profile tug-of-war with President Trump over how to preserve what the president calls “law and order” on District streets.

Karen Attiah in The Post: Ben’s Chili Bowl and the business of black survival

Editor Jun 8, 2020

The country’s struggles with racial injustice and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have raised deep concerns about the survival of many black businesses. Perhaps no other business is as iconic to the District and civil rights history in…

Washington Times: Bowser, D.C. churches show support for protesters

Editor Jun 8, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis visited the newly renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza in front of the White House on Sunday, a day after thousands of people had flooded the area to protest the death of George…

WTOP: Demonstrations continue in DC area following huge turnout

Editor Jun 8, 2020

Demonstrators gathered for more protests Sunday throughout the D.C. region after huge crowds filled D.C. streets Saturday, with demonstrations expected to continue another week.

Associated Press: Longtime observers see violent change in Park Police tactics

Editor Jun 8, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Few have watched how the U.S. Park Police deals with protesters for as long and as closely as Ellen Thomas, an anti-nuclear activist who anchored a continuous sit-in vigil day and night on the pavement in front of the…

Washington Post: Faith community takes center stage as thousands again gather for 10th day of…

Editor Jun 8, 2020

Acknowledging that their voice had been missing, the Washington region’s faith community stood front and center Sunday as thousands of protesters again converged in the nation’s capital in the 10th straight day of protests against racism…

DCist: On 10th Day Of Demonstrations Around D.C., Protesters Are Talking About What Comes Next

Editor Jun 8, 2020

A day after D.C.’s largest protest yet against police brutality, demonstrators gathered once again in groups across the city on Sunday. But where Saturday’s massive crowds felt marked by celebration, today’s demonstrators have seemed…

Washington Post: Remembering the protests of 1971, when questionable tactics kept D.C. open

Editor Jun 8, 2020

Local leaders may have been apprehensive when thousands of young people took to the streets of Washington, aiming to shut it down. Still, given its long experience with political demonstrations, the District prided itself on its crowd…

DCist: The New White House Fence Is Getting Covered In Protest Art

Editor Jun 8, 2020

As the protests over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd ramped up in the past week, the administration of Donald Trump increasingly fortified the area around the White House.

Washington Post Editorial Board: The nation cannot tolerate a chaotic Election Day

Editor Jun 8, 2020

AMID PROTESTS and coronavirus lockdowns, it is urgent that the nation not lose focus on another urgent priority: ensuring that everyone can vote safely in the fall.

DCist: Activists Added ‘Defund The Police’ To The New Black Lives Matter Mural. So Far, D.C.…

Editor Jun 7, 2020

When Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled a massive mural of the words Black Lives Matter, composed in bright yellow block letters that span a two-block stretch of road leading to the White House on Friday, she wanted to send a message to the…

Washington Post: Pentagon outlines withdrawal of troops from nation’s capital after Trump’s…

Editor Jun 7, 2020

President Trump said Sunday he had ordered the National Guard to start the process of withdrawing from Washington, D.C., “now that everything is under perfect control,” as tens of thousands of people descended on the city for a weekend of…

Washington Post: Protesters paint ‘Defund the police’ right next to D.C.’s ‘Black Lives…

Editor Jun 7, 2020

Just a day after D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser ordered “Black Lives Matter” painted down 16th Street NW to make a statement to President Trump, a group of Black Lives Matter activists made a statement of their own as an addendum to the…

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District Links: Council OKs amended FY 2027 budget with funding for future semi-open primaries; upcoming Nadeau bill…

Jun 23, 2026 8

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve the fiscal year 2027 local budget, with the addition of a contingency list that leads off with restoration of a local reserve account as…

Allister Chang and Raul Echevarria: The economics underneath DC’s childcare system are breaking down

Jun 22, 2026 194

This month, the DC Council voted to reverse most of the mayor's proposed cuts to early childhood programs, adding roughly $60 million to the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and nearly $50…

District Links: Council set to vote tomorrow on revised budget plans; DC breaks ground on long-awaited Crummell…

Jun 22, 2026 12

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today released the text of the revised fiscal year 2026 budget legislation slated for consideration tomorrow, as well as an amended version of the FY 2027 Local Budget…

jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old political era?

Jun 19, 2026 354

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson may not seem a Yoda doppelganger: He lacks pointy ears; he is also considerably taller and much younger than the Star Wars Jedi Master. What’s more, compared to the…

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