DCist: D.C. Public Library Permanently Eliminates Late Fees
Anyone holding onto an overdue library book during the coronavirus shutdown no longer has to worry about racking up late fees.
Yearly Archives
2020
WTOP: Renewed push for inmate release after coronavirus cases in DC jail climb 25-fold
Nearly a month after a federal judge ruled D.C.’s Department of Corrections must do more cleaning and increase safety precautions in the city’s jail complex after five inmates contracted COVID-19, the number of coronavirus infections has…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser cuts affordable housing spending, avoids mass layoffs in new…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is pitching a new budget that will see the city cut back on affordable housing spending and use hundreds of millions in reserves to respond to coronavirus-inspired revenue losses, but avoid sweeping layoffs or tax…
Washington Post: D.C. mayor proposes boosting public school spending next year despite economic…
The District would substantially increase education spending next academic year, even as the city’s budget is crippled by the ongoing public health crisis, under a proposal released Monday by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D).
Washington Post: D.C. mayor proposes filling $1.5 billion budget holes with pay freezes, reserves
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Monday announced she had addressed $1.5 billion in revenue shortfalls due to covid-19 by freezing employee hiring and pay, using federal relief funds and exhausting reserves and budget surpluses.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Presents #DCHOPE Budget Proposal
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 18, 2020
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser presented her Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Budget and Financial Plan to…
Press Release: AG Racine Announces DC, MD, and VA Intend to Sue EPA Over Failure to Protect…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 18, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications
Attorneys General Allege EPA is Failing to Enforce State Commitments to Reduce Pollution Across Bay…
Press Release: DC Public Library Board of Trustees Votes to Eliminate All Overdue Fines
News Release — DC Public Library
For Immediate Release
May 18, 2020
Media Contacts: George Williams
(Washington, D.C.) - Last week, the DC Public Library Board of Trustees unanimously voted to eliminate all overdue fines during…
Washington Post: D.C. Superior Court increases capacity for virtual hearings amid pandemic
As part of its effort to return to operations that largely ground to a halt because of the pandemic, D.C. Superior Court on Monday ramped up its capacity to hold virtual hearings in criminal, juvenile, civil and domestic relations cases.
Washington Post: Trump admission and covid-19 response cast light on politics and limits of D.C.…
Two events this month have expanded our understanding of both the politics and limitations of D.C. statehood.
WTOP: Weekly ‘Eavesdrop on Club Quarantine Jam Session’ brings joy to a Capitol Hill neighborhood
If you happen to be in the area of 9th and Constitution NE on Sunday afternoons, you may hear some impressive music coming from the third floor of one of the buildings.
WTOP: Need a puzzle? DC offers waivers to nonessential educational and academic shops
Music stores, bookstores, office supply stores, art supply stores, and toy stores that sell things like puzzles and games for child enrichment are examples of nonessential businesses eligible to reopen as soon as May 18 if they apply for a…
Letter to the Editor in The Post: Muriel Bowser has been wisely pessimistic about the coronavirus
I do not like staying at home. There are many other things I’d rather be doing, but as a scientist and former policy adviser for the Commerce Department, I commend many actions that D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has taken during the…
Mark Shaffer in The Post: By going online-only, George Washington University broke its promises. So…
When my daughter was deciding where to go to college, we were persuaded by George Washington University’s promises of an extraordinary on-campus experience. The school’s recruiting materials tout a dazzling array of opportunities — to…
WTOP: DC Council members urge Bowser to close or narrow roads to promote social distancing
Drivers could see a major change to D.C. roads in the coming weeks.
WTOP: Mount Vernon Triangle market bustling on opening day with some safety changes
There was a long line on Saturday to the kickoff of the farmer’s market season in Mount Vernon Triangle. But shoppers can expect some changes this year.
ABC News: ‘Spread love not fear’: Art movement uplifts as DC businesses struggle amid…
A few days after non-essential businesses shut down in the nation’s capital in March, Busboys and Poets — a popular Washington, D.C. restaurant and cultural hub — experienced a break in at its location in the neighborhood of Anacostia,…
Washington Post: Why bikeshare and e-scooter companies, hit hard by the pandemic, may come back…
While it’s unclear when Americans will return to life as normal following the coronavirus pandemic, experts are fairly certain work habits will change dramatically, with more people returning to solo car commuting and more teleworking to…
WTOP: Spike in billing, price gouging complaints in DC attorney general’s report
Large numbers of complaints about billing and cancellation, as well as price gouging, riddled D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine’s coronavirus-focused consumer report released on Friday.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A pregnant homeless woman and her daughter weren’t going to be another…
In the next several days, whether through nature’s will or medical intervention, Ikea Warren will give birth to a baby girl named Nyleah.