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Washington Post Editorial Board: Whether D.C. becomes the next hot spot depends on what we do now

Editor Apr 1, 2020

MARYLAND GOV. Larry Hogan (R) warned this week that the Washington area could soon be as hard-hit as New York City by the coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve doubled over the past just two days, and we look a lot like where New York was just a…

Sergio Peçanha in The Post: One block, at least 140 jobs lost

Editor Apr 1, 2020

A closer look at the havoc that the pandemic is causing for retail and retail workers

Washington Post: Coronavirus cases reported at D.C.’s St. Elizabeths Hospital, homeless shelters

Editor Apr 1, 2020

A flurry of coronavirus cases at the District’s public psychiatric hospital and in its homeless shelters has led to quarantine measures this week and calls to improve protections for those who work with some of the city’s most vulnerable…

WAMU: How Police Plan To Enforce D.C.’s Stay-At-Home Order

Editor Apr 1, 2020

When D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a stay-at-home order earlier this week, it came with penalties attached: up to 90 days in jail or a $5,000 fine for anyone who violates it. But in guidance issued Wednesday, D.C. Police Chief Peter…

WTOP: Senators: ‘Shameful’ DC did not get all coronavirus pandemic funding

Editor Apr 1, 2020

More than 20 U.S. senators have written Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and urged legislative action to make sure D.C. receives hundreds of millions dollars in funding to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

WTOP: Despite telework, stay-at-home orders, not much change to air quality in DC area

Editor Apr 1, 2020

One outcome that is emerging from the mandated stay-at-home orders and other local initiatives related to the coronavirus pandemic is less traffic on D.C.-area roadways.

WTOP: Lawsuit accuses DC Department of Corrections of exposing inmates, officers to coronavirus

Editor Apr 1, 2020

Officers and inmates at the D.C. Central Detention Facility have said they fear for their safety and have filed a lawsuit accusing city leaders of not taking the necessary steps to keep the novel coronavirus from spreading inside the…

Press Release: Norton Thanks 25 Senators for Letter Supporting Coronavirus Funding for the District…

Press Release Apr 1, 2020

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton April 1, 2020 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a statement thanking 25 senators, including Senators Chris Van…

Press Release: Author Elizabeth Acevedo Discusses Her Book “With the Fire on High” with DC Public…

Press Release Apr 1, 2020

For Immediate Release April 1, 2020 Media Contact: George Williams Book Talk Concludes Special Edition of DC Reads Program Who: Elizabeth Acevedo, Washington-based bestselling author What: Discusses her book “With the…

District Links: 25 senators back full state coronavirus funding for DC; 5 shelter residents test…

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 1, 2020

Good Wednesday afternoon. A new letter from 25 Democratic senators urges "necessary relief" and "new emergency appropriations" for the District in the wake of last week's COVID-19 legislation that treated DC as a territory rather than a…

Press Release: Norton Receives Assurances from Federal Bureau of Prisons that Hope Village is Safe

Press Release Apr 1, 2020

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton April 1, 2020 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has assured her…

Washingtonian: NSO Musicians Call Kennedy Center’s Decision to Suspend Their Pay “Baseless”

Editor Apr 1, 2020

Musicians from National Symphony Orchestra have challenged the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ decision to furlough them. In a letter to Kennedy Center management, lawyers for the musicians’ union, District of Columbia…

Washingtonian: Colleges Sent Students Home. Will That Hurt DC’s Census Numbers?

Editor Apr 1, 2020

Federal money is tied to population. Census officials say they'll account for the Covid exodus.

DCist: D.C. Now Has Nearly 600 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases, 11 Deaths

Editor Apr 1, 2020

With D.C. registering 586 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the virus has spread throughout the city, according to a ward-level breakdown shared by the District government on Wednesday. The highest total is in Ward 6 at 101 cases, followed by…

Washington Post: A D.C. business is paying jobless workers $15 an hour to write coronavirus…

Editor Apr 1, 2020

In the solitude of her bedroom, she sits on a faded teal rug and writes messages to loved ones around the country.

DCist: Need Wheels? This New Program Lets Washingtonians Donate Bikes To Essential Workers

Editor Apr 1, 2020

As avid cyclists, Rachel Maisler and Rudi Riet already knew that bikes could be great alternative modes of transit. But as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of D.C. and greatly reduced access to public transportation, they seemed…

WTOP: Penske Dash ceases DC area operations

Editor Apr 1, 2020

Short-lived car sharing service Penske Dash, with its fleet of Volkswagen Jetta sedans, will cease operations in D.C. and Arlington County effective April 11.

City Paper: As COVID-19 Cases Increase in Homeless Shelters, D.C. Provides Hotel Rooms For Some…

Editor Apr 1, 2020

Unsheltered residents can’t self-quarantine and shelters don’t always have the space for social distancing, so advocates have to find workarounds to keep those individuals safe.

Street Sense: Five shelter residents have tested positive for COVID-19, DHS says

Editor Apr 1, 2020

The D.C. Department of Human Services confirmed on Tuesday that five individuals from three separate homeless shelters have tested positive for COVID-19. Each of the five infected individuals have been quarantined or hospitalized and are…

Washington Business Journal: Kennedy Center defends $25M in coronavirus bailout money as it…

Editor Apr 1, 2020

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said Tuesday it would furlough 60% of its full-time administrative staff beginning next week as it faces a cash shortage related its mandated closure due to the coronavirus crisis.

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