DCist: D.C. Voters Might Get Another Chance To Weigh In On The Tipped Minimum Wage
A measure that phases out D.C.’s two-tiered minimum wage could reappear on the ballot in 2022.
Yearly Archives
2021
Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s still pumped for the Georgetown-Rosslyn gondola idea. What…
Building a river crossing generally works best when the owners of both shores are on board. (Just ask the White's Ferry folks.)
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Celebrate New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Opening with 5K and…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 26, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Lauren Stephens (DDOT)
(WASHINGTON, DC) …
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon on Newly Renovated Eaton Elementary School
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 26, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D.…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates Grand Opening of Newly Constructed West Elementary School
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 26, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
West Elementary To Be The Future John Lewis Elementary School
(WASHINGTON, DC)…
WTOP: Park Service: Washington Monument repairs continue after lightning strike
The Washington Monument could soon reopen after being closed since a lightning strike Aug. 15.
Washington Business Journal: National Children’s Museum in downtown D.C. to reopen after 18-month…
The National Children’s Museum will reopen in September for the first time since March 2020, when it closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic less than a month after opening to the public.
Washington Post: D.C. elections board chair D. Michael Bennett will step down in September
D.C. Board of Elections Chairman D. Michael Bennett will step down from the three-member board Sept. 30, he said in an interview, leaving the position vacant ahead of the 2022 primaries.
City Paper: MedStar Threatens Access for Medicaid Users While Amerigroup Demands Sanctions For…
The ongoing debacle that is D.C.’s Medicaid managed care contract is a story with many potential bad guys.
DCist: On Its 50th Birthday, Here Are Some Facts You May Not Know About the Kennedy Center
It was Sept. 7, 1971 when John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors to the public for the first time.
Washington Post: Crews still working to fix electrical system at Washington Monument
Lightning struck the Washington Monument last week, and crews had been waiting on a part that has arrived
Washington Post: D.C. judges express frustration about possible leniency in Capitol riot cases
Federal judges in Washington are questioning whether rioters who have admitted to storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 in support of President Donald Trump are being treated too leniently.
Matthew Yglesias in Slow Boring: D.C.’s teacher compensation reform is working
Save IMPACT from superficial racial gap analysis
Washington Informer: Release of New Study Revives Calls to End IMPACT
In its racial equity review about the IMPACT teacher evaluation system, D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) confirmed that evaluators, regardless of color, harbor biases that cause nonwhite instructors to receive lower scores than their white…
Washington Informer: D.C. Leaders Want Statehood on March on Washington Agenda
While the March on Washington taking place on Aug. 28 will focus on informing Americans about voter suppression measures throughout the country, District leaders and activists don’t want it to be forgotten that residents of the nation’s…
With too few ADA-compliant units in DCHA’s aging portfolio, seniors and people with disabilities…
Summary: With a backlog of over 70,000 households, the demand for public housing is steadily growing in the city amid a precipitous rise in housing costs. Meanwhile, seniors and people with disabilities already in D.C. public housing…
jonetta rose barras: The Wayne Turnage and MedStar Family Choice show in DC
For the past year, Mayor Muriel Bowser and her Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Wayne Turnage have presented a master class in government and financial mismanagement marked by political and self-centered motivations. They — and…
WTOP: As DC education board calls for flexibility, schools chancellor says city committed to…
Five days before the start of school in D.C., the District’s State Board of Education is urging Mayor Muriel Bowser to adjust the city’s fall plans, calling for increased testing, a vaccine mandate for all students 16 and older and the…
Washington Post: Voting rights protests: D.C. expected to host thousands amid delta variant concerns
A summer of voting rights protests is culminating with crowds of thousands expected to descend on the National Mall on Saturday, demanding that elected officials enact federal legislation to protect and expand access to the ballot.
City Paper: Cooling D.C. Requires Thinking About Who’s Most Vulnerable to Heat
Efforts to cool down outdoor temperatures must go hand-in-hand with expanding access to air-conditioning.