Washington Post: D.C. afterschool programs on edge after city closes grant competition
Some groups have had to reduce the number of students they serve and scale back programming.
Yearly Archives
2022
Washington Post: Homicides drop in D.C., but mayor calls youth violence an emergency
The number of homicides in the District and neighboring Prince George’s County dropped in 2022 but remained high compared with pre-pandemic years, as leaders struggled to confront gun violence and carjackings involving youth.
Press Release: Statement from Councilmember Allen on December Revenue Estimate Funding Metro For…
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 30, 2022
Contact: Erik Salmi
The following is a statement from DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) regarding the revised revenue estimate…
Press Release: Statement on December 2022 Revenue Estimates
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 30, 2022
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the DC Government released the revised revenue estimates…
Press Release: AG Racine Secures $3.5 Million From Grubhub for Illegally Charging Hidden Fees, Using…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 30, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
OAG Lawsuit Forces Delivery Company to Implement Sweeping Changes That Will Set Industry…
Press Release: AG Racine Announces Google Must Pay $9.5 Million for Using “Dark…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 30, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Continues OAG’s Work to Hold Big Tech Companies Accountable and Protect Consumers’ Privacy
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Washington Business Journal: D.C. permitting agency to offer unpaid internships that could convert…
The District’s new Department of Buildings believes it has an answer to its staffing woes: train college students and recent graduates.
DCist: D.C. Attorney General Announces Multimillion-Dollar Settlements With Google And GrubHub
With just a few days left in his tenure, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is wrapping up more of the many lawsuits he filed against corporations in recent years. The latest? A $9.5 million settlement with Google to resolve allegations…
Washington Post: Three killed in separate shootings push D.C. homicide count over 200
Three men were killed Thursday night and early Friday in separate shootings across the District, pushing the annual homicide count in the city to over 200 for the second consecutive year.
WTOP: 10 projects that will transform DC in 2023 and beyond
D.C. isn’t the same city as it was 10 years ago, and it won’t be the same in the coming years either.
Washington Post: Grubhub settles with D.C. attorney general over fees and marketing
The food delivery service Grubhub has agreed to pay an $800,000 civil penalty along with $2.7 million to consumers to settle a lawsuit brought in March by D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine, who alleged that the company charged customers…
Washington Post: With a full house, D.C. animal shelter waives some adoption fees
Roughly 170 animals — including dogs, cats, snakes and rabbits — are looking for new homes, as adoptions drop and returns rise
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. needs more bike lanes, and fast
Washington-area roadways are famous for their ability to instill fear. Try negotiating the confusing noodle soup of I-395-695-295 on any given rush hour. Or the curve-a-thon section of the Capital Beltway just east of Interstate 270.
WTOP: After DC passes 200 homicides, police union head blames council
For the second year in a row, the District of Columbia has surpassed 200 homicides, something that hasn’t happened in 20 years. And as 2022 winds to a close, the head of the District’s police union says the D.C. Council is at fault.
Washington Post: Lawsuit alleges D.C. Housing’s cameras could ‘capture intimate details’
A D.C. public housing resident sued the city’s housing authority and D.C. police earlier this month, saying that “disproportionate surveillance” at her complex is an invasion of privacy.
Washington Post: Child-care workers wait for checks that could take them off the brink
More than a third of D.C.’s child-care workers live in poverty. New city-funded bonuses are part of an innovative plan to raise their pay.
District Links: Google, Grubhub settle AG’s consumer protection lawsuits; Bowser says feds saw…
AG Karl Racine today announced settlements in two of his office's high-profile consumer cases — obtaining $9.5 million from Google, and $3.5 million from Grubhub.
jonetta rose barras: Is DC Council member Robert White the housing change agent the city needs?
What is wrong with at-large DC Council member Robert White? What is he thinking? These are questions some residents may be asking. In the past week, I have wondered the same thing.
The two-term legislator has leapt from the…
Washington Post: D.C. mayor: Feds failed on Jan. 6 by thinking far-right was ‘friendly’
The transcripts of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III’s interviews were the part of the latest release of materials from the House Jan. 6 select committee
Washington Business Journal: Wardman Park redevelopment must undergo new layer of review, D.C.…
D.C.'s Office of Planning has changed course, requiring a new layer of review for a proposed residential redevelopment of the shuttered Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.