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DCist: Lawsuit Accuses D.C. of Withholding Public Records On Police Social Media Surveillance

Editor Mar 2, 2022

A new lawsuit alleges that the D.C. government and the Metropolitan Police Department are withholding records about how police use social media to investigate crimes and monitor protests. The Brennan Center for Justice and Data for Black…

City Paper: D.C. Housing Authority Board Chair Dionne Bussey-Reeder Has Settled Her Tax Debts

Editor Mar 2, 2022

The former Council candidate faced questions about her ability to serve on the board due to those back taxes.

Washington Post: With area mask mandates over, wary businesses weigh their own: ‘We’re in a tough…

Editor Mar 2, 2022

Donna Durante-Miller cautiously opened the doors to Elroy, her H Street NE bar and hookah lounge, as D.C. lifted its indoor mask mandate on Tuesday — and hoped for the best.

DCist: Many D.C. Workers Will Soon Get More Paid Leave, And Employers Will Get A Tax Cut

Editor Mar 2, 2022

Hundreds of thousands of private-sector workers in D.C. will soon see a large increase in the amount of paid leave they get every year, while the employers that fund the program will be paying less for it.

UrbanTurf: A Mixed-Income Development Could Replace Congress Heights Apartment Complex

Editor Mar 2, 2022

The Congress Heights residential development pipeline is growing, this time at Meadowbrook Run near Oxon Run Park.

Washington Post: D.C. will offer private-sector workers maximum paid-leave benefits, CFO says

Editor Mar 2, 2022

Private-sector workers in D.C. will be able to take up to 12 weeks of leave per year in a dramatic expansion of the city’s paid-leave system, the city’s chief financial officer said Monday, since the program has cost less than previously…

Press Release: DC Health Announces New COVID-19 Community Level Metrics

Press Release Mar 2, 2022

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE: March 2, 2022 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Dr. Kimberly Henderson (DC Health) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, DC Health announced…

Press Release: At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds Successfully Moves Landmark Tenant Protection…

Press Release Mar 2, 2022

News Release — At-large DC Council member Anita Bonds FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 2, 2022 Contact: Kevin B. Chavous Eviction record sealing and anti-discrimination provisions in housing are among the strongest in the…

Press Release: Norton Expresses Disappointment Biden Did Not Mention D.C. Statehood in State of the…

Press Release Mar 2, 2022

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton March 2, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she is disappointed that President Biden did not mention…

Press Release: DC Set to Dramatically Expand Paid Leave Benefits for Workers and Slash Tax Rate for…

Press Release Mar 2, 2022

News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Will Singer (Councilmember Silverman) CFO Certifies Significant Tax Rate Cut to .26% from .62%, a $200 million savings; Also certifies…

Press Release: DPW Awarded Federal Grant to Support Food Waste Diversion in the District

Press Release Mar 2, 2022

News Release — DC Department of Public Works FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2022 CONTACT: Erica Cunningham U.S. EPA Grant designed to help expand nationwide capacity to use organic food waste processing methods (WASHINGTON,…

District Links: DCPS says students, staff can go maskless outdoors at school; DC Council restricts…

Chris Kain Mar 2, 2022

DC Public Schools will no longer require students and staff to wear masks while they are outside.

WUSA9: DC 911 call center director reappointed following audit of EMS crew dispatch issues

Editor Mar 2, 2022

A mom whose daughter died after crews were sent to the wrong quadrant of D.C. says reappointing 911 call center director Karima Holmes is "unconscionable."

WTOP: Community members gather to remember Relisha Rudd and ask for help solving her disappearance

Editor Mar 2, 2022

Advocates for the missing and police came together in D.C. Tuesday night to remember a missing girl, hoping to revive interest in the cold case and solve the disappearance of Relisha Rudd. She disappeared eight years ago.

Press Release: Statement on the State of the Union Address

Press Release Mar 2, 2022

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2022 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, following President Biden’s first State of the Union address,…

Washington Blade: Trans group to provide LGBTQ crime victim housing for D.C. courts

Editor Mar 1, 2022

Facility operated by Empowering the Transgender Community

Washington Post: Low turnout for D.C. protest of coronavirus restrictions

Editor Mar 1, 2022

A rally in D.C. against pandemic-related restrictions and in support of the self-styled “Freedom Convoy” that occupied downtown Ottawa for weeks drew a few dozen people, many of whom were journalists, near the Washington Monument on…

Washington Post: D.C., Virginia awarded millions in federal grants to push equity in unemployment…

Editor Mar 1, 2022

The U.S. Department of Labor is planning to roll out millions in funding to promote equity in unemployment insurance programs — and the District and Virginia will be two of the first to benefit.

DCist: D.C. Bans Evictions Over Unpaid Rent Of Less Than $600

Editor Mar 1, 2022

In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the D.C. Council permanently barred landlords from filing evictions against tenants who owe less than $600, sealed some eviction records, and further protected voucher holders during the rental screening…

Washington Business Journal: George Washington law school lands record gift

Editor Mar 1, 2022

An alum of George Washington University’s law school has endowed a $4.5 million professorship, the largest faculty gift in the law school’s history.

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Mayoral hopeful Kenyan McDuffie this morning conceded the Democratic primary to Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, who has 52.87% of the vote in the updated tally released this afternoon by…

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District Links: DC residents head to polls for primary without several longtime incumbents; House panel scrutinizes DC…

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DC's Democrats will decide today on their party's nominees to succeed three-term Mayor Muriel Bowser and 18-term DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, as well as two councilmembers who opted not to seek…

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