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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Opens New Round of Bridge Fund Grants to Support Small Businesses

Press Release Nov 14, 2022

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  November 14, 2022 CONTACT:   Susana Castillo (EOM) – (202) 727-5011; …

Press Release: AG Racine Announces New Public Safety Grant Programs to Support Survivors of Crime…

Press Release Nov 14, 2022

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 14, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications Grant Funding Builds on OAG’s Efforts To Improve Public Safety and Reduce Crime Through…

Press Release: Norton to Introduce Todd Edelman, Her Recommendation for U.S. District Court for…

Press Release Nov 14, 2022

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton November 14, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will introduce Todd Edelman, whom Norton recommended to President…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Visits DC’s Advanced Technical Center, Announces Public School…

Press Release Nov 14, 2022

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 14, 2022 CONTACT:   Susana Castillo (EOM) Kathryn Lynch-Morin (OSSE) …

Press Release: Norton Calls on Senate to Address Judicial Vacancy Crisis in Local D.C. Courts

Press Release Nov 14, 2022

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton November 14, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the Senate returning from recess today, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) called on the Senate to…

Opinion

Anthony Petty and Shannon Fyfe: Mayor Bowser, it’s time to take control over parole

Commentary Nov 14, 2022

If you are a DC resident going up for parole — or if you’ve violated parole — your fate is decided by the U.S. Parole Commission. This body is currently staffed by only two commissioners: one from Maryland, and the other from Kentucky. The…

District Links: DC sees 15-year high in public school enrollment; DCHA auditor faults contract;…

Chris Kain Nov 14, 2022

The figures are still tentative, but DC officials are reporting the city's highest public school enrollment in 15 years.

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Activates Hypothermia Alert, Urges Residents to be Vigilant and Request…

Press Release Nov 13, 2022

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Human Services FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2022  CONTACT: Susana Castillo (EOM) Kevin Valentine, Jr. (DHS) On-Demand…

Washington Post: Union Station in line for $10 billion facelift, but questions remain

Editor Nov 13, 2022

A planned renovation of Washington’s train station includes expanded tracks and concourses, underground parking and new amenities over two decades

Washington Post: Union Station has fallen on hard times. Can it be saved?

Editor Nov 13, 2022

Union Station had as many as 100 stores more than two decades ago. It’s down to about 40 retailers and eateries while more than half its commercial space sits vacant.

Washington Post: D.C. Housing Authority internal auditor alleges illegal contracting

Editor Nov 13, 2022

The D.C. Housing Authority illegally contracted with a Virginia-based software company, spending about $1 million without competitive bidding and splitting the amount into smaller purchases to escape scrutiny from the agency’s board,…

Washington Post: A Q&A with D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser

Editor Nov 13, 2022

On Nov. 8, Muriel E. Bowser (D) won a third term as mayor of Washington, in an expected victory in this heavily Democratic city. The Washington Post sat down with Bowser ahead of the election to ask about schools, development and the term…

Washington Business Journal: UDC wants a new master’s of social work program. D.C. Council…

Editor Nov 11, 2022

The University of the District of Columbia is seeking approval for a new master’s of social work degree program, one that could receive significant D.C. funding to boost the pipeline of front-line mental health workers, especially those of…

Colbert I. King in The Post: Race matters. But it didn’t decide the D.C. Council.

Editor Nov 11, 2022

The D.C. Council’s at-large contest in this week’s election featured eight candidates, with the clear front-runners being three incumbent council members — Anita Bonds (D), Kenyan R. McDuffie (I) and Elissa Silverman (I) — competing for…

Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. is awash in guns. Now is not the time to reduce firearm…

Editor Nov 11, 2022

D.C. police last year seized 2,410 illegal firearms, a frightening number that has already been exceeded this year. With nearly two months still to go in 2022, police have so far recovered 2,755 guns. The city is awash in guns. So here’s a…

DCist: For ‘Night Mayor’ Job, Bowser Taps Former D.C. Cop And Ward 1 Candidate Salah Czapary

Editor Nov 11, 2022

On Thursday, just two days after a landslide victory in the mayoral race with more than 74% of the vote, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced new appointments to a handful of positions in her administration. One of the most eye-catching…

DCist: Kenyan McDuffie Knocked Elissa Silverman Off The D.C. Council. Here’s How It Happened

Editor Nov 11, 2022

In the somewhat insular world of D.C. politics, the result of a single D.C. Council race this week has gotten plenty of people talking. That result, of course, was Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) knocking off Councilmember Elissa…

District Links: Election postmortems continue; acting 911 director defends record at council…

Chris Kain Nov 11, 2022

As election observers continue to mull how Kenyan McDuffie secured his electoral win in the at-large race to unseat incumbent Elissa Silverman, he credited a citywide strategy in an appearance today on WAMU's Politics Hour.

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: A new beginning in DC or the same old thing?

jonetta rose barras Nov 11, 2022

Whew! Raise your hand if, like me, you are happy to see the end of DC’s 2022 election season. Don’t get too comfortable, though. There still are unresolved government management and structural issues as well as political battles — not…

Washington Post: Acting 911 director faces D.C. Council scrutiny over dispatch failures

Editor Nov 10, 2022

The emergency center has been criticized for missteps on calls, some of which involved fatalities.

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District Links: McDuffie wins backing of DC Chamber affiliate; Bowser talks up DPW composting program; MPD adds weekend…

May 29, 2026 15

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Public Works are touting the expansion of the city's composting program, with the collection of more than 11 million pounds of food waste since 2017 and…

jonetta rose barras: Nine at-large DC Council Democratic primary candidates fight to win a political lottery

May 29, 2026 392

“While change is good, prepared leadership is better,” Kevin Chavous said as he introduced himself during the DC Office of Campaign Finance’s at-large primary debate late last month. He is one of…

District Links: Feds announce $465 million grant for Union Station repairs, improvements; AU president steps down for…

May 28, 2026 10

American University President Jonathan Alger announced yesterday that he'll step down June 30 after two years in the post.

District Links: Council begins hashing out budget priorities; faulty alert system meant $1M spent on manual fire watch…

May 27, 2026 9

Midway through the DC Council's budget work session, legislators are making clear some of their shared priorities on where to direct any available funding to avoid — or at least trim — cuts proposed…

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