After more than six years leading the D.C. region’s transit agency — two during a pandemic — Metro General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Paul Wiedefeld is retiring.
Today, D.C. is opening four COVID Centers, where residents can get initial doses of a vaccine, a booster shot, at-home rapid test kits (like the ones currently being distributed at D.C. public libraries), and walk-up PCR testing.
Grocery chain Wegmans will open two new D.C.-area stores this year, and it is now actively hiring for those locations, a total of 600 current openings.
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
January 18, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the first woman to chair the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
January 18, 2022
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Ten AGs File Amicus Brief Supporting Virginia’s Effort to Reverse Dismissal of Charges Against Two U.S. Park Police!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 18, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
James Tyll (DC Health)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser and DC!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
With the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. using Monday's holiday honoring the civil rights leader to highlight the importance of voting rights, DC officials echoed their calls and highlighted the lack of DC autonomy as a similar!-->…
The D.C. region’s Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are shifting to a new schedule for the foreseeable future amid pandemic-related staffing limitations.
The District is prepared to enforce its new indoor vaccine mandate, officials said on the weekend the new rules took effect, but educating small businesses about the guidelines is the city’s first priority.
D.C. Attorney General sues Express Homebuyers for allegedly sending over 100,000 District homeowners false notifications about overdue property taxes, risk of foreclosure, and misrepresenting the tax lien sale process to “drum up!-->…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Public Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 18, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Enrique Gutierrez (DCPS)
DCPS Daily Substitute Teachers Will Now Earn!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Hundreds of people walked over the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge during Monday morning’s cold weather as part of the 16th annual Martin Luther King Peace Walk, joining descendants of Martin Luther King Jr. as they crossed over the!-->…
On Wednesday, the DC State Board of Education (SBOE) will vote on recommendations to modify the STAR Rating framework that is currently used for school accountability. Among the recommendations are welcome proposals to eliminate the!-->…
Arts organizations across America are proudly celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Choral Arts Society of Washington presents “Living the Dream … Singing the Dream.”