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DCist: D.C.’s Deputy Mayor For Public Safety Allegedly Assaulted Someone In A Gym Parking Lot

Editor Oct 5, 2022

Chris Geldart, D.C.’s Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, is on leave from his job as the city looks into an incident in which he allegedly assaulted someone in Arlington on Saturday afternoon.

DCist: Interior Department To Require Body Cameras For U.S. Park Police

Editor Oct 5, 2022

The U.S. Interior Department announced a new policy this week that will require all law enforcement agencies within the department — including the U.S. Park Police — to wear body cameras.

Axios: Kenyan McDuffie seeks breakout in D.C. at-large bid

Editor Oct 5, 2022

Election Day is just over a month away, and the talk of the town for D.C. political insiders revolves around Kenyan McDuffie's uncertain future.

Press Release: Norton Applauds Department of the Interior for Requiring Body Cameras for Law…

Press Release Oct 5, 2022

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton October 5, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today applauded the Department of the Interior (DOI) for requiring its…

Press Release: AG Racine Announces Victories in Three Nonprofit Enforcement Lawsuits, Including…

Press Release Oct 5, 2022

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications In Separate Resolution, Court Rules that the Officer and Director of Two…

District Links: DC Council gives initial OK to allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections;…

Chris Kain Oct 5, 2022

Newly released student immunization rates are bringing calls for a broader effort to boost vaccination rates as a key deadline looms.

WTOP: DC a step closer to banning most right turns on red

Editor Oct 4, 2022

The D.C. Council on Tuesday voted 12-1 to pass a bill that prohibits drivers from making a right turn on red at most intersections.

Washington Post: D.C. Council advances bill to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections

Editor Oct 4, 2022

The D.C. Council on Tuesday took the first of two votes to allow the District’s noncitizen residents to cast ballots in local elections, coming close to concluding an almost decade-long effort by activists and council members to…

DCist: D.C. Council Gives First Approval To Bills To Let Non-Citizens Vote, Make Mail Voting…

Editor Oct 4, 2022

The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave initial approval to a pair of bills that will reshape the city’s election system, largely by expanding how people vote and who can vote.

Washington Post: After lax enforcement, Metro to issue fare evasion citations next month

Editor Oct 4, 2022

The change follows a steep drop in fare evasion tickets and arrests in recent years, with 15,000 in 2017 falling to fewer than 300 last year

Washington Post Editorial Board: Metro cannot ignore its safety problems

Editor Oct 4, 2022

For a dozen years, internal and external audits of the Washington subway’s communications systems — the basic tools that enable transit workers to talk with each other and the public — have spotlighted troubles that could endanger…

WTOP: Metro to begin cracking down on fare evaders with hefty fines

Editor Oct 4, 2022

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is cracking down on people who skip paying fares at the turnstiles and gates.

Washington Post: After 61 years on WRC-TV, ‘It’s Academic’ is moving to WETA

Editor Oct 4, 2022

The ancient Greeks referred to planets as “wandering stars” for the peripatetic way the celestial bodies moved across the night sky. That’s just the sort of factoid you might learn on a TV show that, in its own way, risked becoming a…

DCist: January 6 Defendants Say They’d Rather Be At Guantanamo Bay Than The D.C. Jail

Editor Oct 4, 2022

January 6 defendants being held at the D.C. Jail say that if conditions at the facility don’t improve, they’d rather be transferred to Guantanamo Bay, where they think they’d at least get better meals, medical care, and exercise.

DCist: Metro Will Ramp Up Ticketing For Fare Evasion Next Month, Test New Faregates

Editor Oct 4, 2022

Metro is rolling out a multi-faceted plan to address a $40 million fare evasion problem.

DCist: Mail Ballots Start Going Out To D.C. Voters Ahead Of November Election

Editor Oct 4, 2022

D.C. voters, make sure to check your mail.

Press Release: Norton Meets with New Federal Bureau of Prisons Director to Discuss Treatment of D.C.…

Press Release Oct 4, 2022

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton October 4, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today met with the new Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP),…

Press Release: Councilmember Nadeau Leads DC Council Expanding Voting Rights and Protecting Abortion…

Press Release Oct 4, 2022

News Release — Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 4, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Jaqueline Castaneda, Communications The Council voted to advance the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of…

Press Release: Council Expands Paid Leave for DC Government Employees

Press Release Oct 4, 2022

News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman Makes District government competitive with Federal Government, private sector FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: David Connerty-Marin District government employees…

Press Release: Today: DC Council Passes Nine Bills As Recommended By Committee on the Judiciary and…

Press Release Oct 4, 2022

News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2022 Contact: Erik Salmi Today, the full DC Council will hold a vote on nine bills passed out of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public…

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

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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

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“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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