District Links: Bowser picks high-profile nat’l figures to lead group to reopen city; District awards local hospitals $25M; and more

By Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil On Apr 27, 2020 Last updated Apr 27, 2020

Happy Monday. Mayor Muriel Bowser has tapped two national figures — Susan Rice, former national security adviser, and Michael Chertoff, former secretary of homeland security — to lead the advisory group that will offer recommendations on reopening DC.

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