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Washington Post: Trump’s July Fourth: House Democrats urge reimbursement of D.C. security fund

Editor Jul 12, 2019
Democratic leaders of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Friday sent a letter to President Trump asking that he reimburse a special D.C. government security fund that was exhausted by the president’s overhauled Fourth of July…

Washington Business Journal: Trader Joe’s sets opening date for Glover Park store

Editor Jul 12, 2019
Trader Joe's will open its 17th Greater Washington location in Glover Park on July 19th.

Associated Press: Washington AG opens inquiry into NRA’s financial affairs

Editor Jul 12, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney general for Washington D.C. has issued subpoenas to the National Rifle Association and its related charitable foundation as part of an investigation into allegations of financial misconduct inside the…

Washington Post: D.C. government official fined $5,000 for using assistant for personal tasks

Editor Jul 12, 2019
The District’s chief advocate for utility ratepayers has agreed to pay $5,000 to settle an ethics investigation for using government staff to perform personal tasks such as booking hair and nail appointments.

WTOP: House Oversight to Trump: Pay DC what’s owed for ‘Salute to America,’ inauguration expenses

Editor Jul 12, 2019
The Democrat-led Committee on Oversight and Reform fired off a letter to President Donald Trump on Friday, requesting that he commit to reimbursing D.C. for expenses incurred during his July Fourth “Salute to America” on the National Mall,…

WTOP: Metro didn’t have the right bolt to hold rail cars together

Editor Jul 12, 2019
A Metro train pulled apart on the tracks last year because the agency was using the wrong parts, installing parts that were used incorrectly, and not checking to ensure things were done right, according to a just-completed investigation.

Colbert King in The Post: All of D.C.’s children must come first. Not just the ones in Northwest.

Editor Jul 12, 2019
Families in crime-plagued Northeast and Southeast D.C. neighborhoods must have looked with envy at the police presence during last Saturday’s Demand Free Speech rally around Washington’s Freedom Plaza. It was, in a word, massive.

WAMU: D.C. Subpoenaed The NRA As Part Of An Investigation Into Their Nonprofit Status

Editor Jul 12, 2019
After a tumultuous few months, the National Rifle Association suffered another in a series of blows Friday when a second attorney general opened an investigation into its nonprofit status.

Bisnow: How To Build More Housing In Upper Northwest? Change Policies, Minds

Editor Jul 12, 2019
D.C. leaders are looking to encourage more housing development in the wealthy enclaves of Upper Northwest as part of the city's goal of increasing residential supply across the District, and they now have a lengthy list of new ideas to…

City Paper: Brandon Todd’s Lemonade Stand Bill Creates an Exemption That Already Exists

Editor Jul 12, 2019
Todd says the widely supported, and reported on, bill creates cohesion between two sections of D.C. law.

DCist: Adams Morgan ANC Supports Construction Of A Library At Controversial SunTrust Plaza

Editor Jul 12, 2019
At its meeting Wednesday night, ANC 1C passed a resolution in support of a new library in the neighborhood. That might be a mostly uncontroversial suggestion, if it weren’t for the long-standing battle over the plot of land the Advisory…

UrbanTurf: Raze Application Paves Way For Palisades Safeway Redevelopment

Editor Jul 12, 2019
A raze application has been filed for the former Safeway grocery store at 4865 MacArthur Boulevard NW (map), paving the way for redevelopment of the now-shuttered store.

Curbed: Flooding damage forces prolonged closure of 1.5-mile stretch of Canal Road NW

Editor Jul 12, 2019
D.C. transportation officials say emergency repairs will be done for at least a week

DCist: After Flooding, Stretch Of Canal Road Will Be Closed For Repairs For A Week

Editor Jul 12, 2019
Part of Canal Road will remain closed for emergency repairs for at least another week, District transit officials announced on Friday.

Washington Business Journal: Chicago-based coworking firm acquires downtown D.C. office building

Editor Jul 12, 2019
Chicago-based Novel Coworking has acquired 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW as part of a larger push into Greater Washington's shared-office market.

Washington Post: D.C. attorney general issues subpoenas to NRA, its charitable foundation

Editor Jul 12, 2019
D.C’s attorney general issued subpoenas Friday to the National Rifle Association and its charitable foundation, putting additional pressure on the embattled gun rights organization from nonprofit regulators.

Washington Business Journal: Greater Washington Black Chamber of Commerce launches with big event…

Editor Jul 12, 2019
The Greater Washington Black Chamber of Commerce commemorated its launch Wednesday with remarks from founders, city officials and honorees directed at building a powerful black business community in and around D.C.

CNN: Eleanor Holmes Norton’s fight for equal pay in 1970 still resonates today

Editor Jul 12, 2019
(CNN) — In 1967, my mother -- then Francie Weinman -- graduated from Northwestern University with a degree from the prestigious Medill School of Journalism.

Washingtonian: How This DC Nonprofit Helps Churches Repair Trump-Era Rifts

Editor Jul 12, 2019
The Center for Christian Civics is trying to unite parishioners from both sides of the aisle.

Washington Blade: Blade’s Chibbaro named LGBT ‘Icon’

Editor Jul 12, 2019
The Equality Forum, an advocacy group that promotes awareness of LGBT history, announced its annual “Icons” who will be celebrated during LGBT History Month in October. Among them is Washington Blade senior news reporter Lou Chibbaro Jr.,…
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DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson this morning distributed the latest version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act, which is slated for final consideration at an additional legislative meeting…

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The DC Council created an expert advisory panel in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This year the mayor and council have agreed to kill the District’s Homeland Security Commission despite…
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