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City Paper: D.C. Health Centers Create Strategies to Keep Residents Enrolled in Medicaid

Editor Jul 5, 2023
The continuous enrollment provisions implemented during the pandemic wound down as of April.

DCist: Thousands Of Residents In The D.C. Region Are Losing Medicaid Coverage

Editor Jul 5, 2023
Thousands across the D.C.area have lost Medicaid coverage in recent months, as pandemic protections that allowed people to stay enrolled without reapplying came to a close. Known as “Medicaid unwinding,” states are resuming annual Medicaid…

Axios: Supreme Court ruling impacts loan forgiveness for 72K D.C. borrowers

Editor Jul 5, 2023
About 72,000 D.C. residents stood to benefit from President Biden's loan forgiveness plan before it was struck down by the Supreme Court last week.

WTOP: DC program provides free summer meals to students

Editor Jul 5, 2023
Education officials in D.C. say they don’t expect hunger to have any days off this summer — students will have access to free meals at over 100 sites while school is out.

Washington Post: Swimming in the Anacostia River will be legal for one day in July

Editor Jul 5, 2023
The July 8 event is both a tribute to progress cleaning up the river, and a signal that work still needs to be done

WTOP: DC Water releases $1.5B plan to replace all lead pipe lines by 2030

Editor Jul 3, 2023
D.C. Water has released a new plan to replace lead pipelines by 2030, including an increase in the cost for the plan to $1.5 billion.

Axios: The Palisades runs a big July 4th parade with a small-town feel

Editor Jul 3, 2023
D.C. goes big on the Fourth of July, but it's all about hometown Washington at the 57th-annual Palisades Parade and festivities.

Washington Post: D.C. home buyers’ assistance program is out of funds, officials say

Editor Jul 1, 2023
Administration of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) increased the HPAP’s maximum allotment significantly last year — but funds are now unavailable until October

Colbert I. King in The Post: A bleak summer message to D.C. youths: Your city is not safe

Editor Jul 1, 2023
“It’s not safe in D.C.,” said veteran D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8) during a WJLA-TV interview last week. “So, we’re going to ask people to keep their kids in until we create these safe environments.”

Axios: D.C.-area universities respond to Supreme Court affirmative action decision

Editor Jun 29, 2023
Several D.C.-area universities pledged to keep working to diversify their student bodies following the Supreme Court's rejection of the use of affirmative action in admissions.

DCist: D.C. DMV Could Have Been Missing DUI Convictions For As Long As 15 Years

Editor Jun 29, 2023
The D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles says it is reviewing 15 years worth of DUI and other traffic-related convictions to check if they were properly placed on drivers’ records, which in some cases would have triggered a license suspension…

DCist: D.C. Bill Codifying Restaurant Service Charges Faces Sharp Criticism

Editor Jun 29, 2023
A D.C. bill that aims to provide relief to local restaurants in light of the city increasing the minimum wage for tipped workers is turning out to be almost as contentious as the ballot initiative that dictated that increase, as was…

Washington Post: D.C. Council weighs legislative action amid probe of ex-aide to Bowser

Editor Jun 29, 2023
A bill introduced Wednesday would require sexual harassment complaints against mayoral appointees to be investigated by a third party

Theresa Vargas in The Post: A powerful thing happened after a child’s gravestone was burned

Editor Jun 29, 2023
A fire destroyed the toys left for a girl in a historical Black cemetery. In recent days, strangers have brought her new ones --- and gone beyond that.

DCist: NPS Wants To Spend $11.8 Million On Park Upgrades East Of The Anacostia River

Editor Jun 28, 2023
The National Park Service is requesting $11.8 million to upgrade D.C. parks east of the Anacostia River. The funding would help chip away at a $405 million maintenance backlog in National Capital Parks – East.

DCist: D.C. Runs Out Of Down Payment Assistance Funds For First Time Homebuyers

Editor Jun 28, 2023
By the time Courtney received a notice last November that she was eligible for D.C.’s down payment assistance program for first time homebuyers, she’d spent close to five months applying.

Washington Post: Teachers cite abuse, demand principal’s resignation at Eaton Elementary

Editor Jun 28, 2023
D.C. public school officials are investigating claims of misconduct at John Eaton Elementary after staff accused their principal of creating a hostile work environment and called for his resignation. A parents association is also calling…

Washington Post: Six trail projects in D.C. region get millions from federal grants

Editor Jun 28, 2023
Projects in underserved areas of the Washington region are receiving $25 million in federal funding from a program boosted by the infrastructure law

WTOP: Bowser asks DC inspector general to look into sexual harassment allegations

Editor Jun 28, 2023
Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked the D.C. Office of the Inspector General to take a look at sexual harassment allegations surrounding her former chief of staff.

DCist: In Wake Of Sexual Harassment Claims Against Senior D.C. Official, Lawmakers Pushing Oversight…

Editor Jun 28, 2023
A growing sexual harassment scandal involving one of D.C.’s most powerful former city officials is sparking action in the D.C. Council, where lawmakers are proposing legislation to ensure future investigations are independent and others…
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District Links: Bowser looks to expand DHS truancy pilot amid council skepticism; judge criticizes Trump admin over East…

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Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Human Services today announced a 71% reduction in truancy among students participating in a pilot program that her administration is seeking to expand.

District Links: Council set to vote on youth curfew with new amendments; MPD probe reportedly implicates at least 15…

May 2, 2026 12
The DC Council is slated to revisit the issue of an expanded youth curfew at Tuesday's legislative meeting, with a final vote on permanent legislation and a rescheduled vote on emergency legislation…

jonetta rose barras: Has Janeese Lewis George’s mayoral campaign violated DC election finance laws?

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Earlier this week, Wesley Williams, operations and policy officer for the DC Office of Campaign Finance, confirmed that his agency has opened an investigation into whether the relationship between…

District Links: House Oversight Committee demands records from MPD investigation on crime data; Lewis George, McDuffie…

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The GOP-controlled House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is demanding all records from the Metropolitan Police Department's internal investigation into claims of manipulated crime data. …
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