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Washingtonian: This Black-Owned Ice-Cream Shop’s Plea for Support Went Viral. Now People Are Lining…

Editor Jun 12, 2020
Southwest Soda Pop Shop wasn't sure it would survive the pandemic—then a tweet took off.

DCist: Pop-Up Coronavirus Testing Available Along D.C. Protest Routes This Weekend

Editor Jun 12, 2020
The nonprofit Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) is launching pop-up coronavirus testing this weekend along D.C.’s protest routes — following a week of long lines and wait times at the city’s walk-up centers.

Washingtonian: The Mother of Marqueese Alston Sues the City and DC Police for $100 Million

Editor Jun 12, 2020
It's been two years since officers fatally shot her son. Police have not released body-camera footage of the incident.

WTOP: What are the odds? Why sports betting in DC isn’t a hit with all gamblers

Editor Jun 12, 2020
When it comes to sports betting in D.C., gamblers say the odds are stacked too high against them.

DCist: More Than 500 D.C. Residents Have Died From COVID-19

Editor Jun 12, 2020
The District passed a somber milestone on Thursday: more than 500 residents dead from COVID-19.

DCist: The Standoff Over D.C.’s Black Lives Matter Mural, Illustrated

Editor Jun 12, 2020
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DCist: Mother Of Marqueese Alston Files $100 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against D.C.

Editor Jun 12, 2020
Two years after 22-year-old D.C. resident Marqueese Alston was shot and killed by D.C. police, Georgetown Law’s Civil Rights Clinic has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the District of Columbia and the individual officers involved in…

DCist: D.C.’s Annual Count Showed Fewer People Experiencing Homelessness As Of January. Experts…

Editor Jun 12, 2020
An annual count of the region’s homeless population, released this week, shows broad improvements. But the report, taken from a single-day count in January, doesn’t reflect the current reality impacted by COVID-19—and, in fact, forecasts a…

DCist: Pentagon Orders Review Of National Guard’s Role In Protests

Editor Jun 12, 2020
The Department of Defense is reviewing the National Guard’s controversial role in nationwide racial justice protests over the past few weeks.

Washington Post: The Daily 202: D.C. surpasses 500 coronavirus deaths; nearly 3 in 4 have been…

Editor Jun 12, 2020
The death toll from the novel coronavirus surpassed 500 in the nation’s capital on Wednesday. District health officials report that 375 of the 506 fatalities have been African American, 65 have been Hispanic and 54 have been white. Blacks…

WTOP: Wood For Good project aims to keep panels erected during DC protests out of landfills

Editor Jun 12, 2020
In the early days of the protests in D.C. prompted by the death of George Floyd, many businesses boarded up their storefront windows.

DCist: More Than 500 D.C. Residents Have Died From COVID-19

Editor Jun 12, 2020
The District passed a somber milestone on Thursday: more than 500 residents dead from COVID-19.

WTOP: Bikeshare, new bike lanes make DC one of the best cycling cities in US

Editor Jun 12, 2020
Thanks to an expansion of the number of protected bike lanes, adding access to Capital Bikeshare and new efforts promote bike safety for elementary school students, D.C. is one of the best places to ride a bike in North America, according…

Washington Post: Streets in downtown Washington to close this weekend for demonstrations

Editor Jun 12, 2020
Streets in downtown Washington and along the Mall will be closed Sunday and possibly part of Saturday for demonstrations that are expected as protesters continue to call for an end to racial injustice following the death of George Floyd in…

Lyle Albaugh and Donald J. Boudreaux in The Post: Small businesses like ours are the most vulnerable…

Editor Jun 12, 2020
For as long as we Americans have been Americans, we’ve complained about taxes. Many of us complain that tax burdens are too heavy, a few complain that tax burdens are too light, and nearly everyone complains about the distribution of the…

Washington Post: D.C. schools chancellor defends police in schools amid questioning by lawmakers

Editor Jun 12, 2020
D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee on Thursday defended the use of police officers in the city’s public schools, saying law enforcement and security guards are critical to student safety.

Washington Post: In Lafayette Square, visitors return to a park changed by protests

Editor Jun 12, 2020
Where law enforcement had lined up behind riot shields, there now stood seven trash cans, overflowing with the pungent residue of a historic week of protests.

Washington Post: Metro pledges to address systemic racism, including allegations of biased…

Editor Jun 12, 2020
The Metro board said Thursday it will return next month with a plan to address systemic racism in the transit system, including allegations of racially biased and unequal enforcement by transit police.

WTOP: DC files lawsuits accusing relatives, health aide of taking financial advantage of seniors

Editor Jun 12, 2020
D.C. has filed multiple lawsuits accusing relatives and a caretaker of taking financial advantage of elderly residents.

ABC News: 4 mayors on leading their communities through reckoning on racial inequality

Editor Jun 12, 2020
Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C., Sharon Weston Broome of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta, and Victoria Woodards of Tacoma, Washington, spoke with ABC News about the scrutiny and challenges they've faced, and how…
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The DC Council is poised to consider emergency legislation Tuesday that would adjust the process for determining the winner in November's at-large DC Council election — the first time the contest…

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Since 2020, when Mayor Muriel Bowser and her deputy mayor for health and human services, Wayne Turnage, decided to reorganize the city’s multibillion-dollar Medicaid managed care program in the…

District Links: Nadeau submits bill to add surtax on passive income for affluent households; proposed arch spurs debate…

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With the DC Council poised to hold hearings in the fall on potential tax changes in view of future budget challenges, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau yesterday submitted legislation that would…

District Links: Court rejects attempt to return Trump name to Kennedy Center; Norton seeks new status for Civil War…

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