WTOP: Phasing out resource officers in DC schools to continue as planned
School resource officers are one step closer to being phased out in the District’s public schools.
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Washington Post: More money would go to D.C.’s at-risk students under council proposal
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This comes on top of the mayor’s $2.2 billion budget plan
WTOP: COVID-19 case rates rise in DC region
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Climbing COVID-19 case numbers are pushing many D.C.-area jurisdictions from low into medium community spread.
DCist: D.C. Council Gives Initial Approval To Budget, Votes To Continue Removing Police From Schools
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The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave unanimous initial approval to the city’s $19.5 billion budget for the coming year, giving Mayor Muriel Bowser funding to hire up to 350 police officers and almost a…
Washington Post: D.C. Council to pull more police from schools, give tax credit to immigrants
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The D.C. Council voted to keep phasing police out of public schools — despite the objections of the mayor and city principals’ union, which had said officers are needed to prevent school violence —…
Washington Post: D.C. Attorney General sues vacant property owner, alleging tax evasion
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D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the owner of a vacant Ward 6 building, alleging that they have made false statements since at least 2015 to avoid paying…
City Paper: Cheh Moves to Strip Funding from Woodley Park Main Street Following Allegations of Agency Mismanagement
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It’s the latest bit of fallout from allegations of problems at D.C.’s small business agency.
WTOP: JPMorgan Chase opens DC headquarters, will double regional branches
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New York-based JPMorgan Chase, one of the few banks that is expanding its number of retail branches in the D.C. metro area, has cut the ribbon on its new mid-Atlantic headquarters in downtown D.C.
City Paper: Orange Facing Blowback After Attack of Opponent Parker’s Coming Out
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Orange called Parker’s decision to come out “a matter of convenience.”
DCist: WMATA Selects New General Manager To Lead Transit Agency Through Turbulent Time
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Randy Clarke, a public transit CEO from Austin, Texas, is WMATA’s new general manager. He will face a series of challenges getting the country’s second-largest transit agency back on track.
Washington Post: Metro hires new general manager amid pandemic, safety challenges
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Randy Clarke will replace Paul J. Wiedefeld, who has served as top executive for six years and will retire this summer
Washington Post: D.C. hasn’t reported daily covid case counts to the CDC since April 27
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The D.C. health department has not shared data with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since April 27 on the number of new coronavirus cases in the District or on any deaths from the…
Washington Post: Washington Post wins Pulitzer Prize for public service for Jan. 6 coverage
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More than 100 journalists contributed to reporting on the Capitol insurrection that was honored by the Pulitzer Prize’s most prestigious award.
DCist: Penn Social Reopens As A Concert Hall And Coffeehouse, With A Side Of Podcasting
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A new concert hall and coffeehouse is coming to downtown D.C., but under a familiar name: Penn Social.
City Paper: Mendelson Courts a Budget Battle Over Affordable Housing and Homelessness
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The Council chairman’s proposed changes could make a difference for recently homeless families.
DCist: More Money For At-Risk Students And Housing Vouchers Included In Mendelson’s Budget Amendment
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D.C. schools with a high percentage of low-income students would see a boost in funding under a proposal from D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson. The chairman announced his proposal ahead of a…
DCist: Incensed By Ticket Prices, D.C. Activists Plan Competing Concert To Pharrell’s Something In The Water
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D.C. residents were understandably excited when megaproducer Pharrell Williams announced that he would be bringing some “happiness” to the District on Juneteenth by relocating Something in the Water,…
Caleb Francois in The Post: George Washington University needs a new name
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Last year, George Washington University’s Cloyd Heck Marvin Center — named for a segregationist — was renamed the University Student Center in response to student calls for a name change. The name…
Washington Business Journal: JPMorgan Chase to bring another 70 branches to D.C. region, open new downtown headquarters
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) will establish another 70 branches in D.C., Maryland and Virginia by the end of 2025 as part of a sizable retail banking expansion in the region, where it also…
WTOP: Metro sees ridership increase but remains lower than before pandemic
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As gas prices climbed across the D.C. region in early March and more offices reopened, more people hopped on Metro trains and buses, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.