Press Releases

News Release — Rock Creek Conservancy DC-Area Volunteers Remove Trash and Invasive Plants from Our Urban Oasis  Bethesda, MD (December 30, 2019) - From Saturday, Jan. 18 to Monday, Jan. 20 Rock Creek Conservancy will host its…

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General December 30, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications 21 Attorneys General Argue in Court Brief that the Trump Administration Illegally Terminated Temporary Protected Status…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Public Works December 27, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Reggie Sanders (DPW) Residents Should Call 311 to Schedule an Appointment with the…

News Release — District Department of Transportation December 24, 2019 Media Contacts Lauren Stephens (Washington, DC) — In observance of the Christmas and New Year's holidays, the District Department of Transportation…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 23, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) District Government Offices and Services Centers Will Remain Closed Until Wednesday, December 26 (WASHINGTON, DC) – In celebration of the…

News Release— Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation December 21, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Michael Tucker, Jr. (DPR) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor December 20, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Christmas Day – Wednesday, December 25, 2019 and New Year’s Day – Wednesday, January , 2019 (WASHINGTON, DC) – The…

News Release — National Park Service FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2019 Contact: Autumn Cook WASHINGTON — Tina M. Cappetta, a committed team-builder and park manager with more than 31 years’ experience, will serve as the…

News Release — District Department of Transportation December 20, 2019 Media Contact Lauren Stephens (Washington, DC) – Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that shared dockless scooter operators…

News Release — DC Public Service Commission Contact: Kellie Didigu (Washington, D.C.) The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) has approved a framework to review and consider utility requests for…

News Release — DC Public Service Commission Contact: Kellie Didigu Construction of Mt. Vernon Substation to Address Load Growth and Sustainability (Washington, D.C.) Today, the Public Service Commission of the District of…

News Release — Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority For immediate release: December 20, 2019 Metro’s post-incident review of the December 10 Red Line disruption has identified two violations of safety policies or…

News Release — DC Public Library December 19, 2019 Media Contact: George Williams, Media Relations Manager (Washington, D.C.) - In 2019, Washingtonians had diverse interests in books, ebooks, audiobooks and magazines offered by…

News Release — Ward 4 DC Council member Brandon Todd December 19, 2019 CONTACT: Eric Feldman Legislation Would Amend The Human Rights Act of 1977 to Recognize the Right to Choose and Prohibit the District Government from…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton December 19, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks on the House floor today on the Restoring Tax Fairness for…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services December 19, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Sward Tondoneh (DMHHS) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel…

News Release — National Park Service FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 19, 2019 Contact: Brian Hall WASHINGTON — The National Park Service (NPS) will increase parking meter rates on the National Mall and at Thompson Boat Center in…

News Release — Ward 4 DC Council member Brandon Todd December 19, 2019 CONTACT: Eric Feldman Councilmember Todd Will Serve as Chairman of the Large Cities Council of the National League of Cities in 2020 He Will Also Serve…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Hirt (WASHINGTON, D.C.) December 19, 2019 — The District of Columbia Hospital Association (DCHA), in partnership with member hospitals, hosted its first annual Warm the Sole Sock Drive this…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton December 19, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) claimed victory today, announcing that the…