Press Releases

News Release — DC Housing Finance Agency Washington, D.C. – The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) ended the month of August by funding a third development in Ward 7.  On August 29, DCHFA issued $18.6 million in bond…

 News Release — DC Democratic Party September 3, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC — In the past month, the DC Democratic Party has hired two new full-time staff members—Claudette David and Phoenix Ray—to aid in expanding and strengthening the…

News Release: DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton September 3, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released an August 29 letter today sent to United States Attorney for the District of…

News Release — Children's National Health System The agreement, approved by regulators, will improve care coordination for patients with complex care needs September 03, 2019 WASHINGTON – Children’s National and The HSC Health…

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General August 30, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications 500+ District of Columbia Community Members Provided Feedback; Overall Opinion Regarding Sentence Reduction Divided …

News Release: DC Department of Transportation August 30, 2019 Media Contacts Lauren Stephens (Washington, DC) - The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is scheduled to temporarily close lanes of traffic and restrict…

News Release — DC Office of Lottery and Gaming CONTACT: Nicole Jordan Adopted rules published in D.C. Register on August 30  August 30, 2019 – The Office of Lottery and Gaming (the “Office”) today announced the adoption of its…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor; Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; and Department of the Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment August 29, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton August 29, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requesting an additional…

News Release — DC Department of Public Works FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 29, 2019 CONTACT: Nancee Lyons (DPW) Over 50 percent of the agency’s fleet use greener alternatives. (Washington, DC) – The Department of Public…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development August 28, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Chanda Washington (DMPED) Providence Place and Strand…

News Release — DC Housing Authority Contact: Christy Goodman August 28, 2019 The focus is on safe, clean, and affordable housing that will serve as a foundation for families to build their lives. District of Columbia Housing…

News Release — DC Department of Parks and Recreation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 28, 2019 New Headquarters Opens in NoMa on September 3 DPR Media Contact: Michael Tucker Jr. (Washington, DC) – On Friday, August 30,…

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General August 26, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications 20 Attorneys General Sue To Stop Unlawful Rule That Eliminates Protections for Migrant Children in Detention, Increasing…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton August 26, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she will introduce her Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood…

News Release — DC Public Schools For Immediate Release: August 26, 2019 Contact: Shayne Wells Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee welcomed students across the District of…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Public Schools August 26, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Shayne Wells (DCPS) Mayor Bowser Launches 2019-2020 School Year with School Modernizations, New School Openings …

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Public Schools August 24, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Shayne Wells (DCPS) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbons at the modernized…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor August 23, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced increased ridership numbers for the District’s #FairShot Free Rides…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education August 23, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Jack Pfeiffer (DME) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the Bowser Administration,…