Press Releases

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General July 23, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications Attorneys General Argue That the Second Amendment Allows States to Adopt Gun Safety Laws WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 23, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she will introduce a bill to require the Department of the Interior’s…

News Release — Humane Society of the United States July 23, 2019 Findings reveal the need for a local law in the District WASHINGTON (July 23, 2019) - Today the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International…

News Release — Halcyon Will Build Unprecedented Network of Impact Investors for Social Enterprises Contact: Janice Kaplan WASHINGTON, DC (July 23, 2019) – Halcyon is one of 44 nonprofits, institutions of higher learning and…

News Release — U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia Monday, July 22, 2019 Defendant Also Received a Suspended Sentence of 36 months for Committing Fraud and Perjury to Illegally Obtain Contracting Preferences …

News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen July 22, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi The following statement is from Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), who chairs the DC Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public…

News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie July 22, 2019 Contact: Jonathan McNair Washington D.C. -- On Friday evening, the bodies of Hugh Washington and his seventeen-year-old son, Ahkii Washington-Scruggs, were…

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General July 22, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications Settlement Includes $425 Million Consumer Restitution Fund; Potentially 350,000+ District Consumers Eligible for Relief …

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, Office of the City Administrator and Metropolitan Police Department FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2019 CONTACTS LaToya Foster (EOM) Olivia Dedner (OCA) Dustin Sternbeck (MPD)…

News Release — District Department of Transportation July 19, 2019 Media Contacts Lauren Stephens Christina Stowers (Washington, DC) -- The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is scheduled to temporarily close the…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 19, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton’s Statement on Passing of Sterling Tucker WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on…

Press Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie July 19, 2019 Contact: Nolan Treadway Washington, D.C. -- Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie released the following statement in response to a story published in this…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 19, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Sends Letter to D.C. U.S. Attorney on LGBTQ Hate Crimes WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released her…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor July 18, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Christopher White (HSEMA) Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS) Michael Tucker Jr. (DPR) Mayor Extends Morning and Evening Hours for Select…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development July 18, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)Kate Hartig (DMPED) Largest Retail Center East of the River Will…

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General July 17, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AGs Support Continued Study of CBD and Other Cannabis Products; Call on Federal Government to Include AGs in Oversight of…

News Release — National Park Service July 17, 2019 WASHINGTON – Join the National Park Service (NPS) in transforming Buzzard Point Park into a welcoming community waterfront that extends the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail (ART). The…

News Release — Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority For immediate release: July 17, 2019 Solar panels capable of powering 1,500 homes will soon be installed at four Metro-owned facilities. In a request for proposals…

News Release — Urban Land Institute For more information, contact Trisha Riggs WASHINGTON (July 17, 2019) -- A group of nationally renowned land use, real estate finance, urban planning and development experts representing…