Press Releases

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor July 16, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Christopher White (HSEMA) Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS) Michael Tucker Jr. (DPR) Mayor Extends Hours for Low-Barrier Shelters and…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 16, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller D.C. Equality Bill Establishes Same Requirements for Federal Officials in D.C as in States and Territories WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 16, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today vowed to fight the Trump administration’s plans to move more than a…

News Release — Office of the DC Auditor Contact: Diane Shinn New report shows D.C.’s practices align with national guidance and practices in many other jurisdictions WASHINGTON, July 16, 2019–The Domestic Violence Fatality…

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General July 16, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AGs Recommend State and Federal Collaboration to Increase Antitrust Enforcement in Labor Market, Fight Practices that…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 16, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that she opposes, for home-rule reasons, the Federal Prohibition of Female…

News Release — District Department of Transportation July 15, 2019 Media Contacts Lauren Stephens (Washington, DC) –Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that Bolt Mobility was awarded a mid-year…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor July 15, 2019 CONTACT:  LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement regarding Gallup’s national poll on statehood for…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services July 15, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Sward Tondoneh (DMHHS) Mayor Announces Health Centers Offering Free…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 15, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement after Gallup today released its first national…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 13, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Announces Postponement of D.C. Statehood Hearing Due to Mueller Hearing Scheduling Conflict WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor July 12, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser announced that her Administration is making a total of $2.5 million available through the…

News Release: District Department of Transportation July 12, 2019 Media Contacts Lauren Stephens Christina Stowers (Washington, DC) – The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will continue the temporary closure of…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Housing and Community Development July 12, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Richard Livingstone (DHCD) With Projects in Wards 3 and 8, the…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 11, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton to Speak at Event Marking 155th Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stevens WASHINGTON, D.C. – As she prepares to speak at an event marking…

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 10, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a letter today sent to House and Senate appropriators after District of…

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General July 10, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications Attorneys General Coalition Opposes Trump Administration Attempt to Stop Operation of Life-Saving “Safe Injection Sites” for…

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development July 10, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Chanda Washington (DMPED) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today,…

News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie The proposed legislation will expand the ability for ex-offenders to have their records sealed after a period of 3 years for qualifying misdemeanors convictions and 7 years for…