Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Christopher White (HSEMA) Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS) Mayor Bowser Activates Heat Emergency Plan (WASHINGTON, DC) – According to the National…

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2019 CONTACT: John Stokes – (DGS) Donna Harris – (DGS) District’s 2019 Scheduled Synthetic Turf Field GMAX Testing to Begin Essential protocols also set for synthetic turf…

June 17, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Files Amendment Directing FAA to Prioritize Combating Airplane, Helicopter Noise WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the co-chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus and a…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2019 CONTACT:  LaToya Foster (EOM) Statement on Flag Day as Washington, DC Admission Act Reaches 213 Cosponsors (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser released the following statement on…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Terry Owens (DDOT) Christina Harper (Pepco) Mayor Bowser, Pepco Break Ground on $500 Million to Underground Power Lines in the District DC PLUG…

Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Statement on Groundbreaking of DC PLUG Program The program, which is the result of legislation revised and approved by Councilmember McDuffie’s Committee on Business and Economic Development, will make…

June 14, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller To Mark D.C. Flag Day, Norton Celebrates New D.C. Statehood Bill Cosponsors, Introduces Flag Bill to Honor Deceased D.C. Mayors WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of National Flag Day,…

Washington, DC—Today, the Bowser Administration commits to justice for elder District residents in recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15 and urges residents to protect District of Columbia seniors by reporting possible…

June 13, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Seeking to Remove Halfway House Subsistence Fees, Health Care Co-pays for Federal Inmates WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she has filed two…

June 13, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Vows to Fight USDA Relocation from National Capital Region WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) vowed to fight the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…

June 12, 2019Contact: Jack Miller Norton Defeats Multiple Anti-D.C. Amendments in House Appropriations Markup WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) defeated multiple anti-home-rule amendments during the House…

For Immediate Release: June 12, 2019 Contact:  Doxie A. McCoy, Public Information Officer OPC to Speak Out Against DC Water’s New CRIAC Rate Proposal Washington, DC – DC Water will hold a public hearing on its proposed fiscal…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Christy Goodman June 11, 2019     DCHA’s Second Annual Summer of Safety Kick-Off Job Fair, Activities for Children, Community Safety Discussions, and More to be Featured In an effort to make…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 12, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Cecile Green (DOEE) Mayor Bowser Expands eCycle DC to Allow Residents to Recycle Electronics…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AG RACINE FILES COURT BRIEF ARGUING THAT D.C. RESIDENTS ARE HARMED BY LACK OF CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATION OAG's Filing Supports Lawsuit…

June 11, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Thanks House Democratic Leadership for Filing Amicus Brief in D.C. Voting Rights Lawsuit WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the House of…

June 10, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Files Amendment to Increase Funding for Anacostia River Cleanup WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) filed an amendment last Friday to the fiscal year 2020 Energy…

Monday, June 10, 2019 Washington, DC – The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) received 181 proposed health insurance plan rates for review from Aetna, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Kaiser…