Press Releases

For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 11, 2019 Contact: Doxie A. McCoy, Public Information Officer OPC Ready to Take on New Role to Advocate for DC Water Consumers Washington, D.C. - Now that the DC Water Consumer…

For Immediate Release: April 11, 2019 CONTACT: Joe Florio, Director of Communications Councilmember Jack Evans and NC State Senator Nickel wager local goods on the outcome of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Washington,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 10, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Launches New Initiatives to Reduce Prostitution, Illegal Dumping Along Eastern Avenue Announces Working Group to Divert Sex Workers Toward…

April 10, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller – 202-225-8050 Norton Introduces Bill to Ban Discrimination Against LGBTQ Jurors in Local D.C. Court WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the District…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Celebrates the Opening of Conrad Washington, DC New hotel creating jobs and contracting opportunities for District residents (WASHINGTON,…

April 9, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Introduces Bill to Make D.C. Eligible for Federal Flood Mitigation, Prevention Funds WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), chair of the House Subcommittee on…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:April 9, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a series of appointments in her Administration: …

For Immediate Release: April 9, 2019 Media Contact: Emma Searson, Go Solar Campaign advocate Bret Fanshaw, Go Solar Campaign director D.C. ranks among nation’s solar leaders Nation’s capital helps drive dramatic…

April 8, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Asks Federal National Service Corporation Not to Punish District with Loss of $3.5M Grant Funds Because of Technical Problems WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…

April 8, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton to Hold Special Order on House Floor to Highlight D.C. Statehood Ahead of Emancipation Day, Tuesday WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a special order…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) To Mark National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Mayor Bowser Highlights Investments in Victim Services and Trauma-Informed Responses to Violence New Fiscal…

Contact: Fred Lewis, OSSE Michael Tucker, Jr., DPR Bowser Administration Provides District Residents New Food Growing Opportunities that Will Keep Gardens Thriving All Year Long (Washington, DC) – The Bowser Administration…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 5, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AG RACINE’S STATEMENT REGARDING INNOCENCE OF 10-YEAR-OLD IN MARCH 30 INCIDENT WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2019 Contact: Anthony Lorenzo Green, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, Single Member District 7C04 Statement on the Triple Shooting/Double Homicide in Deanwood Last night, 3 people were shot, 2…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mekdy Alemayehu (OP) Jeffrey Scott (CAH) Michael Mitchell (OCTFME) Mayor Bowser Releases First-Ever DC Cultural Plan to Invest in and Strengthen Local…

April 4, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Introduces Bill to Exempt D.C. Courts, CSOSA, PDS from Federal Government Shutdowns Builds on Norton Exemption for D.C. Government WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2019 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens DDOT Announces 2019 goDCgo Employer Ambassador Award Winners (Washington, DC) - Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT)…

New Report: DC Public School Budget Cuts Fall Most Heavily on Wards 7 and 8 Contact: Simone Holzer 17 of the 20 DC public schools facing steep budget cuts next year are in Ward 7 or Ward 8, according to an analysis by the DC Fiscal…

Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Introduces Legislation to Create a Commission to Review Names of District Memorials and Places Legislation Creates a Commission to Review Controversial Monuments, Markers, and Symbols, including Statues,…