Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 12, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Kate Hartig (DMPED) Mayor Bowser’s Innovative Investment for Ward 8 Paves Way for Grand Opening of New Busboys and Poets in Historic Anacostia New…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi As part of Sunshine Week, Councilmember Allen to introduce bill expanding FOIA and Open Meetings law to all public schools Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 13, Councilmember…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Fred Lewis OSSE Highlights Best Practices from School Across DC in ‘Lessons from the DC All-STAR School Tour’ Report Today, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)…

AFT’s Weingarten on DC Public Schools’ $5 Million Settlement with Teachers Compensation is Partial Vindication for Unwarranted Layoffs during Michelle Rhee Reign For Release: Friday, March 8, 2019 Contact: Andrew Crook …

For Immediate Release March 9, 2018 Media Contact: George Williams, Media Relations Manager Capitol View Interim Library Closing March 16 Renovated Capitol View Library to Open March 23 (Washington, D.C.) - The Capitol…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Fred Lewis Bowser Administration Announces that Enrollment in DC’s Public Schools Has Grown for a Straight Decade (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 8, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a series of appointments in her Administration: LaToya…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2019 CONTACT:  LaToya Foster (EOM) Statement on House Passage of H.R. 1, First-Ever Congressional Endorsement of DC Statehood (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser issued the following statement…

March 8, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Announces Historic Vote on H.R. 1: House of Representatives Endorses D.C. Statehood for First Time in American History WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton…

March 7, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Applauds Leader Schumer’s New Push for D.C. Statehood WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) applauded Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) new push for D.C.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 6, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a series of appointments in her Administration: Lucinda…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Celebrates Mayor Marion Barry’s Birthday with Room Dedication at New Busboys and Poets in Ward 8 Restaurant Housed in New State-of-the-Art…

March 6, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she kept the Meadows-Gosar amendment to H.R. 1, the For the People Act, attacking D.C. statehood and home rule from…

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 5, 2019 Contact: Nolan Treadway Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Introduces Bill to Support Small Businesses Suffering Financial Distress from District Infrastructure Projects The bill would…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2019 CONTACT:  LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Honors Community Leaders at Washington Women of Excellence Awards (WASHINGTON, DC) – Tonight, Mayor Bowser honored eight community leaders at the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2019 CONTACT:  LaToya Foster (EOM) Statement on Washington, DC Admission Act Reaching 200 Cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser released…

March 5, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Introduces D.C. Zoning Commission Home Rule Act, Would Remove Federal Officials from Commission WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the District of…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Diane Watkins (DOES) Mayor Bowser Releases 2018 Summer Youth Employment Program Report Annual report highlights key accomplishments of the Marion S. Barry…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2019 CONTACT:  LaToya Foster (EOM) Statements on the Confirmation of DC Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, following the Council of the District of Columbia’s…