Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Jack Pfeiffer (DME) Jonathan Kuhl (DPW) Dora Taylor (DHS) Evening Activities at DC Public Schools and DPR Recreation Centers Canceled on Tuesday,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 28, 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: January 28, 2019 Contacts: Benjamin Fritsch (Norton) Aaron Fritschner (Beyer) Samantha Brown (Raskin) Matthew Verghese (Brown) Hannah Muldavin (Trone) Capital Region Members Request GAO Study…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Chanda Washington (DMPED) Mayor Bowser Convenes Top 100 Local Employers to Discuss Strategies for Protecting and Building DC’s Economy and Hiring DC…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Terry Owens (DDOT) Mayor Bowser Announces Free Rides on DC Circulator During #FairShotFebruary (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, as part of her…

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Contact: Benjamin Fritsch January 24, 2019 Norton Elected as Chair of the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee Gets Three Other Subcommittees of Importance to D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch January 24, 2019 Norton to Host Emergency Town Hall to Highlight Disproportionate Impact of Trump Shutdown on D.C., Tonight WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host an…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch January 24, 2019 Norton Introduces Bill to Give D.C. Legislative Autonomy as Part of Her ‘Free and Equal D.C.’ Bills WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced her bill to…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Dora Taylor (DHS) Mayor Bowser Participates in Annual Point in Time Count Mayor Bowser Joins Volunteers at Annual Census of Persons Experiencing…

PRESS RELEASE Contact:  Meg Maguire For immediate release: January 23, 2019 Washington, D.C.-- The Committee of 100 on the Federal City is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Vision Awards.  Vision Awards are given each…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2019 CONTACT: Daniel Rappaport Bowser Administration Awards Grants to Study Building New Jail and Creating DC Parole Board Local criminal justice experts will advise on best practices for…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Fred Lewis Kelly Harper, DC’s 2019 Teacher of the Year, Named a Finalist for National Teacher of the Year Amidon-Bowen Elementary School educator is one of four in the running for nation’s top…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Yolanda McCutchen (DCHFA) Mayor Bowser and DC Housing Finance Agency Announce New Mortgage Assistance Program for Furloughed Federal Employees As…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   January 22, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AG RACINE LEADS 14-STATE COALITION URGING FDIC TO INCLUDE STRONG CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR SMALL-DOLLAR BANK LOANS States Want Proposed Bank…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 22, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Dora Taylor (DHS) Mayor Bowser Announces Emergency Legislation, Giving DC Government the Ability to Provide More Federal Employees with Much-Needed…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi Council of the District of Columbia overrides veto of bill making fare evasion a civil offense By a vote of 11-2, the Council of the District of Columbia overrode the…

For Immediate Release Jan. 18, 2019 Media Contact: George Williams, Media Relations Manager Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Opening in 2020:  Modernization Progress Continues New Services and Spaces Will Honor Dr. King…