Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 16, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Terry Owen (DDOT)   Mayor Bowser Names Linda Bailey Director of the Newly Created Vision Zero Office As the Bowser Administration Continues to Roll Out Vision Zero…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Announces a New Focus on Deploying More Car-Free Officers (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, in her Second Term Outlook Address, Mayor Bowser announced that as…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Delivers Second Term Outlook Address, Announces Organizational Changes at DC Government   (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, during her Second Term Outlook…

For immediate release: January 15, 2019 Metro to sell surplus property ideal for development opportunities, transit accessibility Metro today announced that eight surplus properties are up for sale in Maryland, Virginia and the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                                                                                January 15, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications   AG RACINE TAKES ACTION TO PRESERVE…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch January 15, 2019 Norton Vows to Once Again Defeat Senate Bill Introduced to Permanently Ban Local D.C. Funding for Abortion WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today condemned a…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Jack Pfeiffer (DME) Jonathan Kuhl (DPW) Dora Taylor (DHS) DC Government and DC Public Schools to Open On Time on Tuesday, January 15 (WASHINGTON, DC) – On Tuesday,…

For immediate release: January 13, 2019 Metrobus to begin with limited service Monday, normal service on Metrorail Metrobus service will remain suspended tonight and will resume operations Monday morning on a Severe Snow Plan due to…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Jack Pfeiffer (DME) Jonathan Kuhl (DPW) Dora Taylor (DHS) DC Government and DC Public Schools Closed on Monday, January 14 (WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, January…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch January 11, 2019 Norton Remarks on House-Passed Bill to Guarantee Back Pay to Federal Workers Affected by Current and Future Shutdowns WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today submitted…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Jonathan Kuhl (DPW) Dora Taylor (DHS) Mayor Bowser’s DC Snow Team is Prepared for Weekend Snow Forecast (WASHINGTON, DC) – With the National Weather Service (NWS)…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch January 11, 2019 Norton Condemns Bill Seeking to Roll Back a Major Portion of the D.C. Revitalization Act, Reimposing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in New State Costs on the District WASHINGTON,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM Mayor Bowser Signs LOVE Act, Allowing Couples to Get Married in DC Despite Government Shutdown (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “Let Our Vows…

Friends of the DC Archives For Release: Friday, January 11, 2019 Contact: Bill Rice New Year Update for DC Archives:  New Commission, DC Secretary, Building The District’s Archives was the beneficiary late last year of several…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch January 10, 2019 Norton, House Democrats Ask Trump Administration to Guarantee Back Pay to Federal Contract Workers Hurt by Shutdown WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today led a group…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2018 National Park Service resumes maintenance services in District of Columbia area parks WASHINGTON— The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that it will resume trash collection, urgent…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch January 10, 2019 Norton Announces Senate Lands Package Includes Her Bill to Allow D.C. to Work with NPS to Make Improvements to Franklin Park WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch January 9, 2019 Norton Thanks Chairman McGovern, Rules Committee Democrats for Rejecting Republican Anti-Home-Rule Amendments to D.C. Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton…

For Immediate Release January 8, 2019 For More Information Contact: Danielle Burs D.C. COUNCILMEMBER MARY CHEH AND COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE BILL TO ESTABLISH VOTES FOR D.C. IN U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bill one of first on…

For Immediate Release: January 8, 2019 Contact: Rita D. Lewis, Communications Director Robert White Re-Introduces Bills to Protect Babies, Help Residents Start Their Own Businesses, and to Ensure Fairness in Background Checks…