Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2018 CONTACT:  Sean Barry (DMHHS) Dora Taylor (DHS) Ribbon Cutting on New Short Term Family Housing Program in Ward 4 Coming September 26 DC General on-track to close this Fall, Bowser Administration…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Aug. 31, 2018                              Media Contact:  Fred Lewis Office of the State Superintendent of Education Announces Criteria and Participants for 2018-19 School Year Free and Reduced-Price Meals The…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 30, 2018 CONTACT:  LaToya Foster (EOM) Modified Holiday Schedule for Select District Services (WASHINGTON, DC) – The District of Columbia Government offices will be closed on Labor Day (Monday, September…

For immediate release: August 30, 2018 Metro Service Information for Labor Day, Monday, September 3 On Labor Day, Monday, September 3, 2018, Metro service will operate service on the following schedules: Metrorail: The system will…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 30, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Dustin Sternbeck (MPD) Mayor Bowser, Metropolitan Police Department, and DC Police Union Reach Labor Agreement (WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Bowser, Chief of the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2018 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens DDOT Announces Continuation of Dockless Vehicles Program Current Program Extended through December with New Requirements for Operators…

For Immediate Release August 30, 2018 Media Contact: George Williams, Media Relations Manager Capitol View Library Close Sept. 22 for Exterior Renovation Interim Library Opens Oct. 9 (Washington, D.C.) - The Capitol View Library,…

August 29, 2018 HPTF Financing Will Help Preserve Affordable Housing for Over 140 Residents in Wards 4 and 7 Most of the 64 units will be designated for households making at or below $59,000 a year  Media Contact: …

Mayors from Across the Country to Join Mayor Bowser for DC’s First Maternal and Infant Health Summit Leaders and Experts from Across the U.S. Will Discuss Strategies to Improve Perinatal Health and Address Racial Disparities in Birth…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                                                                                Wednesday, August 29, 2018 MEDIA CONTACTS: Office of Communications Marrisa Geller AG RACINE SUES…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch August 29, 2018 Norton to Introduce Bill Affording New Way for D.C. to Secure Private Funding for Public Infrastructure Projects WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 29, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Chanda Washington (DMPED) Mayor Bowser and Events DC Break Ground On Three Multi-Purpose Recreational Fields on the RFK Stadium Campus (WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Bowser…

For Immediate Release August 28, 2018 Media Contact: George Williams, Media Relations Manager Literature Advancing Social Change Focus of Annual Library Scavenger Hunt “Words Ignite: The Literature of Activism" is this Year’s Banned…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2018 Contact: Erik Salmi    Statement from Councilmember Allen on RFK fields groundbreaking: “A milestone moment in reclaiming District space from a stadium for residents.”  Ahead of today’s…

For Immediate Release: August 28, 2018 Contacts: Alanna Sobel, National Park Foundation Pya Langley, National Park Service   National Park Foundation Bolsters Anacostia Park’s Community-Building Efforts with $861k Grant Funding…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 MEDIA CONTACTS: Office of Communications Rob Marus AG RACINE LEADS MULTISTATE COALITION URGING SUPREME COURT TO ALLOW POLICE OFFICERS TO ACT TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY…

Connolly Statement on today’s GSA IG Report on the FBI Headquarters Decision Calls for hearings and subpoenas to GSA officials who misled Congress under oath Washington, August 27, 2018 Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch August 27, 2018 Norton Says Federal Court Decision Striking Down Executive Orders Targeting Federal Workers Shows Importance of Courts in Keeping Trump from Overreaching WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch August 26, 2018 Norton Statement on the Passing of Senator John McCain WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the following statement on the passing of U.S. Senator John…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2018 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens DDOT Takes Steps to Build on Success of Dupont Circle Nightlife Pick-Up Drop-Off Zone Illegally Parked Cars Will be Towed Starting August 30…