DCist: House Republicans Advance Measures To Overturn Two D.C. Bills; White House Says It’s Opposed
A House committee on Monday night advanced two disapproval resolutions seeking to repeal a pair of bills passed by the D.C. Council, sending the measures to the full House for a vote later this week. At the same time, the White House said…
District Links: House GOP moves forward on measures to reject two bills approved by DC Council; mask…
The House Rules Committee last night advanced efforts to overturn two laws enacted by the DC Council, including the Revised Criminal Code Act that has attracted headlines in recent days. A vote on the House floor is scheduled for Thursday.…
Press Release: Norton, Van Hollen, Carper Reintroduce Bills to Grant D.C. Full Control Over Its…
February 6, 2023
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tom Carper (D-DE) reintroduced their legislation to grant the District of…
Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s inclusionary zoning program not benefiting lowest-income…
D.C.'s inclusionary zoning program has ramped up production of housing units — but the program isn't serving all income levels that most need affordable homes.
City Paper: Charter Schools are Demanding More Money to Match Pay Raises Won by DCPS Teachers
Charter teachers are underpaid, but the union’s backers wonder whether it’s fair to give them benefits they didn’t negotiate for.
Washington Post: Bowser proposes changes to D.C. criminal code bill as congressional action nears
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on Monday announced a bill to amend several aspects of the criminal code revision approved by the D.C. Council in November — changes she says will address her concerns about the overhaul as congressional lawmakers…
DCist: As Republicans Push To Overturn D.C.’s Overhaul Of Its Criminal Code, Bowser Proposes…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday unveiled a package of changes she’d like to see made to the recently passed overhaul of the city’s century-old criminal code, just as House Republicans are pushing to repeal the overhaul in its entirety.
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WTOP: DC’s mayor wants to make changes to controversial criminal code
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants criminals to be held accountable, and she says the changes she’s proposing to the District’s new criminal code to increase penalties for certain crimes will send that message.
Axios: D.C. prepares to clear McPherson Square encampment
Unhoused people and social service providers are searching for options after the National Park Service pushed up by several months a planned clearing of one of D.C.’s largest homeless encampments.
District Links: Mayor asks DC Council to alter Revised Criminal Code Act as House vote nears; Norton…
With the GOP-led House headed to a vote later this week to disapprove two bills enacted by local lawmakers, Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing legislation to amend one of them: the Revised Criminal Code Act, the subject of a mayoral veto…
WTOP: Coachella files trademark lawsuit against DC’s Moechella event
The organizers behind famed music festival Coachella are taking legal action against D.C.’s own Moechella event in a trademark infringement case.
WTOP: Bill seeking to grant DC control over National Guard introduced for 3rd time
A bill reintroduced to Congress this week seeks to give D.C.’s mayor control over the District’s own National Guard force.
Washington Post: As D.C.’s downtown struggles, Bowser looks skyward for answers
As a first-time mayoral candidate in 2014, Muriel E. Bowser minced no words when she opposed efforts to weaken a century-old federal law restricting how high buildings can rise in Washington.
Washington Post: Coachella sues D.C. ‘Moechella’ music festival in trademark fight
The local music festival came out of a 2019 protest against gentrification
Washington Post: D.C. bill would offer incentives to switch from gas stoves to electric
The District would join other cities and states seeking to swap gas stoves and other fossil fuel-dependent devices for electric appliances, under a bill introduced Friday that is sure to add to a culture war already simmering in America’s…
WTOP: Mayor Bowser defends DC’s ‘safe passage’ program after deadly shooting
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser reaffirmed her support for the Safe Passage Safe Blocks program following a shooting earlier in the week that left a man, who worked for the program, dead.
Washington Post: Bowser says Congress shouldn’t interfere as it weighs nixing two D.C. bills
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Friday said Congress should stay out of the city’s business as the House prepares to take up a pair of disapproval resolutions next week targeting D.C. legislation, including the city’s sweeping overhaul of…
Washington Post: Bowser announces pick to run D.C.’s beleaguered 911 call center
Heather McGaffin, the No. 2 official in the Office of Unified Communications, will serve as “acting director” pending confirmation by the D.C. Council
DCist: Coachella Sues Moechella Creators Over Alleged Trademark Infringement
The musical festival Coachella is suing the two local artists behind the creation of Moechella — D.C.’s go-go music protest on 14th and U Streets — over alleged trademark infringement.
Washington Post: Norton reverses position on GOP federal workers bill, says she misspoke
Days after telling The Washington Post she “very strongly” supported a Republican bill that would compel federal workers to return to the office in person, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) appeared to recant her comments, saying she…