Courtland Milloy in The Post: At one church, combating neighborhood violence requires prayer and…
At New Zion Baptist Church in Southeast Washington on Sunday, the sermon was about how youngsters could use God’s power to help stop violent crime in the neighborhood.
Press Release: Councilmember Todd Introduces Bill to Incentivize Small Businesses to Hire Senior…
News Release — Ward 4 DC Council member Brandon Todd
January 7, 2020
CONTACT:
Eric Feldman
This Bill Creates a Tax Credit for Certified Business Enterprises and Small Business Enterprises that Hire Employees 65 Years of Age or…
WAMU: For Some D.C. Parents, It’s Too Expensive To Work
Alex, a consultant and former Marine living in Alexandria, learned she was pregnant with her first child last year. She and her husband had been planning to start a family for some time, making spreadsheets of all the expenses that might…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. Council slows down Bowser’s effort to regulate electronic…
D.C. lawmakers will have to address how to regulate the electronic gaming machines that have already spread throughout the Virginia suburbs and are pushing their way into the District, though some council members slowed down the…
WAMU: D.C. Says Homeless Encampments Will Be Permanently Cleared From Under One NoMa Bridge
D.C. is moving to permanently clear a homeless encampment located on K Street NE in NoMa, declaring the sidewalks “pedestrian passageways” that cannot be blocked by tents or other personal belongings.
Bisnow: What Apartment Developers Are Saying About D.C. Increasing Affordable Housing Requirements
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is looking to increase the affordability requirements for certain projects as a way to address the housing crisis, and leading multifamily developers in the city largely say they support the plan.
Washington Post: Go-go inches closer to becoming the official music of the District after council…
Go-go is dancing its way toward becoming the official soundtrack of the District after the D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to enshrine the music genre into law.
City Paper: D.C. to Permanently Clear NoMa Underpass to Make Way for Pedestrians
The move is expected to displace about 40 encamped residents.
Press Release: At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds Begins 2020 with Legislation Addressing Mold…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Anita Bonds
Tuesday, January 07, 2019
Contact: Emmanuel Brantley
Washington, D.C. - Today, At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds, Chairperson of the Committee on Housing and…
Press Release: DC Government Remains Open with Modified Evening Schedule
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education and the DC Department of Public Works
January 7, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Collin Lever (DME)
Reggie Sanders (DPW)
Some…
UrbanTurf: Expanded Inclusionary Zoning Program Could Include Areas of Flexibility
The Office of Planning's (OP) proposal to increase mandatory inclusionary zoning (IZ) requirements also contemplates some areas for flexibility.
DCist: No More Firemen, Chairmen, Or Manholes? D.C. Code Could Go Gender Neutral Under New Bill
The District’s governing body is set to consider a bill that would alter all the language in the D.C. Code and the home rule charter (the law that established D.C.’s local government in 1973) to be gender neutral.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Deploys District Snow Team to Treat Roads Ahead of Rain, Snow Mix
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Department of Public Works, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency and DC Department of Human Services
January 7, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Reggie…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill Requiring Health Insurers to Directly Reimburse Divorced…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
January 7, 2020
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the Ensuring Child Health Coverage Compensation in Divorce Act today,…
Press Release: Chief Deputy AG Natalie Ludaway Named Senior Staff Member of the Year by National…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
January 7, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Award Recognizes Ludaway’s Leadership at OAG and Among State Attorneys General Nationally
WASHINGTON,…
Press Release: Councilmember Grosso introduces legislation to utilize gender-inclusive language in…
News Release — At-large DC Council member David Grosso
January 7, 2020
Contact
Matthew Nocella
Washington, D.C. – Today, Councilmember David Grosso introduced legislation that would modernize the D.C. Official Code with gender…
Washington Times: D.C. lawmaker Jack Evans announces resignation over ethics scandal
D.C. Council member Jack Evans announced his resignation Tuesday, as his fellow lawmakers were meeting to expel him from office.
Washington Post: D.C. Council member Jack Evans to resign over ethics violations; was city’s…
Longtime D.C. Council member Jack Evans announced Tuesday that he will resign Jan. 17, ending a 29-year political career that helped revive a foundering city but in the end was deeply tainted by ethics violations.
WAMU: Embroiled In Scandal And Facing Expulsion, Jack Evans Resigns From D.C. Council
Jack Evans, the D.C. Council’s longest-serving member, resigned from office on Tuesday, preempting a likely vote by his colleagues later this month to expel him.
WTOP: Jack Evans announces resignation from DC Council
Facing probable expulsion by his colleagues and an ongoing federal investigation, Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans announced his resignation Tuesday afternoon from the D.C. Council.