City Paper: Lobbyists for Washington Gas Tried to Neuter a Major Clean Energy Bill. They Failed.
The utility company nearly snuck through amendments to a bill mandating green construction standards for D.C. buildings.
Axios: George Washington University installs Plan B vending machine
George Washington University now has a vending machine for emergency contraception.
Axios: D.C.’s top two leaders disagree on how to save downtown
D.C.’s top two leaders aren't seeing eye-to-eye about how to revive downtown, with Council chair Phil Mendelson opposing Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposals to raise building height limits and increase development.
District Links: DC undertakes annual count of homelessness; Northern Bus Garage will service…
DC government officials, nonprofit outreach workers and volunteers spanned out across the District last night to conduct the 2023 Point-in-Time survey and count to determine the number of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing…
DCist: D.C.’s Northern Bus Garage Will Be Home to All Electric Fleet When It Reopens
Two pieces of Metro’s electric bus future fell into place Wednesday: the official word that Northern Bus Garage will be an electric bus-only facility when it reopens in 2027; and Metro’s first large order of electric buses will start to…
DCist: The Annual Count Of The D.C. Region’s Homeless Population Is Tonight. Here’s Why It Matters
Jurisdictions across the D.C. region are scheduled to conduct an annual census of residents experiencing homelessness Wednesday evening. The goal of the survey – called the Point-in-Time Count — is to capture a snapshot of the number of…
Axios: Congress comes for D.C. crime laws
House Republicans are ushering in a new era of intervention in local D.C. affairs, and their first target is the city's handling of crime.
District Links: DC honoree selected as a finalist for National Teacher of the Year; threat to…
In October, Mayor Muriel Bowser visited Center City Public Charter School's Brightwood campus to surprise Jermar Rountree with the news that he had received the 2023 DC Teacher of the Year Award. This afternoon, her office announced that…
Nicole Greenfield and Valerie Jablow: DCPS, please don’t destroy Duke Ellington School of the Arts
For nearly 50 years, Duke Ellington School of the Arts has provided a world-class pre-professional arts education to thousands of DC Public Schools (DCPS) students through instruction by professional artists. This is key to fulfilling the…
Washington Post: Metro plans summer safety work as tensions resurface with regulator
Washington Metrorail Safety Commission members said Metro should have fired or removed an operator for lying during an investigation
Washington Post: D.C. leaders herald Senate statehood bill despite steep odds
Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.) gathered with Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and D.C. leaders on Tuesday to reintroduce a bill to give nearly 700,000 D.C. residents statehood, pushing the long-sought goal in a year marking the 50th anniversary of…
WTOP: DC leaders seek statehood, defend criminal code against Congressional Republicans
Before passing a controversial crime bill, D.C.’s council members and criminal justice experts worked for 16 years to craft it. Now, it’s getting pushback from Congressional Republicans, who could block it.
Axios: Washington Post cuts 20 newsroom jobs, shuts down gaming section
The Washington Post is cutting 20 newsroom positions and not filling 30 open positions, The Post's executive editor Sally Buzbee told staff in a note Tuesday.
DCist: D.C. Statehood Bill Introduced In U.S. Senate, But Democrats Concede The Political Reality…
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Delaware) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would make D.C. the 51st state, following a similar measure introduced in the House of Representatives by D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.
DCist: New D.C. Bill Would Legalize Marijuana Sales, Pay Reparations To People Arrested For…
A new bill in the D.C. Council would legalize and regulate the sales of recreational marijuana in the city, while also creating a novel reparations fund that would offer payments of up to $80,000 to people arrested, convicted, or…
Washington Post: Washington Post lays off 20 newsroom employees
Amid a wave of job cuts in the tech and media sectors, The Post’s long-expected reductions punctuate a period of uncertainty
Washington Post: Kennedy Center’s 10-year plan seeks artful ways to protect the planet
Initiative will launch this April with ‘RiverRun: Arts Nature Impact,’ a month of performances, installations, exhibits and other events celebrating the world’s rivers
Press Release: Norton, Carper Highlight Senate Introduction of D.C. Statehood Bill at Press…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
January 24, 2023
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks as prepared for delivery from today’s joint press…
District Links: Delaware senator reintroduces DC statehood bill; Washington Post to eliminate 20…
Proponents of DC statehood pledged this morning to keep pressing the issue despite what a key senator called the "elephant in the room" — that Republican control of the House means legislation to admit DC as the 51st state is unlikely to…
Washington Post: In an HBCU first, Howard awarded $90 million military research contract
The school will become the first historically Black institution to lead one of the Pentagon’s 15 university-affiliated research centers