Axios: Horton’s Kids opens new headquarters in Southeast D.C.
A nonprofit dedicated to after-school education in underserved neighborhoods opens a new headquarters Friday near Fort Stanton Park.
DCist: New Bill Aims To Bring Nutritious Food To D.C. Jail And Other Correctional Facilities
A majority of District Councilmembers, led by judiciary and public safety committee chairperson Brooke Pinto (D-Ward 2), introduced legislation aiming to ensure residents of D.C. jail and other correctional facilities have access to…
District Links: Bowser names new heads for 911 call center, two other agencies; GOP-led House to…
Mayor Muriel Bowser this afternoon announced new leadership in three agencies, including the Office of Unified Communications that runs the District's 911 call center.
Washington Business Journal: Residences are a big part of D.C.’s plan to revive downtown. The…
Picture it: Apartment buildings rising roughly as high as Paris’ Arc de Triomphe, neighboring K Street’s elite law and lobbying firms. Window shopping in Farragut Square and watching bakers pull warm bagels out of an oven. A cluster of…
WTOP: After Memphis police beating, ACLU calls for disbanding DC police gun unit
After members of a specialized policing unit were charged in the death of a man in Memphis, Tennessee, there is a call for a specialized policing unit in D.C. to be disbanded.
Washington Post: D.C. expands tutoring services as schools weather academic declines
The city is issuing $7 million in grants to tutor 3,600 students through September 2024.
City Paper: Bowser Raked in Half a Million to Spend on Her Inauguration. It Was Still One of the…
All the usual suspects lined up to fund the inaugural festivities, though contribution limits tamped down the size of her haul.
Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s economic outlook has ‘weakened’ even as fiscal…
Lagging population and employment growth, diminished tourism and declining commercial property values are all undercutting D.C.'s economic recovery and leaving a "weakened" outlook, District officials said Thursday, even as they repeated…
Press Release: Norton Recommendation Ana Reyes Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee for the U.S.…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 2, 2023
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
If confirmed by the full Senate, Reyes will be the first Hispanic woman and the first openly LGBTQ judge on the U.S. District Court for…
DCist: GOP-Led House Will Vote To Overturn D.C. Bills On Non-Citizen Voting And Criminal Code…
Republican leaders say the House of Representatives will vote next week to overturn a pair of bills passed by the D.C. Council, one that would allow non-citizens vote in local elections starting in 2024 and another that overhauls the…
Washington Post: Expedited clearing of McPherson Square leaves D.C., homeless scrambling
Few residents of the downtown park have been approved for city housing assistance ahead of a new Feb. 15 deadline
What DC hopes to learn from its annual survey of homeless residents
A year ago, Dr. Mayaalla MuQaddim Abdullah Al Saud was nearly asleep when neon-vested volunteers approached her tent while conducting an annual census of people experiencing homelessness. They asked how long she’d been sleeping outside,…
District Links: DC officials cite strong finances amid worries over future commercial values; Norton…
The DC Council is focusing today on the District's fiscal position, with a public hearing underway on the financial report released yesterday that showed almost $835 million in unexpected revenue growth in fiscal year 2022.
Press Release: Norton Requests White House Use “Taxation Without Representation” License Plates on…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 2, 2023
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton wrote President Joe Biden requesting presidential and vice-presidential…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Expansion of High-Impact Tutoring Programming to Serve an…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 2, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
Grants Totaling $7…
Washington Post: Police arrest driver in fatal 2021 hit-and-run crash near Hains Point
U.S. Park Police arrested a driver they allege killed two people as they walked through East Potomac Park in a fatal hit-and-run incident in April 2021, officials said.
WTOP: Howard University landmark getting $50 million makeover
A national landmark located at D.C.’s Howard University is getting a massive $50 million makeover, school leaders announced Wednesday.
WTOP: Does DC have enough bathrooms when you really need one? A new bill could help
Finding a bathroom when you’re out and about in D.C. can be tricky. Many businesses have their restrooms exclusive for customers, and sneaking into a nearby office or restaurant just isn’t as easy as it used to be.
Washington Post: Odd bedfellows: Norton backs Comer bill returning federal workers to office
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) found an odd bedfellow Wednesday in support of his bill compelling federal workers to return to the office in person: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) — who would have voted for the bill if Congress gave D.C.…
DCist: Police Charge Driver In Death Of Two Homeless Advocates Hit While Walking At Hains Point
A D.C. man has been charged with negligent homicide for allegedly hitting two pedestrians as they walked at Hains Point in April 2021, killing them. The U.S. Park Police announced that Melvin D. Conley, 61, was arrested Tuesday had his…