DCist: Proposed Bill Would Give D.C. Residents $400 Or More In Rebates For Electric Bikes
Councilmember Brooke Pinto and six of her council colleagues want to encourage D.C. residents to adopt greener and safer transportation options. A new bill being submitted this month would create 3,000 rebates for residents to buy an…
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. should be able to deploy its own National Guard
One evening during the 2020 protests that followed the death of George Floyd, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) was getting out of her car and preparing to enter her home when she got a call from then-Police Chief Peter Newsham: The Trump…
Washington Post: After violence, D.C. officials demand ‘accountability.’ Defining it is harder.
D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III stood behind crime-scene tape draped across four lanes of Georgia Avenue, the evening rush hour brought to an abrupt halt by a hail of gunfire that killed one man and injured three others, including…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon on New Home for Spice Suite
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 13, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Natalia Vanegas…
Press Release: Norton Pledges to Work to Defeat Comer and Cotton Disapproval Resolutions
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
January 13, 2023
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
If passed, the resolutions introduced by Rep. Comer and announced by Sen. Cotton would prevent a local D.C. bill allowing noncitizen D.C.…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Encourages Residents to Support Local Restaurants During Winter…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 13, 2023
CONTACT: Susana Castillo (EOM)
Natalia Vanegas (DMPED)…
Press Release: AG Schwalb Announces Leadership Team
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 13, 2023
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
New Hires Include Chief Deputy Attorney General, Chief of Staff & Community Engagement…
District Links: Congressional Republicans seek to derail DC Council bill on local voting rights for…
Several Republicans on Capitol Hill are seeking to overturn a bill approved last fall by the DC Council to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections — with local officials decrying the GOP effort as an inappropriate intrusion on the…
DCHA enters 2023 with a new board and old calls for reform
DC’s public housing agency is set to have a busy 2023.
Responding to criticism in a stinging U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assessment made public in October, the DC Council installed a temporary DC Housing…
Washington Post: Metro leaders want to review effect of proposed fare increase on suburbs
The transit agency is considering its first fare increase in five years, which would hit those traveling long distances the hardest
DCist: Congressional Republicans Take Aim At D.C. Bill Allowing Non-Citizens To Vote In Local…
A pair of congressional Republicans say they will push to overturn a bill passed last year by the D.C. Council that would allow non-citizens — including undocumented immigrants — to vote in local elections starting in 2024.
DCist: In Karon Blake’s Killing, Question Of Self-Defense Likely To Determine Whether Charges Are…
Last week’s killing of 13-year-old Karon Blake by a Brookland resident who was reportedly responding to a noise of a car being broken into has prompted anger, anguish, and one still-unsettled question to city officials: Why haven’t any…
DCist: The National Zoo Will Keep Its Online Pass Requirement ‘Indefinitely’
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo will stick with its policy requiring online passes to enter the facility “indefinitely,” despite pushback from D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, according to a zoo spokesperson.
DCist: Residents And Advocates Upset Over Changes To DDOT’s Traffic Safety Request Process
Residents, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, and D.C. Councilmembers are concerned about changes the District Department of Transportation made to the traffic safety improvement request process for things like speed bumps and stop signs…
City Paper: Was Mary Cheh’s Last Climate Bill a ‘Giveaway’ to the Solar Industry or a Badly Needed…
Complex legislation designed to help local solar companies prompted an unusual fight among environmentalists.
Axios: Advocates call for suicide prevention barriers at Taft Bridge
After several recent deaths, D.C. is designing an anti-suicide barrier for the William Howard Taft Bridge that connects Woodley Park and Kalorama. But while community support for the project is increasing, funding has yet to solidify.
Washington Post: D.C. investigates Adams Morgan business group after years of complaints
D.C.’s attorney general is investigating Adams Morgan’s business improvement district (BID) to determine whether the organization violated laws governing nonprofits, according to documents and BID officials.
District Links: Council bill would set March 1 for first I-82 increase in tipped minimum wage; DDOT…
Amid confusion over the implementation schedule for Initiative 82, the DC Council is slated to consider emergency legislation Tuesday to clarify that the first increase to the tipped minimum wage would take effect March 1.
WTOP: George Washington University names 1st woman to serve as president
The George Washington University has named its 19th president to lead the D.C. school.
WTOP: Latest Taft Bridge suicide shows ‘urgency’ to add barriers, DC leaders say
After the second suicide at Northwest D.C.’s William Howard Taft Bridge in less than a year, the District Department of Transportation reacted publicly Wednesday, assuring that suicide prevention barriers would be installed there soon.