Washington Post: Trump emoluments case over his D.C. hotel gets second chance in legal challenge
A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit claiming that President Trump is illegally profiting from foreign and state government visitors at his hotel in downtown Washington.
WTOP: New affordable housing units are coming to neighborhoods in DC
The future of affordable housing in D.C. won’t be confined to the usual neighborhoods, D.C.’s mayor said Tuesday.
Washingtonian: A Nationals-Yankees World Series Will Mean Dozens of DC-vs.-NYC Think Pieces, and…
So it’s come to this: A Washington Nationals-New York Yankees World Series is not impossible. Such an event would unleash a nightmare upon journalism. By which I mean think piece after think piece, and hot take after hot take, about which…
WAMU: Here’s Where D.C. Mayor Bowser Wants To Put New Affordable Housing
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser set a goal this year to add 12,000 new affordable homes to the city over the next six years. Tuesday, she unveiled her administration’s plan for where those homes will go.
Washington Business Journal: Even before its grand opening, this Navy Yard-area apartment building…
The newest multifamily building to be developed near Nationals Park in Southeast D.C. isn't open yet, but it's already nearly fully leased.
UrbanTurf: A Proposed Change Would Prohibit New Construction in DC From Blocking Solar Panels
Earlier this year, the Adams Morgan ANC filed a zoning appeal of a construction permit for a building which could reduce the solar production capacity of an adjacent home. Because the building was new construction rather than an addition,…
Washington Post: Strike averted as thousands of D.C.-area janitors reach labor agreement with…
Unionized janitors and building workers reached a tentative agreement Tuesday with commercial cleaning companies, ending labor negotiations and avoiding a strike of nearly 11,000 workers throughout the District, Maryland and Virginia.
Washington Business Journal: Bowser redoubles her push for more housing in D.C., including in its…
Mayor Muriel Bowser is launching a new front in her campaign to see more housing built across D.C., rolling out a host of proposed policy changes designed to spur the construction of affordable homes even in some of the District’s…
Bisnow: Mayor Bowser Unveils Wide-Ranging Road Map To Build Tens Of Thousands Of Housing Units…
The plan to address the housing shortage in the nation's capital came into clearer focus Tuesday, with the D.C. government releasing key documents aimed at guiding the city's development.
Washington Post: Washington’s latest tell-all memoir: The secrets of a preschool girl gone viral
The author of Washington’s latest tell-all memoir has been scheduling publicity interviews around nap time.
UrbanTurf: 36,000 Homes By 2025: OP and Mayor Release Housing Production Goals by Planning Area
Earlier this year, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a commitment to create 36,000 new housing units in DC by 2025, including 12,000 affordable units, to help alleviate the constrained local housing market and preempt an anticipated housing…
City Paper: D.C. Author Sid Balman Jr.’s Seventh Flag Tackles Radicalization and Contemporary…
The longtime journalist's debut novel follows two Texas families over four generations amid a rising tide of brutality.
Washington Post: After 30 years behind bars, ’80s D.C. drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III returns to…
With his custom-tailored silk clothes, multi-carat diamond jewelry and, according to law enforcement officials, as much as $2 million a week from sales of cocaine and crack cocaine coming in, Rayful Edmond III was the biggest drug dealer…
DCist: Howard’s Student Newspaper Is The Latest Local College Outlet Facing Financial Crisis
After 89 years of weekly print editions, Howard University’s student newspaper The Hilltop is considering a permanent end to its print newspaper.
WTOP: DC delegate hopeful’s plan: Make District a Md. county
Amid efforts to make the District the 51st state, a new candidate for D.C. delegate believes it should instead become Maryland’s 24th county.
Press Release: Strike Averted for Janitors at 1,200 Office Buildings Throughout DC, Maryland and…
News Release — 32BJ SEIU
Julie Karant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Just Hours before Expiration, Cleaners Reach Tentative Agreement with Employers For a Contract Covering 10,500 Jobs
Washington,…
Press Release: Norton to Introduce Bill to Increase D.C. Juror Pay
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
October 15, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she will introduce the District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act to…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Makes Washington, DC the First City in the Nation to Set Affordable…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Office of Planning
October 15, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jessica Carroll (OP)
Mayor Kicks Off DC Housing Week with Release of Housing Equity Report and Full Draft…
Press Release: AG Racine Leads 18-State Coalition Defending Vermont’s Right To Ban Large-Capacity…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
October 15, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Attorneys General Argue that the Right to Bear Arms Allows States to Adopt Gun Safety Laws
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney…
District Links: DC sets goals for thousands of affordable units in affluent areas; Supreme Court to…
Good Tuesday morning. Affordable housing targets have been established for DC’s wealthier — and often more difficult to build in — neighborhoods, with the mayor’s release of a new report out today.