Bisnow: D.C. Council Approves Measure To Curb Wave Of Development Appeals
The ongoing process to amend D.C.'s Comprehensive Plan received a key approval vote Tuesday after Council Chairman Phil Mendelson removed language that had caused concerns among planners and housing advocates.
WAMU: Mayor Bowser Issues Third-Ever Veto Amid Power Struggle Over Arts Commission
Another day, another move in the chess game between D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council over control of the city’s arts commission.
Washington Business Journal: The D.C. Council just passed the first comp plan changes in years.…
The D.C. Council has finally passed its first set of amendments to the city’s comprehensive plan, marking the end of a roughly 3-year-long debate over changes to the opening chapter of the District’s most influential development and land…
WTOP: Select parents notified after case of bacterial meningitis at DC elementary school
Some parents of students at a D.C. elementary school are being urged to take their children to the doctor after a case of bacterial meningitis was reported at the school.
Washington Post: D.C. Council approves blueprint for development with greater housing emphasis
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to approve a planning document that serves as a blueprint for a growing city, with new language that stresses the importance of affordable housing and shields development projects from litigation.
UrbanTurf: DC Council Unanimously Approves Updates to Comprehensive Plan
This afternoon, the DC Council unanimously passed a final draft of the “Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2019."
WAMU: St. Elizabeths Narrows Timeline For Clean Drinking Water
St. Elizabeths Hospital could have potable water again by early next week, more than a week after officials discovered two types of dangerous bacteria in its supply.
DCist: D.C. Man Released From Prison After Serving 22 Years For Murder Committed When He Was 16
After serving 22 years in prison for a murder he committed when he was 16, a District man was released from prison on Monday under a city law that allows judges to reexamine life sentences for juvenile offenders.
Press Release: Councilmember Grosso introduces bills to enhance representation in local government
News Release — At-large DC Council member David Grosso
For Immediate Release
October 8, 2019
ContactMatthew Nocella
Washington, D.C. – Councilmember David Grosso introduced three bills today that create a local government that…
Jenny Schuetz of the Brookings Institution: Restrictive zoning is impeding DC’s goal to build more…
Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off her second term as Washington, D.C.’s mayor last January by setting an ambitious goal for the District: building 36,000 new homes by 2025. To reduce the likelihood that new construction will displace…
Press Release: Silverman Bill Bans Non-Compete Agreements for Entry Level and Moderate-Income…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 8, 2019
CONTACT: Ashley Fox
WASHINGTON, D.C. – D.C. Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) today introduced…
Press Release: Councilmember Allen Introduces Legislation to Ensure Selective Public High Schools…
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
October 8, 2019
Contact: Erik Salmi
Today, Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) introduced a bill that would ensure top students from any DC public school could apply to any…
Press Release: Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Advances Racial Equity and Environmental Justice in…
News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie
McDuffie worked collaboratively to provide needed clarity in the PUD process to assist in meeting the District’s housing and community development goals
McDuffie strengthened…
Press Release: Councilmember Robert White Introduces Legislation to Help Combat Climate Change Using…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Robert White
For Immediate Release: October 8, 2019
Contact: Rita D. Lewis, Communications Director
Washington, DC – Today, At-Large Councilmember Robert White introduced…
Press Release: New Bill Funds Access to Healthy Foods and Child Care, Park Improvements with Tax on…
News Release — Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Contact: Tom Fazzini
Sugary drinks like sports drinks and sodas represent a health risk to kids, are major contributor to heart…
District Links: Council to take second swing at new soda tax; Cheh will chair committee on Evans;…
Happy Tuesday. The DC Council will again try to establish an excise tax on soda and other sugary drinks — nine years after industry lobbying shelved the last attempt.
District Dig: Face of the Franchise — Kenyan McDuffie flipped on sports betting; what else can D.C.…
His position was clear: Bypassing procurement law to award a no-bid contract to D.C. Lottery vendor Intralot so the District could launch sports betting before Virginia and Maryland was bad public policy.
City Paper: Mayor Muriel Bowser Vetoes Bill Clarifying D.C. Arts Commission’s Independence
The mayor, it appears, is willing to die on art hill.
Press Release: As Supreme Court Begins Term, Norton Introduces Resolution Urging Court to Adopt…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
October 8, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a resolution calling on Supreme Court Justices to make themselves…