Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Help Federal Employee Get Short-Term Disability Insurance
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 25, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a hearing today, titled “NextGen Feds: Recruiting the Next Generation of Public Servants,” Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes…
Press Release: Beach Drive will reopen Sept. 27
News Release — National Park Service
For Immediate Release: September 25, 2019
Contact: Jonathan Shafer
National Park Service finishes full rehabilitation on time
WASHINGTON — All of Beach Drive will reopen to drivers on…
District Links: Evans sets up fund for legal bills; FBI visits Dept. of Consumer and Regulatory…
Happy Wednesday. The FBI showed up yesterday at the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, the large agency in charge of permitting and licensing, to execute a search warrant on one individual.
WTOP: DC faces another legal challenge to sports betting
A D.C. resident and technology developer is asking a judge for a temporary restraining order to stop the District’s $215 million no-bid contract with Intralot — the company hired to establish sports gambling in D.C.
Washington Post: FBI agents search D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Federal agents executed a search warrant Tuesday at the District’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) headquarters, city officials said.
WTOP: DC expands gun testing to link and close shooting crimes
D.C. is increasing its investment in public safety, announcing additional funding for ballistics testing at the city’s forensics lab to connect bullet casings from shooting scenes to the person who fired the gun.
DCist: Jack Evans Establishes Committee To Pay For Ongoing Legal Woes
Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans still hasn’t filed for reelection, but the scandal-plagued legislator made his first 2020-related Office of Campaign Finance filing this week: to establish a legal defense committee.
WAMU: Is Shame The Antidote To NIMBYism In The Washington Region?
Leaders in the D.C. region want to soften resistance to development. Some tactics may work better than others.
Curbed: Check out the tunnels under Dupont Circle Wednesday evening
The Dupont Underground arts space is hosting an open house
Washington Post: He had ‘goals and a vision.’ Jamel Kirkland is D.C.’s eighth victim age 11 to 17 to…
Jamel Kirkland completed a five-month residential youth military program in June with a new a sense of purpose.
UrbanTurf: 25 Million Rides, 550 Stations: Nine Years In, Capital Bikeshare by the Numbers
In 2008, DC became the first city in the country to establish a bikeshare system, laying the groundwork for what would become Capital Bikeshare. The shared transit landscape has changed considerably since then, with the system expanding…
Washingtonian: Home Goods Brand Parachute Is Opening Its First DC Store on 14th Street
Parachute will be located in the Liz building.
WAMU: Climate Protesters Want To Shut Down D.C. Streets Again On Friday
Climate protesters shut down multiple key D.C. intersections Monday — and they want to do it again on Friday morning.
UrbanTurf: A Few Changes For Union Market’s Sister Building
At the end of July, the Zoning Commission set down the new application for a mixed-use sister building to the Union Market building for a public hearing in accordance with a recommendation from Office of Planning (OP) staff. Now, the…
Press Release: DCBOE Releases List of Inactive Voter Records
News Release — DC Board of Elections
Contact: Rachel E. Coll
September 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an ongoing effort to maintain the integrity and accuracy of its voter registry, the District of Columbia Board of Elections…
Press Release: AG Racine Leads 24-State Coalition Opposing Trump Rule That Would Take Food…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
September 24, 2019
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Office of Communications
Attorneys General Argue that Proposed Changes to SNAP Would Violate Federal Law; Harm Low-Income Families, Children,…
Press Release: Norton Announces Resolution Designating Mary Church Terrell Day
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 24, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she has introduced a resolution that would designate September…
District Links: First debate of 2020 cycle is this Thursday in Ward 2; Bowser talks adding more…
Good Tuesday morning. Mayor Muriel Bowser has been talking about adding more housing in Upper Northwest, where many residents in low-rise and single-family-home neighborhoods resist tall buildings.
Tom Sherwood in Washington City Paper: Me and Mark
D.C.’s unique political commentator Mark Plotkin dies
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Awards Over $2 Million to Support Immigrant Rights
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
September 24, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser announced that her Administration will provide Immigrant Justice Legal Services (IJLS)…