WTOP: DC’s downtown bus lanes aren’t temporary after all
Temporary bus lanes on busy D.C. streets near the White House are here to stay and will have hours expanded, WTOP has learned.
WAMU: D.C. Statehood Gets First Congressional Hearing In Decades — Race, Rights And Jack Evans All…
While Democrats at the D.C. statehood hearing sought to make the proceedings about the more than 700,000 District residents without full voting rights, Republicans on the Oversight Committee were interested in focusing it on a handful of…
Route Fifty: A 51st State? The District of Columbia Aims for Its Star
Washington, D.C. leaders made their case for statehood at the first U.S. House of Representatives hearing on the issue in 25 years, while Republicans raised concerns about corruption and fiscal stability.
Press Release: District Announces 2020 Health Insurance Rates
News Release — DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
September 20, 2019
CONTACT: Paul Drehoff
Three out of four insurers to reduce their rates
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the District of Columbia Department of…
Press Release: District of Columbia Celebrates PARK(ing) Day
News Release — District Department of Transportation
September 20, 2019
Media Contacts
Lauren Stephens
Annual day-long event encourages alternative use of parking spaces for creative placemaking
(Washington, DC) – Today, the…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Announces H & I Streets NW Bus Lanes Becoming Permanent on…
News Release — District Department of Transportation
September 20, 2019
Media Contacts
Lauren Stephens
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the Bowser Administration announced that the bus lane pilot on H and I Streets NW will become…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: Fiestas, flora and signs of fall
This weekend, the District is gearing up for autumn with some summer season finales and an Oktoberfest. A range of music and film events are also on our list, along with community gatherings centered around a 5K race, a health and wellness…
Washington Times: Democrats argue at hearing to make District of Columbia the 51st state
House Democrats on Thursday held the first hearing in 26 years to consider making the District the 51st state, but the new proposal raised eyebrows from some who were troubled that the state lines would cut up Pennsylvania Avenue, moving…
Mother Jones: GOP Congressman Says DC Statehood Would Make It Harder for His Staff to Park
700,000 people can’t vote, but Thomas Massie has a conspiracy theory about parking spaces.
Vox: House Democrats held the first hearing on DC statehood in 25 years
Republicans are unified in their opposition.
ABC7: ‘Our local laws can be overruled by Congress’: Why DC wants to become the 51st…
As crowds of people packed inside the Rayburn House Office Building for Thursday’s hearing on DC statehood, an overflow crowd of more than 100 people watched it on a giant TV screen outside in a neighboring park.
WUSA9: Here’s why locals say yes or no to DC statehood
Whether it's a yes because of voting rights or no because of corruption, locals at the DC statehood hearing share their own opinions on the bill.
WTOP: After ‘momentous’ DC statehood hearing, supporters march to unify cause
The first congressional hearing in more than 25 years on whether D.C. should become the nation’s 51st state began Thursday with supporters claiming that the proposal has more support than it has had in a generation.
Robert McCartney in The Post: Bowser pushes hard for D.C. statehood even though it won’t be achieved…
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) spared no effort this week in using the D.C. statehood hearing as a way to put herself in the spotlight as a champion of the cause.
Washingtonian: H Street’s CopyCat Co. Has Fired a Bartender Accused of “Colorist and Sexist”…
"I know as a company that’s not what we’re about," says owner Devin Gong.
DCist: ‘Any Black Woman Shouldn’t Have Had to Experience Or Hear That,’ Says Copycat Co. Patron…
Jazmyne Wade has been visiting the lowlit bar Copycat Co. on H Street NE with friends and co-workers since it opened in 2014. At one point, she had become such a regular that she decided to limit her visits because she was spending so much…
Washington Post: Q and A: D.C. statehood explained
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday held the first hearing on D.C. statehood since 1991. Here is what you need to know:
City Paper: What Happened at Copycat Co.? Hear From the Patron and the Bar Owner.
A bartender called a patron "ugly," "black," and "a bitch." That bartender has been fired.
Washington Post: District officials make case for D.C. statehood in face of GOP opposition
The first U.S. House hearing on D.C. statehood in a generation ended just as it began: with the nation’s capital no closer to becoming the 51st state.
City Paper: Three Takeaways From the Historic D.C. Statehood Hearing
The hearing was over three hours long. Here’s what you need to know.