Press Release: DC Public Schools to Open on a Two-Hour Delay on Thursday, December 15, DC Government…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 14, 2022
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Tonight, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that on Thursday, December 15, DC Public…
Press Release: Pinto, Silverman Propose Comprehensive D.C. Housing Authority Reform
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman and Ward 2 DC Council member Brooke Pinto
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
David Connerty-Marin (Silverman
Genevieve Fugere Hulick (Pinto)
Refocus DCHA mission on…
Press Release: Norton Urges Postal Service to Expand Use of Security Cameras at Postal Facilities in…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 14, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter urging |the United States Postal Service (USPS) to…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. Seek Houses of Worship to Help…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor; Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; DC Department of Housing and Community Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 14, 2022
CONTACT: …
Press Release: Norton Provision Will Keep D.C. Government Open if Federal Government Shuts Down…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 14, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the possibility of a federal government shutdown on Friday night, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…
Washington Post: Metro will stay open late and offer free rides on New Year’s Eve
The transit system will waive fares after 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 and stay open beyond normal service hours
Axios: D.C.’s new animal welfare bill could change how pets are considered in divorces
Most of us think of our pets as family, and a new bill being considered by the D.C. Council acknowledges that fact, the Washington Post reports.
WTOP: Photo installation reveals the sculptures high atop DC’s Wilson Building
An exhibition of photos offers a rare look at the hard-to-see artwork that’s been atop the District’s John A. Wilson Building for more than a century.
Washington Post: D.C. teachers union approves labor contract, securing raises
The agreement includes raises, stipends and more planning time for teachers
DCist: Metrorail And Bus Service Will Be Free After 8 P.M. On New Year’s Eve
Metro announced that all trips on rail and bus will be free after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. The agency also extended all service until 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1.
DCist: D.C. Councilmembers Pinto, Silverman Introduce Housing Agency Reform Bill
D.C. Councilmembers Elissa Silverman and Brooke Pinto announced legislation to revamp the city’s embattled public housing authority, DCHA, on Wednesday, opposing the emergency bill introduced by Mayor Muriel Bowser and Phil Mendelson…
Axios: How D.C.’s $100 Metro subsidy got put on ice
The plan to give D.C. residents $100 monthly SmarTrip stipends has taken a backseat to free Metrobus service across the city.
Washington Post: D.C. is a step closer to changing its school funding model
D.C.’s public school system could soon have a funding model requiring that campuses to get at least as much money as they did the year before — an effort D.C. Council members say will bring stability to a budget process in which some…
WTOP: DC teachers’ union ratifies new contract with overwhelming support
The Washington Teachers’ Union approved their long-awaited new contract Tuesday night, with just a handful of unfavorable votes.
District Links: DCPS teachers approve proposed contract in landslide vote; new school funding model…
The Washington Teachers' Union announced last night that its members had overwhelmingly approved a new contract that includes a 12% pay hike over four years.
The Rev. Kendrick E. Curry: Citywide officials must use their new terms to deliver on long-promised…
We are fresh off the election of five of seven of the District’s major citywide offices — mayor, DC Council chair, two at-large council members, and attorney general. These five officials, four of whom are veteran public servants, have all…
WTOP: DC leaders, hospital association to discuss solutions to staffing shortages as ‘perfect storm’…
D.C. government officials and the city’s hospital association are scheduled to meet later this week to discuss the staffing shortages that are resulting in crowding and long wait times across the city.
Washington Post: Safety commission scrutinizes Metro plan for automated train operation
Metro’s safety regulator said Tuesday it is monitoring the transit agency’s plan to return to automatic train operation while also continuing to gather data that would allow Metro to restore all of its suspended rail cars to passenger…
DCist: D.C. Council Could Soon Pass Bill That Bans Cat Declawing And Dogfighting Equipment
A bill that would add protections for pets and help prevent animal cruelty in the District is on its way to becoming a law. The Animal Care and Control Omnibus Amendment Act passed a first vote unanimously in a marathon legislative session…
DCist: Less Than A Third Of D.C. Nursing Home Residents And Staff Are Up To Date On Their COVID-19…
Heading into the holiday and influenza seasons last month, only 31% of D.C.’s nursing home residents and 30% of staff were up to date with all their COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.