Washington Post: D.C. Council approves contract for housing developer scrutinized by auditor
A pair of D.C. Council members on Tuesday unsuccessfully tried to block a contract for a developer under scrutiny for winning millions to build affordable housing despite submitting a low-scoring proposal.
Washington Post: D.C. proposal aims to ‘control’ e-scooters
A bill introduced by Council member Mary M. Cheh would set rules for where scooters can be parked, establish new speed limits and set hours for their use
Norton Amendment Preventing USDA Agencies from Relocating Outside National Capital Region Passes…
June 25, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Amendment Preventing USDA Agencies from Relocating Outside National Capital Region Passes House
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that her amendment…
Funds for At-Risk Students Used for Other Purposes
For immediate release Contact: Diane Shinn
Funds for At-Risk Students Used for Other Purposes
New report finds $450 million spent “without a consistent, measurable strategy”
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2019–Schools with the highest…
Commemorate the 155th Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stevens with the National Park Service
For Immediate Release: June 25, 2019
Contact: Katie Liming
Commemorate the 155th Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Stevens with the National Park Service
Living historians fire cannons at the 150th commemoration of the Battle of…
Norton Bill That Provides Back Pay to Federal Contract Workers Passes House
June 25, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Bill That Provides Back Pay to Federal Contract Workers Passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that a bill that Norton led with Representative…
DCist: Councilmembers Ask Metro To Remove Officer From Duty After Tasing Incident
Multiple councilmembers have called for a Metro Transit Police officer to be taken off of active duty while the agency completes an investigation into his use of a taser on an unarmed man at the U Street station over the weekend.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. councilmembers claim political pressure influenced funding for…
A whistleblower is claiming District officials bumped a project to the front of the line for affordable housing funding to favor some politically connected developers, two D.C. councilmembers said Tuesday.
Curbed: Lyft to provide Metro-subsidized shared rides for late-night workers starting in July
The rides are being offered through a one-year, $1 million pilot program
WAMU: Adult Graduates Get Hugs, Cheers And Second Chances
They thought they’d never get there.
City Paper: Critics Raise Questions About D.C.’s Sports Gambling Contract In Light of Jack Evans’…
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announced this week that Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans would not run the public roundtable discussion on the proposed $215 million, sole-source contract to run D.C.’s new sports gambling program and…
DCist: A Skip Scooter Exploded In Someone’s Backyard Last Year
One of the companies operating dockless e-scooters in the District has spent the past few weeks putting out fires.
Washington Business Journal: Sibley, Unity team up on Northeast D.C. cancer clinic
Sibley Memorial Hospital and Unity Health Care are jointly opening a cancer clinic on the eastern side of the District, as residents in wards 7 and 8 continue to grapple with a lack of nearby specialty services.
Washington Post: Paintball fired from moving car hits Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner
Paul Trantham was walking home from the store when he saw a black car slow and a man inside point what looked like a rifle out a passenger window.
Curbed: Florida Avenue NE safety improvements begin
They follow the April death of a beloved D.C. bike advocate
UrbanTurf: DC Releases Findings on Need for Family-Sized Residential Units
A new study released today shines a light on DC's need for more family-sized housing.
Bill to Create New Rules and Regulations for Electric Scooters and Bikes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE …
Mayor Bowser Releases Study on the Inventory and Affordability of Housing for Families as Part of…
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June 25, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kate Hartig (DMPED)
Mayor Bowser Releases Study on the Inventory and Affordability of Housing for Families as Part of Her Goal to Create 36,000 New Homes…
District Links: Evans wants opportunity to refute law firm’s ethics findings; Mary Cheh has…
Happy Tuesday. Mary Cheh has a new bill to restrict use of e-scooters, co-introduced today with Brianne Nadeau, Jack Evans and Charles Allen.
DCist: The Possibility Of Free Circulator Fares Lives On
The DC Circulator doesn’t traverse the city’s northernmost neighborhoods, but the biggest champion of free fares—at least on the D.C. Council—is nonetheless Ward 4’s Brandon Todd.