Statement of Councilmember Grosso on emergency bill to protect government employees enrolled in…
For Immediate ReleaseJune 4, 2019
ContactMatthew Nocella
Statement of Councilmember Grosso on emergency bill to protect government employees enrolled in medical marijuana programs
Washington, D.C. – The following is a statement…
Washingtonian: Behold the Vanity Plates DC Rejected in 2018
A personalized tag in the District of Columbia can't refer to God or politics.
Curbed: Go-go is poised to become D.C.’s official music
Unanimously supported legislation would give the genre that status
DCist: MPD Doesn’t Keep Records Of Complaints Against The City’s 7,500 Special Police Officers
Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen introduced legislation on Tuesday that would change the oversight process for special police officers in the District. The bill follows several news reports highlighting a lack of record-keeping and…
WAMU: D.C. To Consider Expanding Voting Access To Incarcerated Felons, Vote-By-Mail
A pair of bills introduced in the D.C. Council Tuesday would expand voting options for residents, both by allowing them to cast ballots by mail and by permitting incarcerated felons to vote — a right currently offered only by Maine and…
Bisnow: Wine Bar Concept Expanding To D.C. With First Location Outside Of New York
A New York City wine bar company has chosen to expand to D.C. with a 14th Street location, and it has a nose for future growth.
Washington Post: D.C. Council bill would make go-go music the ‘official music of the District’
Musicians, city council members and community activists assembled Tuesday at the foot of the John A. Wilson Building to let District residents know go-go isn’t going anywhere.
City Paper: At Holiday Market, a New Mural Remembers Maurice Scott
The vivacious 15-year-old was killed by a stray bullet over Memorial Day weekend.
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Immigrant Heritage Month with Community Celebration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 4, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Immigrant Heritage Month with Community Celebration
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser proclaimed June 2019 as Immigrant…
DowntownDC Summer Flicks – Can I Kick It? to Host Marvel Mania
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2019
CONTACT: Ebony Walton
DowntownDC Summer Flicks - Can I Kick It? to Host Marvel Mania
Washington, D.C. - It's Marvel Mania this summer as the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID)…
Norton Testifies on Reauthorizing D.C. Empowerment Zones Before House Ways & Means Committee
June 4, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Testifies on Reauthorizing D.C. Empowerment Zones Before House Ways & Means Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) testified before the House Ways and…
Mayor Bowser Launches EdScape Beta, A New Planning Tool for Public Education
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June 4, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jack Pfeiffer (DME)
Mayor Bowser Launches EdScape Beta, A New Planning Tool for Public Education
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and…
Allen introduces bill moving complaints and investigations of Special Police Officers to Office of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2019
Contact: Erik Salmi
Allen introduces bill moving complaints and investigations of Special Police Officers to Office of Police Complaints
Today, DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward…
District Links: Sex work decrim bill among council introductions; AG Racine sues Purdue Pharma;…
Happy Tuesday. A bill to decriminalize prostitution was unveiled today at the DC Council, introduced by David Grosso along with Anita Bonds, Robert White and Brianne Nadeau. The bill was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and…
AG Racine’s Statement Supporting the Restore the Vote Amendment Act of 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:…
Yesim Sayin Taylor and Kathryn Zickurh for D.C. Policy Center: Pharmacy access varies greatly across…
The D.C. Council spent a significant amount of time discussing health access, especially access to hospitals, during budget deliberations this past month. We wondered: how does access to pharmacies—one of the simplest and most basic form…
Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie to Introduce Legislation to Make Go-Go the Official Music of the…
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Contact: Nolan Treadway
Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie to Introduce Legislation to Make Go-Go the Official Music of the District of Columbia
Legislation comes as the growing…
DC Water and the National Park Service welcome public comment on Soapstone Valley Park sewer…
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2019
Contacts: Pamela Mooring or Emanuel Briggs (DC Water)
Katie Liming (NPS)
DC Water and the National Park Service welcome public comment on Soapstone Valley Park sewer…
Washingtonian: Meet the Washington Mom Who Created an App That Has Everything Pregnant and Expecting…
The Matriarc app is available to download via iOS.
UrbanTurf: 15 Percent: The LEED Rent Premium in DC
A new study by District, Measured reveals that LEED-certified multifamily buildings in DC carry a rent premium compared to their non-LEED counterparts.