Washington Business Journal: Bowser administration forms health care commission to address…
The Bowser administration has established a commission to address disparities in D.C.’s health care system, as areas east of the Anacostia River experience a gaping hole in services and residents increasingly suffer from a lack of access…
DCist: Half Of All Traffic Deaths This Year Have Occurred In Ward 8
Pedestrians and cyclists gathered for a vigil in Ward 8 on Friday evening to demand safer streets in D.C., though the solemnity was often broken by the sound of cars speeding up Martin Luther King Junior Avenue.
Curbed: D.C. residents confront ‘stark disparities’ in pharmacy access, analysis finds
“Pharmacies are heavily concentrated in D.C.’s downtown and daytime centers”
Washington Post: D.C. Mayor Bowser forms health-care reform commission
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is forming a commission to make recommendations for transforming the city’s health-care system, a stark acknowledgment of continuing disparities and troubling developments under her watch.
AG Racine Sues Purdue Pharma and Richard Sackler for Misleading District Patients and Doctors to…
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AG RACINE SUES PURDUE PHARMA AND RICHARD SACKLER FOR MISLEADING DISTRICT PATIENTS AND DOCTORS TO INCREASE OPIOID DRUG SALES
OAG Alleges…
Norton Announces Beginning of SummerSet DC Music Series Performances on the Mall, Today
June 3, 2019
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Norton Announces Beginning of SummerSet DC Music Series Performances on the Mall, Today
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced the kickoff today of the SummerSet…
DDOT to Begin Construction of Maryland Avenue, NE Streetscape Project
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DDOT to Begin Construction of Maryland Avenue, NE Streetscape Project
(Washington, DC) —The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is…
Tatiana Robinson and Emma Quigg: As students, we know the impact of teacher turnover and long-term…
Imagine having a teacher who just gives busy work because they are filling in as a “long-term substitute.” Imagine the difficulty of getting compelling letters of recommendation for colleges when the teachers you’ve worked with during your…
Mayor Bowser Establishes Commission to Help Transform Health Care Delivery
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Mayor Bowser Establishes Commission to Help Transform Health Care Delivery
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser…
District Links: Bowser forms new commission on health care with Catania as co-chair; Jack Evans…
Good Monday morning. Robert White will introduce a bill tomorrow to allow prisoners the right to vote, WaPo reports.
Statement from Mayor Bowser on Introduction of the Fiscal Year 2020 House Financial Services and…
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Statement from Mayor Bowser on Introduction of the Fiscal Year 2020 House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill
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Washington Business Journal: Phone calls are passé. This D.C. startup is raising millions to grow…
As flooded email inboxes and Twitter feeds make it tough to reach voters during election season, political campaigns are turning to texting. But in late 2017, automated phone systems were the only real option — and because of regulations,…
Washington Post: ‘These lanes are for buses only’: Enforcement of new downtown bus lanes begins
If you drive or park in this new bus lane, you risk a $200 fine.
Washington Business Journal: Viceroy Hotels entering D.C. market with management of current Kimpton…
Two D.C. hotels will be under new management come July.
WTOP: What you need to know: Rush hour bus lanes now in effect on busy DC corridors
Starting Monday morning, lanes on two of D.C.’s busiest commuter corridors will be dedicated solely to buses as part of a new, summer-long pilot program to help test the impact of bus lanes downtown.
Curbed: D.C. opens the door to more electric bikes and scooters
The District is accepting new permit applications for dockless vehicle providers
Forest Hills Connection: The Brandywine Apartments, like Sedgwick Gardens, is seeing an influx of…
Some of our apartment building neighbors are here thanks to vouchers making their rents more affordable. And they are, as The DC Line puts it, “spawning debates over how best to provide housing for DC’s most vulnerable residents.”
Washington Business Journal: This historic former bank building could soon come alive again
Chatter from power lunches and happy hours could soon be heard emanating from a prominent street corner in downtown D.C. that has sat dormant for about 25 years.
WAMU: How Often Are D.C. Schools Isolating And Restraining Students? It’s Hard To Tell
Physically isolating or restraining a student is one of the most significant actions a school official can take to control that student’s behavior. But unlike their counterparts in Maryland and Virginia, officials in D.C. schools have no…
Washington Post: Incarcerated prisoners from D.C. could have their voting rights restored
A group of D.C. lawmakers wants to make the nation’s capital the first jurisdiction to restore voting rights to prisoners while they’re still incarcerated.