Norton Statement on the Passing of Alice Rivlin
May 14, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Statement on the Passing of Alice Rivlin
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on the passing of Alice Rivlin:
“Alice Rivlin was…
District Links: Read up on what the DC Council approved in its first budget vote; Banneker-Shaw…
Happy Tuesday. The DC Council gave initial approval today to the 2020 budget and related legislation with only one close vote. Amid multiple references to broken promises, it came on an unsuccessful amendment that would have backed the…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser’s tax hikes survive budget revisions, but D.C. Council…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's plans to raise taxes to generate funding for new affordable housing investments have cleared a key budgetary hurdle, but the exact shape of those housing programs remains a point of contention among D.C. Council…
Washington Post: Alice Rivlin, budget maestro who ‘helped save’ Washington in fiscal crisis, dies at…
Alice M. Rivlin, a master of budgetary policy who held senior positions in the executive and legislative branches of government — notably as founding director of the Congressional Budget Office — and whose stewardship of the D.C. Financial…
UrbanTurf: A New 41-Unit Development Proposed Along Bladensburg Road
The owner of the retail building at 1214-1216 Bladensburg Road NE (map), along with contract purchaser Urbanico Realty Group, has plans in the works to replace the structure with a 41-unit residential building.
Washington Post: A final resting place for four-legged — and other nonhuman — friends
By her own admission, Diane R. Johnson spoiled her first dog.
WAMU: ACLU Study Finds D.C.’s Black Residents Arrested At Higher Rate For Largely Minor Offenses
Black D.C. residents represent 47% of the city’s population, but a new report from the ACLU of D.C. found that from 2013 to 2017, 86% of people arrested by the city’s police department were black.
WTOP: Historic mulberry tree falls on grounds of Washington Monument
A white mulberry tree, which predates the 1885 dedication of the nearby Washington Monument, has toppled because of saturated ground.
Norton Introduces Bill to Ban E-Cigarette Smoking on Amtrak
May 14, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Introduces Bill to Ban E-Cigarette Smoking on Amtrak
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she has introduced the Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of…
Councilmember Grosso introduces progressive property tax to fund equitable public investments
For Immediate Release: May 13, 2019 Contact:Matthew Nocella
Councilmember Grosso introduces progressive property tax to fund equitable public investments
Washington, D.C. – Today Councilmember David Grosso, chairperson of…
Curbed: A very old tree falls on the National Mall. Park Service officials are trying to save it.
The felled mulberry tree “predates the dedication of the Washington Monument,” per the Park Service
Curbed: Public workshop on Rock Creek Far West transportation study to occur May 18
Street safety improvements are planned for a large area of Northwest from Spring Valley to the Potomac River
WAMU: D.C. Council Tables Controversial FOIA Bill
Proposed changes to the District’s Freedom of Information Act will not be one of the issues the D.C. Council considers during its first round of budget debates Tuesday.
City Paper: Council Set to Vote Down Mayor in Battle Over Shaw Junior High Site
Shaw residents want a new middle school, but Banneker High needs a new facility. It has become the latest fight over race and gentrification.
Greater Greater Washington: DC will build a tunnel from the NoMa Metro, delay the K Street…
A long-awaited moment in budget season comes when DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson releases his package of budget changes, which combine, reconcile, and sometimes reverse things from the individual committees. Here are some of the…
Washington Post: Arena Stage wins seven Hayes Awards, with ‘Anything Goes’ on top
Arena Stage claimed seven trophies for four shows at Monday night’s Helen Hayes Awards at the Anthem, where the prizes for Washington-area theater were liberally spread out.
Council set to amend DC budget in response to community worries about arts panel’s loss of dedicated…
The DC Council’s newly released draft budget plan addresses many of the community concerns raised about Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed changes to the independence and grant-making policies of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
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Washington Post: Bowser ties fate of empty school building to D.C.’s gentrification fight
The mayor has made her beliefs clear: The fate of a vacant school building on prime real estate in Northwest Washington represents the latest gentrification fight in a city full of them.
Eboni-Rose Thompson: With 2020 budget, DC Council needs to put Ward 7 schools on equal footing
Educating our children is a responsibility we all share. As a community, the health of our future depends on it.
In Ward 7, we understand community values. As the chair of the Ward 7 Education Council, I am proud to be joined by all of…
Curbed: National Building Museum gifted upwards of 3K miniature buildings
Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral, the Washington Monument, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa are in the collection