DCist: D.C. Housing Authority Illegally Contracted With Software Company, Internal Audit Finds
The D.C. Housing Authority is allegedly responsible for spending nearly $1 million in illegally sole-sourced contracts awarded to a software company, attempts to skirt oversight, and other concerning actions, according to an internal…
WTOP: DC program helps seniors shop for healthy food
The older you get, the more important it is to stay healthy.
City Paper: DCHA Internal Audits Found Millions in Overcharges and Illegal Procurement Practices
One audit says DCHA was overcharged by $2.1 million. Another accuses Director Brenda Donald of contracting malfeasance.
District Dig: Clean Up Crew — DCHA Executive Director has a big mess on her hands
The District of Columbia Housing Authority Executive Director Brenda Donald appeared to threaten retaliation against her agency’s own internal auditor last week in potential violation of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, following…
DCist: The D.C. Council Is Set To Overhaul The Entire Criminal Code. Here’s Everything You Need To…
Later today the D.C. Council is set to cast a final vote on a monumental piece of legislation, a 450-page bill that would completely overhaul the city’s criminal laws. The full rewrite has been more than a decade in the making, spurred by…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Completes Congress Heights Small Area Plan That Promotes…
News Release — DC Office of Planning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 15, 2022
CONTACT:
Mekdy Alemayehu (OP)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the DC Council voted to approve the Congress Heights Small Area Plan (CHSAP). The…
District Links: Council set to vote today on revised criminal code; court case pursues…
At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman is asking the DC Board of Elections to undertake a full review of the Office of Campaign Finance's ruling that she misspent campaign funds by polling voters on the Ward 3 primary race.
WTOP: DC hospital tracks ‘rapidly increasing numbers’ of flu amid RSV, COVID-19 cases
Busy and getting busier is how Children’s National Hospital described current cases of pediatric respiratory ailments in the D.C. area.
DCist: Enrollment in D.C. Public Schools Is Back Up After Dipping During The Pandemic
D.C. officials announced on Monday that student enrollment in the District’s public school system — including at traditional public schools and charter schools — is the highest it’s been since 2007 when counting began.
DCist: New Bill Would Replace Natural Gas Appliances In Low-Income Homes
In the English language, the idiom “cooking with gas” means to be “doing something very well” or “making very good progress,” according to the dictionary. But if you stop to think about it, it’s actually a little barbaric: cooking over an…
Washington Post: D.C.’s bitcoin king: Yachts, penthouses, a python — and tax dodging?
Michael Saylor lived large while allegedly paying no D.C. income tax. Here’s how whistleblowers unraveled what could be one of the largest tax scams in city history.
Washington Post: D.C. school enrollment hits 15-year high, mayor says
More than 96,000 students are attending traditional public and charter schools this year, according to preliminary data
WTOP: DC reports large increase in city-wide school enrollment for 1st time since pandemic
The number of students attending schools in D.C. this year is the highest it has been since the city started an annual tally in 2007, revealing significant growth for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic.
DCist: After Initiative 82 Passes, D.C. Restaurants Look To Ease Transition Away From Tipped Wages
D.C. voters have overwhelmingly approved Initiative 82, which phases out the tipped minimum wage and will require business owners to pay tipped workers like bartenders and servers the city’s full minimum wage by 2027 without relying on…
Press Release: AG Racine Announces DC High School Students’ Video Contest
Press Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 14, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Students Encouraged to Enter in DC’s First Social Media Contest Against Impaired Driving on…
Press Release: Councilmember Allen Introduces Bill to Clean Up Air inside District Homes with…
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 14, 2022
Contact: Casey Simmons
Conversion to Electric Heat, Cooking, and Water Heating Would Be At No Cost For Many Households
District…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Opens New Round of Bridge Fund Grants to Support Small Businesses
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 14, 2022
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM) – (202) 727-5011; …
Press Release: AG Racine Announces New Public Safety Grant Programs to Support Survivors of Crime…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 14, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Grant Funding Builds on OAG’s Efforts To Improve Public Safety and Reduce Crime Through…
Press Release: Norton to Introduce Todd Edelman, Her Recommendation for U.S. District Court for…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 14, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will introduce Todd Edelman, whom Norton recommended to President…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Visits DC’s Advanced Technical Center, Announces Public School…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 14, 2022
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Kathryn Lynch-Morin (OSSE)
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