DCist: Amid Protests During State Of The District, Bowser Announces Housing Investments, Free…
Mayor Muriel Bowser gave the first State of the District speech of her second term on Monday evening, where she announced several new investments in housing and transportation, including more money to the city’s affordable housing fund and…
Councilmember Todd Introduces Legislation Requiring All Public High School Students To Apply For…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 19, 2019CONTACT:Joshua Fleitman
Councilmember Todd Introduces Legislation Requiring All Public High School Students To Apply For Federal College Aid
Washington, DC – Today, Councilmember Brandon Todd…
At six DC intersections, bus customers now get a jump on traffic
For immediate release: March 19, 2019
At six DC intersections, bus customers now get a jump on traffic
Metrobuses now get the green light ahead of other traffic at six key intersections in the District of Columbia. New "bus only"…
WAMU: Evans Stripped Of Some D.C. Council Responsibilities Over Use Of Public Office For Private…
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to strip Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) of some of his responsibilities as chair of the Council’s powerful finance committee, which sets tax policy for the city. That includes approving tax breaks for…
Washington Post: D.C. Council votes to reprimand Jack Evans over ethics issues
The D.C. Council on Tuesday reprimanded its longest serving member, Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), and announced plans to dilute the power of his committee after he repeatedly using his government staff and email to solicit business from law firms…
D.W. Rowlands of the D.C. Policy Center: For circumferential transit in the District, try crosstown…
While extensions to the Purple Line and rail transit along the Beltway are popular ideas for improving transit within and across the D.C. region, they are certainly not the only options for improved suburb-to-suburb transit service in the…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser suggests commercial property tax increase to pay for affordable…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser used her State of the District address Monday to propose a commercial tax increase to pay for affordable housing and to lay out a plan for the RFK Stadium campus and other priorities.
Washingtonian: Look Inside Framebridge’s First Flagship Store, Opening on 14th Street Today
The store will host a grand opening party March 28.
UrbanTurf: New Development on Rhode Island Avenue Could Have Restaurant, Grocery and Coworking
A multi-layered new development is on the boards for Rhode Island Avenue NE.
WTOP: Affordable housing, children key issues in DC mayor’s State of the District address
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed more money for affordable housing, making child care more affordable and the continuation of free rides on D.C.’s popular Circulator bus during her State of the District address Monday night.
Washington Post: Study: D.C. has had the highest ‘intensity’ of gentrification of any U.S. city
More than 20,000 black residents were displaced from low-income D.C. neighborhoods from 2000 to 2013, researchers say.
Groups pursue community engagement after Anacostia River Pool study documents the idea’s feasibility
A new study concludes that a swimming facility in the Anacostia River is feasible, suggesting that community interest should drive the project forward.
The DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) collaborated with the Anacostia…
Delvone Michael: In this moment, we must take Jack Evans at his own word
“We’ve come too far to turn back now” is a phrase I’ve heard Ward 2 DC Council member Jack Evans utter from the dais on dozens, if not hundreds, of occasions. He was absolutely right — and it’s time that we hold him accountable and make…
Norton Condemns President’s D.C. Budget, Says She Will Defeat It Again
March 18, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Condemns President’s D.C. Budget, Says She Will Defeat It Again
Norton Confident She Can Maintain Full Funding for DCTAG
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…
Marijuana Moment: Trump Budget Proposes Loosening DC Marijuana Legalization Restrictions
A budget request released by the White House on Monday proposes scaling back restrictive language that has prevented the city of Washington, D.C. from spending its own money to legalize and regulate the sale of recreational marijuana.
WTOP: Metrorail safety oversight to return to local leaders
Local leaders will take back control of Metrorail safety oversight Tuesday, marking a long-awaited milestone and freeing up millions in federal funding for the region.
Mayor Bowser Delivers 2019 State of the District Address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 18, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Delivers 2019 State of the District Address
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser delivered the first State of the District Address of…
WAMU: Bowser Pledges More Money For Affordable Housing, Says D.C. Will Push To Buy RFK Campus
Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Monday that she plans on increasing the city’s investment in housing in the coming year by at least $55 million, largely through a 30 percent jump in funding for D.C. Housing Production Trust Fund, the city’s…
Washington Post: Bowser proposes commercial tax increase to pay for affordable housing
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) proposed raising taxes on commercial property transactions to fund more affordable housing during the annual State of the District address Monday evening.
WTOP: DC Central Kitchen dealt a loss in new contract to feed homeless
It’s a nonprofit that has fed the homeless since 1989, but now a new contract with the District has dealt a blow to D.C. Central Kitchen.