City Paper: There’s ‘An End in Sight’ for the Lengthy Contract Fight Between DCPS and the Teachers’…
The dispute has dragged on for more than three years, but arbitration could deliver some resolution.
District Links: Mayor releases task force’s ‘Build Back Better’ recommendations;…
Remaking the North Capitol Street corridor into an urban boulevard is among the various projects being recommended for funding by a mayoral task force in a report released today.
WTOP: You can weigh in on draft of DC’s Racial Equity Action Plan
D.C. has released a draft version of its plan to move the District closer to racial equality.
DCist: Young Doctors Demonstrate Outside D.C.’s Children’s National Amidst Surge In Respiratory…
Off-shift resident physicians and fellows from Children’s National Hospital demonstrated last night, saying they’re overworked, underpaid, and stretched thin amidst staff shortages. Despite the pouring rain, almost 40 physicians gathered!-->…
DCist: As First Freezes Hit The Region, D.C.’s Winter Shelter Plan Goes Into Effect
Hypothermia season has just begun, meaning that D.C. is now legally required to make shelter available and that its annual winter shelter plan is now in effect.
Courtland Milloy in The Post: Teaching a tough subject with poetry and love
Children’s book by Caroline Brewer spotlights a fictional girl protesting violence by police and others
DCist: D.C. Gets Federal Funds To Help Homeless Students. But Many Schools In Need Are Shortchanged
Towanda Chew has gone to extraordinary lengths to prioritize her children’s education. Like many parents navigating homelessness, keeping this promise remains a harrowing challenge. It requires that she first keep them safe and sheltered.
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Washington Post: Children’s National doctors rally over working conditions amid RSV surge
Hannah Kilcoyne, a first-year resident at Children’s National Hospital, started a recent 14-hour overnight shift with a tall order: spend as much time as possible with newly admitted patients, write treatment plans for each, tend to an!-->…
District Links: Council unanimously OKs revised criminal code despite mayor’s concerns; Bowser…
The DC Council voted unanimously yesterday to approve a revised criminal code in the works for more than a decade, after voting down an effort to raise the proposed penalties for two offenses related to gun possession.
Washington Post: D.C. Council passes new criminal code, despite some objections
The D.C. Council unanimously approved a major overhaul of the city’s criminal code Tuesday, despite objections from Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) and law enforcement leaders over certain aspects of the legislation.
City Paper: Mary Cheh’s Senior Hunger Bill is Back on Track, Following a Sudden Reversal from Anita…
Bonds previously claimed there was no way to advance the bill out of her committee, until Cheh started raising a stink.
DCist: Emergency Bill Will Allow 11th Street Bridge Park To Move Ahead
D.C.’s ambitious $92 million 11th Street Bridge Park has been in the works for a decade, and is finally slated to begin construction next year. But a last-minute permitting problem nearly upended the project: D.C. environmental regulators!-->…
DCist: D.C. Council Approves Sweeping Overhaul Of Criminal Code, Though Changes Won’t Take Effect…
The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a sweeping overhaul of the city’s century-old criminal code, a monumental 16-year effort that updates the definitions of criminal offenses, creates new grades of sentences based on the!-->…
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.