Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
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November 10, 2022
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced transitions of executive…
Press Release: AG Racine Sues Washington Commanders, Dan Snyder, NFL & NFL Commissioner Goodell…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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November 10, 2022
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Lawsuit Stands up for DC Consumers Who Were Lied to About Investigation into Commanders’ Toxic…
City Paper: Silverman Won Handily Four Years Ago. D.C.’s Left Flank is Wondering Where Things Went…
Kenyan McDuffie’s apparent at-large win is prompting some soul searching among progressive activists.
Axios: Inside the D.C. Council’s progressive power vacuum
At-large council member Elissa Silverman’s defeat would leave a power vacuum for a politically young crop of progressive lawmakers.
WTOP: Bearded DC Fire and EMS employees file court challenge — again
Four D.C. firefighters and paramedics are asking a federal judge to throw out a 2020 city policy restricting facial hair, which they say violates an earlier court order that protects their rights to wear a beard for religious reasons.
DCist: McDuffie Knocks Off Silverman In Hotly Contested D.C. Council At-Large Race
Only months ago, D.C. Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie’s (D-Ward 5) political career seemed to have come crashing down as his bid for attorney general collapsed in somewhat spectacular fashion. On Tuesday, though, he experienced a political…
WTOP: ‘Stay out of our business’: DC mayor not concerned by possible GOP takeover in Congress
Muriel Bowser, who won a historic third-consecutive term as mayor, said that it’s what D.C. residents think that matters, as the nation’s capital awaits which parties will control the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.
WTOP: Bonds wins, Silverman concedes to McDuffie in DC Council at-large race
It was a crowded race for the two at-large seats in the D.C. Council, with eight candidates elbowing for the top spots in a race fraught with an accusation about misspent public funds.
Washington Post: Bonds, McDuffie win two D.C. at-large council seats; Silverman ousted
In a citywide race that pitted three sitting D.C. Council members against one another for two spots, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s allies Anita Bonds and Kenyan R. McDuffie won at-large council seats — ousting two-term incumbent Elissa…
Colbert I. King in The Post: How D.C. voters altered the city’s political landscape
Tuesday’s balloting in D.C. had no impact on national midterm election results. But District voters might have altered the city’s political landscape to an extent not anticipated only weeks ago.
Associated Press: DC attorney general to make announcement about Commanders
WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney general for the District of Columbia said he is holding a news conference about the Washington Commanders on Thursday, the latest off-field development for the NFL franchise that is the subject of multiple…
WTOP: DC’s Mayor Bowser outlines 3rd-term goals, seeks ‘big ideas’
The idea that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser would even need a transition might sound kind of strange, considering that she has already held office for eight years.
Washington Post: Bowser asks for ‘transformational’ ideas for her third term as mayor
Less than a day after D.C. voters elected her to a rare third term, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Wednesday reflected briefly on her nearly eight years at the helm of the city’s government before outlining her vision for the next four.
DCist: D.C.’s Union Kitchen Slapped With 26 Counts Of Labor Law Violation
The National Labor Relations Board has determined that Union Kitchen violated several labor laws and engaged in union-busting tactics as workers sought to unionize earlier this year, and that management continued to do so throughout the…
Washington Business Journal: Tipped wage vote creates uncertainty for D.C.’s hospitality…
D.C.’s pandemic-worn hospitality industry was thrust into yet another period of uncertainty Tuesday after voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots in favor of a controversial measure intended to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers in…
Washingtonian: Initiative 82 Has Passed. How 5 Restaurant Owners Plan to Adapt.
Opponents of eliminating the tipped minimum wage talk service charges and business model changes.
City Paper: With McDuffie on a Path to Ousting Silverman, Bowser Finally Gets Her Wish
Silverman’s ouster deals a symbolic blow to the left, though progressives will still control the Council next year.
Press Release: Modified District Government Services for Veterans Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 9, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Friday, November 11, 2022, the District Government will observe Veterans Day. While some services will be…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches Together DC, Calls on Residents to Submit their Big Ideas for…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 9, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, after being elected for an historic third term as the Mayor of the…
District Links: Bowser names transition co-chairs as she heads into historic third term; McDuffie…
Fresh off winning a historic third term as DC's mayor, Muriel Bowser today announced her plans for a transition over the next several weeks before and after her Jan. 2 swearing-in.