AG Racine Announces Midland to Pay $6 Million for Illegal Debt Collection Practices
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December 4, 2018
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AG RACINE ANNOUNCES MIDLAND TO PAY $6…
WAMU: Residents Say D.C. Council Member Improperly Used Email List To Support School Board Candidate
When Ward 4 resident Andrew Hunt received a campaign email from Rhonda Henderson last week, he wondered: How did the candidate for the Ward 4 seat on the D.C. State Board of Education get his email address?
Curbed: D.C.’s Long Bridge redevelopment will likely include cyclist and pedestrian access
Federal and District officials have an updated plan to expand Amtrak and commuter rail service across the Potomac River that also benefits cyclists and pedestrians, as part of the Long Bridge redevelopment project. Just don’t expect…
Washington Times: ‘Khashoggi Way’ sign placed outside Saudi Embassy in D.C.
A liberal political action committee on Tuesday placed an unofficial “Khashoggi Way” street sign outside the Saudi Embassy in Northwest to protest the presumed involvement of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oct. 2 murder of…
DCist: Anti-Trump Activists Put Up Their Own ‘Khashoggi Way’ Sign In Front Of Saudi Embassy
While the D.C. Council will not take up legislation next session to ceremonially name the block of the Saudi Arabian embassy for murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, some D.C. citizens have taken the matter into their own hands. As of…
Silverman, Evans join unions to rally against East End hospital bill as key council vote approaches
After winning initial DC Council approval last month in an 10-2 vote, a bill to accelerate the timeline on a new Ward 8 hospital to be run by George Washington Hospital is encountering new resistance. Legislators are expected to consider…
jonetta rose barras: Water, water everywhere at Tenley Library
Not again. That must have been the response from members of the Friends of the Tenley-Friendship Library after receiving a report from a branch official that the roof on the facility had once again sprung not one, but two, leaks.
Roof…
Forest Hills Connection: Connecticut Ave.’s reversible lanes and potential bike lanes to be studied
The District hasn’t conducted a comprehensive study of Connecticut Avenue in 15 years. In about 15 months, we could have a new perspective of vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian safety on the Avenue, the reversible lanes, and the impacts on…
WAMU: Skip The Fare, Get Fined — What Decriminalizing Fare Evasion Could Mean For Metro
Riders who don’t pay their Metro fare would no longer be charged with a criminal offense if the D.C. Council passes the Fare Decriminalization Act during today’s council meeting.
WAMU: Outreach Teams Counsel Users On ‘Unpredictability’ Of K2 As Overdoses Top 3,000 For 2018
On a rainy fall afternoon, community outreach specialist Assata Tafari and her teammates huddle at the corner of North Capitol and P Streets. The area, she explained, is a known hot spot for use of the synthetic drug known as K2 or Spice.
Bisnow: WeWork Partners With Meridian Group To Buy Dupont Circle Building, Plans To Open 100K SF…
WeWork has moved from growing its leased footprint in the D.C. region to becoming an investor in the buildings it occupies.
The Hill Rag: The Cost of Juvenile Trauma
Twelve-year-old Talayia Richardson wore a lovely flowered sun dress that complimented her milk chocolate-colored skin; her long black hair was perfectly coifed; the sun seemed to burst across her smiling face as DC Attorney General Karl…
WUSA9: Will it pass? Where it won’t be a crime to not pay Metro fare
Proponents of decriminalization analyzed more than 30,000 citations given over a 25 month period and insist enforcement highlights a racial disparity
NBC4: Fare Evasion Remains Rampant on Metro Trains, Buses
On the eve of a D.C. Council vote to decriminalize fare cheating on Metrobus and Metrorail, the News4 I-Team found fare evasion remains rampant on the transit system.
Washington Times: Bowser picks Ferebee new schools chancellor
Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday named Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lewis D. Ferebee of as the new chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, apparently rejecting her advisory panel’s recommendation.
Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: D.C. hires school scandal fixers
Drum roll, please, for the new leadership of D.C. Public Schools (DCPS): Paul Kihn, who’s slated to become the deputy mayor for education, and Lewis D. Ferebee, named Monday as the incoming chancellor.
Curbed DC: D.C. will tax most online retail sales. Should the money pay for homeless services or tax…
Thanks to a Supreme Court decision earlier this year, the District may legally impose sales taxes on online purchases from retailers who lack a physical presence in D.C. Policymakers are set to green-light such taxes on Tuesday, during one…
WUSA9: From trouble school to an inspiring place to learn: Kipp DC’s transformation
WASHINGTON -- Kipp D.C.’s Quest Academy is in Deanwood: One of the toughest neighborhoods in D.C. But in five years, staff and students have turned a trouble school into an inspiring place to learn. Principal Alison Artis has watched that…
The Beacon: DC Council suspends bill to lower voting age to 16
The DC Council voted seven to six to table the bill that would have lowered the voting age in DC to 16. The Vote16 activists vowed to continue to push for the legislation despite the setback.
D.C. Council to Vote on “Red Flag” Gun Bill, Public Restrooms Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, December 3, 2018
Contact: Tom Fazzini
D.C. Council to Vote on “Red Flag” Gun Bill, Public Restrooms Plan
Bills from Councilmember Nadeau will reduce gun violence and create plan for public restrooms…