WUSA9: ‘Peace teacher’ brings mindfulness to local elementary school
School of any level can be stressful, but with the mindfulness program at Lafayette Elementary School, students are using simple skills for peace and productivity to help build social and emotional skills.
Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: The geoeconomics of D.C. education
The mayor of the non-state of nonstates and the non-state’s legislature are positioned for a tug-of-war over public schooling, and guess who’s caught in middle? Why children and parents, of course. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council …
Curbed: As vote nears, coalitions war over proposed rules for short-term rentals in D.C.
Short-term rentals available online became more popular in the District after 2009, when Airbnb launched here. Now, almost a decade later, D.C. lawmakers are poised to formally regulate the practice through legislation that would limit the…
The week ahead: It’s not just about Initiative 77 and Airbnb regulations
The DC Council is set to hold its second legislative meeting since returning from summer recess, with a packed agenda on Tuesday that includes a measure to repeal Initiative 77 and new restrictions on short-term, Airbnb-style rentals. The…
Mayor Bowser Rolls Out Fair Shot Investments
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Mayor Bowser Rolls Out Fair Shot Investments
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, on the first day of the new fiscal year, Mayor Bowser began rolling out the investments made…
Washington Post: Airbnb says D.C. bill would restrict it more than anywhere except New York and San…
Airbnb lashed out at a proposed bill to curtail short-term D.C. rentals Monday, saying it would cost property owners tens of millions of dollars in lost income and give Washington the most restrictive legislation of any major U.S. city…
Washingtonian: The Washington Post Finally Raises Its Crummy 401(k) Match
Employees of the Washington Post have a lot to be grateful to owner Jeff Bezos for–new tech, many more jobs, reported profitability, free coffee–but management has finally sanded down one longstanding bone of contention: The Post‘s 401(k)…
Washington Post: On eve of Initiative 77 repeal vote in D.C., key lawmaker offers some concessions
The District lawmaker who wants to overturn a wage hike for tipped workers that was approved by voters says he has amended his bill to address some concerns raised by proponents of the hike. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) released…
Washington Post: Bowser official shared photos of mayor at a parade, minus the protesters
The head of the District’s Latino-affairs office shared photos of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser at a Latino parade that deleted images of protesters who showed up to slam the mayor’s immigration policies. Hardly a month goes by without Bowser (D)…
City Paper: Councilmember Vincent Gray Injured in Weekend Tussle with Bar Bouncer
Former Mayor and current Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray was injured Saturday night when he says a bouncer at a local nightclub pushed him after a dispute over Gray’s identification. Police were called and aides to Gray say he suffered…
Mayor Bowser Celebrates 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals Season Opener at First Home…
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Mayor Bowser Celebrates 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals Season Opener at First Home Game
Outdoor Viewing Party to Include Broadcast of Banner Raising…
Mayor Bowser Announces Record $167.6 Million Investment in Affordable Housing, Breaks Ground on…
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Mayor Bowser Announces Record $167.6 Million Investment in Affordable Housing, Breaks Ground on Delta Towers for Seniors
Investments in 25…
Washington Post Editorial Board: The D.C. school system has made enormous progress. These bills…
IT SEEMS it is time for another reminder of what the District of Columbia public school system was like before mayoral control. School didn’t start on time each fall because buildings weren’t ready. Textbooks stayed stacked in warehouses…
WAMU: D.C.’s Sales And Cigarette Taxes Are Going Up, While Tampons Will Now Be Sold Tax-Free
A number of taxes are increasing in D.C. on Monday, the first day of the 2019 fiscal year. The general sales tax is increasing by a quarter of a percentage point to 6 percent, and the tax charged on beer, malt liquor and wine sold at stores…
WAMU: D.C. Council Members Push For Last-Minute Compromise On Initiative 77
As D.C. lawmakers appear poised to overturn Initiative 77, some Council members are making a last-ditch effort to strike a compromise. Council member Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) says she’s working with Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) on a bill that…
Washington Post: ‘The end of our journey’: A historic black church closes its doors in a changing…
One last time the faithful rose, mounting the steps and flocking into the pews of Lincoln Congregational Temple United Church of Christ, one of Washington’s most historically significant African American churches. They broke bread one last…
New chair of DC Democrats turns focus to boosting turnout, drafting action plan
With at-large DC Council member Anita Bonds having decided to depart the DC Democratic State Committee after 12 years as chair, party members elected fresh leaders Sept. 20 to head the group.
The task before new party officers is tall.…
Washington Post: When it comes to reversing the ridership slide, Metro’s leaders don’t have a plan
Metro’s ridership keeps falling, and the system’s leaders are at a loss for how to fix it. Once comfortably the nation’s second-busiest subway, Metro has lost 125,000 average daily trips over the past decade, plunging it into a quarterly…
Washington Post: Universal preschool boosts presence of D.C. moms in the workforce, study finds
Yolanda Corbett knows she would have to remain at home with her youngest child if he was not enrolled in preschool. She would lose her job as an administrative assistant at a nonprofit and would have to scramble in the evenings to find…
Washington Times: D.C. judge rejects key part of lawsuit challenging Bowser’s chancellor…
A D.C. Superior Court judge dealt what could be a mortal blow to a lawsuit against Mayor Muriel Bowser’s advisory panel on the search for a new school chancellor. On Friday, D.C. Superior Court Judge Anthony C. Epstein declined to award a…