jonetta rose barras: Backyard bullies
It’s not just that the U.S. Supreme Court, like the rest of the federal enclave, is the District of Columbia’s backyard, and every time it makes some crappy decision we smell the stink. The 700,000 residents who call the nation’s capital…
Gunther Stern: Homelessness is often a symptom of untreated mental illness
More than 3 million Americans — 1.1 percent of the U.S. population — have schizophrenia, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. But within the homeless population, between a fifth and a third are believed to suffer from…
Council honors DC youth soccer team that represented U.S. at Street Child World Cup
The U.S. may not have made it to the World Cup this year, but nine DC high schoolers did. The students — all of whom have experienced or been at risk for homelessness — were honored by the DC Council last week for their participation in the…
Ramona Edelin: City still places charter school students second
District of Columbia residents whose work or leisure takes them downtown are familiar with the imposing red-brick facade of the Franklin School, a historic 1869 building that sits across Franklin Square. It was designed by Adolf Cluss, a…
Mayor Bowser Marks the Next Step Toward a $15 Minimum Wage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2018
CONTACT
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Marks the Next Step Toward a $15 Minimum Wage
Celebrates Milestone Under the Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2016
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Bowser…
Mayor Bowser Statement on June 2018 Revenue Estimates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 29, 2018
Statement on June 2018 Revenue Estimates
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the DC Government released the revised revenue estimates for the FY 2018-2022 District of Columbia Budget and Financial Plan. The…
Road Closures Begin for South Capitol Street Corridor Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2018
Media Contacts
Terry Owens
Lauren Stephens
Road Closures Begin for South Capitol Street Corridor Project
(Washington, DC) – The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will…
Mayor Bowser Announces 4th of July Road Closures and City Services Adjustments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 29, 2018
Mayor Bowser Announces 4th of July Road Closures and City Services Adjustments
(WASHINGTON, DC) – In preparation for 4th of July in the District, Mayor Bowser today announced the impacts and…
Norton Says Republican Support for Puerto Rico Statehood Bill Should Be Applied Equally to Her D.C.…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
June 29, 2018
Norton Says Republican Support for Puerto Rico Statehood Bill Should Be Applied Equally to Her D.C. Statehood Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she…
Metro service information for July 4, 2018
For immediate release: June 29, 2018
Metro service information for July 4, 2018
Metrorail will run additional trains during the evening hours on July 4, to accommodate customers attending the fireworks display on the National Mall and…
Washington Post: Why a progressive D.C. lawmaker is suddenly in the crosshairs
Since her election four years ago, D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman has emerged as a leading progressive voice in the District, most prominently co-authoring legislation to require paid family leave for private-sector workers in the…
Attorney General Racine Sues Neglectful Landlord for Endangering Tenants and Housing Code Violations
Attorney General Racine Sues Neglectful Landlord for Endangering Tenants and Housing Code Violations
June 28, 2018
OAG Alleges Renters Forced to Live with Rodents, No Heat or Hot Water, Fire Risk
…
Vacant Crummell School at center of latest development battle in Ward 5
Luxury units and craft distilleries have marked Ivy City’s resurgence, but the Crummell School site, vacant since the early 1980s, remains a vestige of a forlorn period in the Northeast neighborhood’s history.
The District plans to sell…
Norton Says Progress on Anacostia River Tunnel System Marks Turning Point for River’s Health and…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
June 28, 2018
Norton Says Progress on Anacostia River Tunnel System Marks Turning Point for River’s Health and Flood Control and Will Help Her Keep Securing Federal Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor…
Find Your Way to Anacostia Park!
National Park Service News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2018
Contact: Jonathan Shafer
Find Your Way to Anacostia Park!
Know the best ways to access the park during major construction
Park ranger provides…
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Search for DCPS Chancellor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 28, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jack Pfeiffer (DME)
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Search for DCPS Chancellor
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser today kicked off the search for the chancellor of…
Free customer Wi-Fi available this week at all underground Metro stations; work underway for…
For immediate release: June 28, 2018
Free customer Wi-Fi available this week at all underground Metro stations; work underway for aboveground stations
Wireless voice and data service also available on new portions of the Blue and Silver…
Councilmember Gray’s Birth to Three Bill Passes Unanimously
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 28, 2018
Contact: Takiyah “T.N.” Tate
BIRTH TO THREE FOR ALL DC PASSES UNANIMOUSLY!
Washington D.C. – On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at its 24th legislative meeting, the Council of the District of Columbia…
jonetta rose barras: On the border of homelessness
She stood at the pay phone booth, near the corner of Missouri Avenue and Georgia Avenue NW. She had been there for more than 20 minutes, negotiating with the telephone company over restoration of services. That morning when she left her…
Washington Post: Should 16-year-olds be able to vote? A majority of the D.C. Council thinks so
As scores of young people crowded into a hearing room in the Wilson Building on Wednesday, D.C. Council members saw the future of D.C. politics. “There are multiple future council members and a future mayor in this room,” said D.C. Council…