Washington Post: With filing deadline passed, Bowser cruising to second term as D.C. mayor
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) is officially on the glide path to become the first D.C. mayor to win reelection since Anthony A. Williams in 2002. Wednesday was the deadline to file as an independent for the November ballot. While a host…
Mayor Bowser Releases 15-Year Progress Report on the Resurgence of the Anacostia Waterfront
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August 9, 2018
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Releases 15-Year Progress Report on the Resurgence of the Anacostia Waterfront
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Bowser today released “Resurgence of the Anacostia…
Cafritz Award recipient Singer leads anthem for environmental justice reform
Few people are humbler than Josh Singer. Even with a successful career, numerous adoring fans and a Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Award for outstanding government service, Singer would still rather spend time with plants than talk about…
jonetta rose barras: No bus in sight
OK, now I am really annoyed. The DC Department of Transportation recently announced plans to create rush-hour bus lanes along 16th Street NW between Arkansas Avenue and I Street. Some people may be throwing confetti right now; don’t expect…
Mayor Bowser Signs Mayor’s Order in Preparation for First Amendment Activities
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August 9, 2018
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Latoya Foster (EOM)
Olivia Dedner (OCA)
Dustin Sternbeck (MPD)
Nicole Peckumn (HSEMA)
Mayor Bowser Signs Mayor’s Order in Preparation for First Amendment Activities
(WASHINGTON, DC) –…
MuralsDC Collaborative Plans 8 New Murals to Help Fight Graffiti this Summer
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August 9, 2018
CONTACT:
Nancee Lyons (DPW)
Jeffrey Scott (CAH)
MuralsDC Collaborative Plans 8 New Murals to Help Fight Graffiti this Summer
Program continues to seek wall donations from property owners…
Celinda Lake: Council should think twice about overturning voters on Initiative 77
In June DC voters passed Initiative 77, a measure that would gradually raise tipped workers’ hourly base pay to the full minimum wage, with 56 percent of the vote — a nearly 11.5 percent margin of victory. The initiative passed in seven of…
Norton to Introduce Bill to Give D.C. Complete Authority to Set CFO Pay
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
August 8, 2018
Norton to Introduce Bill to Give D.C. Complete Authority to Set CFO Pay
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she will introduce a bill to give the…
Proposed National Park Service First Amendment and Special Event Permit regulations would provide…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 7, 2018
Contact: Mike Litterst
Proposed National Park Service First Amendment and Special Event Permit regulations would provide clarity while protecting iconic views in Washington, D.C.…
Nominations Sought for DC Preservation Awards
Washington, DC – The Historic Preservation Office is now accepting nominations for the 2019 District of Columbia Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation. The awards ceremony will take place in May as part of National Historic…
Robert McDonald and Florence Williams in The Current: Climate change, urban heat waves, and the…
As Washington faces what looks to be a very hot summer, Astrid Jöehnk can peer out from her 1923 row house in Brookland. She knows her street is a little less hot and glaring than it used to be. With help from the nonprofit Casey Trees,…
DC Council considers bill to add new DC Water consumer protections
In the wake of last month’s boil water advisory and complaints about inadequate notice about the warning, Ward 4 DC Council member Brandon Todd is touting proposed DC Water consumer protection legislation as an effective way to address the…
David Bardin in The Post: Michigan’s 13th district is depriving its people of a voting…
It is a darned shame that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) chose to deprive 700,000 people in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District of a voting House member for nearly a year, until after November’s election . It’s sad that a federal judge…
GWU gallery honors the Corcoran’s nearly 150-year legacy
The Washington Color School encompasses the DC artists in the 1950s and 1960s who focused on Color Field painting, a style of abstract painting that typically includes blocks of solid color. Many of these artists were associated with what…
Norton Calls for Congressional Hearing on Federal Government’s Unprecedented Shutdown Plan for Metro
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
August 7, 2018
Norton Calls for Congressional Hearing on Federal Government’s Unprecedented Shutdown Plan for Metro
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the Highways and…
Post Editorial Board: The FBI needs new digs. For some reason, Trump doesn’t seem inclined to help.
LET’S SAY you own a large luxury hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House. It’s a good bet the last thing you want is another hotel opening across the street. In this case, the owner of the luxury hotel happens to be the president…
South Capitol Street Bridge – Temporary Lane Closures for the Week of August 6
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August 6, 2018
Media Contacts
Terry Owens
Lauren Stephens
South Capitol Street Bridge - Temporary Lane Closures for the Week of August 6
(Washington, DC)—The District Department of Transportation…
Metro reminds customers of upcoming weekend service for August 11-12
For immediate release: August 6, 2018
Metro reminds customers of upcoming weekend service for August 11-12
Metro customers on the Orange, Silver and Blue lines are being reminded that a major track improvement project will…
Norton, Raskin to Host Teach-In and Interfaith Vigil on Effective Community Responses to Hate and…
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August 6, 2018
Contacts:
Benjamin Fritsch (Norton)
Samantha Brown (Raskin)
Norton, Raskin to Host Teach-In and Interfaith Vigil on Effective Community Responses to Hate and White Supremacy, Friday
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Jarred Bowman of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute: Student Access to Trauma-Informed Schools Should Be…
The District’s leaders are not doing enough to lessen the impacts of trauma that thousands of young people face as a result of living in poverty and economically underserved communities. Public health research confirms that the trauma of…