Wage initiative that most leaders opposed passes while incumbents sweep primary races
The District’s Democrats gave incumbents dominating victories Tuesday even as voters in Tuesday’s low-turnout primary election ignored the advice of elected officials by passing Initiative 77 to eliminate the separate minimum wage for…
DCist: The Mayoral Race 150 Years Ago Was As Contentious As This Year’s Primary Is Sleepy
It’s hard to imagine a sleepier election than the District’s mayoral primary. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s nomination for the Democratic party appears all but certain as the incumbent faces two challengers with little name recognition and limited…
Norton Points to Progress Her Bills Have Made on Anacostia River’s Health After It Received Passing…
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June 19, 2018
Norton Points to Progress Her Bills Have Made on Anacostia River’s Health After It Received Passing Grade
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she was delighted…
District Dig: Why did Karl Racine let lobbyists for Digi Media hold a fundraiser for him?
Election season can bring out a candidate’s true colors. Especially when the color is green. Yet it was somehow surprising to learn that Karl Racine, who is running unopposed for a second term as D.C.’s first elected Attorney General, was…
Incumbent Nadeau draws three challengers in Ward 1 council race
Following an underdog victory against Jim Graham four years ago, Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau has faced criticism from her opponents for not prioritizing constituent services.
Graham, who died last June, drew longtime support…
DC’s local reporters cannot hide their sports pride. Should they try harder?
Shomari Stone stopped jumping, readjusted his handheld microphone and stared into the camera.
“They want the cup,” he said, gesturing toward the sea of red jerseys behind him. “One more win! One more win!” The crowd followed his lead and…
Mayor Bowser Invests $200,000 in Additional Funding for Private Security Camera Incentive Program
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June 19, 2018
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Olivia Dedner, OCA
Mayor Bowser Invests $200,000 in Additional Funding for Private Security Camera Incentive Program
Over 10,000 Cameras Funded to Date Through…
Temporary Lane Closures on Connecticut Avenue NW between Calvert St. and Macomb St. June 18-July 18
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June 18, 2018
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Lauren Stephens
Temporary Lane Closures on Connecticut Avenue NW between Calvert St. and Macomb St. June 18-July 18
(Washington, DC) - The District Department of…
State Committee races a referendum on DC’s Democratic Party
Anita Bonds is getting it from all sides. Ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic primary elections, the at-large DC Council member and District-politics stalwart is facing criticism from two challengers, Marcus Goodwin and Jeremiah Lowery,…
Combative rhetoric marks challenge to Ward 6 incumbent
A year ago, no one would have predicted there was enough anger in Ward 6 for an insurgency against DC Council member Charles Allen — not even Lisa Hunter, Allen’s opponent in the Democratic primary.
Hunter jumped into the race because,…
More Child Care Seats Are Coming: Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Renovations at Historic Stevens School
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June 18, 2018
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Chanda Washington (DMPED)
More Child Care Seats Are Coming:
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Renovations at Historic Stevens School
Stevens School to Open in School Year…
Mayor Bowser Activates Heat Emergency Plan
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June 18, 2018
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Sarah E. Case-Herron (HSEMA)
Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS)
Jonathan Kuhl (DPW)
Mayor Bowser Activates Heat Emergency Plan
(WASHINGTON, DC) – In anticipation of high…
Tipped minimum wage debate momentum could extend to other solutions
Debate over the merits and drawbacks of various minimum-wage structures has dominated local political conversation for weeks, if not months. But regardless of the Initiative 77 election outcome and the fate of the tip credit, issues of…
A look at Initiative 77 from those inside the push for and against the ballot measure
Seventeen years in the restaurant industry makes Karim Soumah a veteran in his profession.
“There are three types of people in the restaurant industry,” Soumah said. “You’ve got your bar/wine people — they know their drinks better than…
Norton Bill to Rename Rock Creek Park ‘Rock Creek National Park’ to Have Hearing in House, Thursday
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June 18, 2018
Norton Bill to Rename Rock Creek Park ‘Rock Creek National Park’ to Have Hearing in House, Thursday
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that she will testify at a…
jonetta rose barras: We Wear the Mask
A few years ago, I joined forces with a team of people I had dubbed artists/healers to present a daylong program in DC for women who had grown up without the presence and active involvement of their biological fathers in their lives. Many…
Shadow delegation candidates aim to push DC statehood forward
Not everyone takes the positions seriously, but the District’s statehood delegation to Congress is steeped in history. Puerto Rico now has one, and Tennessee, Michigan, California, Minnesota, Oregon and Alaska similarly had elected…
Education takes center stage at forum on citywide DC Council races
With education foremost on many voters’ minds, residents packed into the Thurgood Marshall Center for a recent candidates forum focusing on the issue. The event organizer, the Coalition for D.C. Public Schools and Communities (C4DC),…
Officials cut ribbon at renovated Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library
Hundreds of local residents, officials, activists and onlookers crammed into the lobby and second-floor overhang of the renovated Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library on Saturday, awaiting a ribbon-cutting nearly two years in the making.…
Longtime incumbent Norton squares off against challenger Ford for House seat
The District’s representative to the U.S. House of Representatives since 1991, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is facing something she has seldom seen in the 14 elections after her initial hard-fought win: an opponent in the Democratic…