City Paper: Medicaid Contracts Worth $8.8 Billion Draws Messy Lobbying Fight
CareFirst and other insurers waged a behind-the-scenes battle over city procurement rules that burst into public view.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Opens New MPD Cadet Corps Training Center
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Metropolitan Police Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 19, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dustin Sternbeck (MPD)
Facility to Offer…
District Links: Council approves Medicaid contracts worth $8.8B, initial DCHA reform bill;…
The DC Council voted yesterday to approve three new Medicaid contracts worth $8.8 billion over the next five years after a protracted, contentious procurement process that spawned a highly visible lobbying and social media campaign…
DCist: D.C. Council Approves Medicaid Contracts, Adopts First Slate Of Reforms For Troubled Housing…
Few were satisfied with the overall process, but on Tuesday D.C. lawmakers approved large contracts for three companies to offer health insurance to hundreds of thousands of low-income residents. They also took a first step towards…
Axios: D.C. Council takes first step to reforming housing authority
The D.C. Council has unanimously passed emergency legislation to reform the city's troubled Housing Authority.
WTOP: Proposed DC law aims to help ensure school repairs get completed
Ward 4 Council member Janeese Lewis George and several other members of the D.C. Council are taking action to make sure maintenance issues are resolved before a repair order is closed.
Washington Post: 1 in 4 public housing units sit vacant during D.C. affordability crisis
The apartment is a time capsule. In the fridge, still plugged in and running, sits a mostly empty package of Oscar Mayer deli meat dated May 2019. The freezer holds a 16-pound turkey — best if used by June 29, 2019.
Washington Post Editorial Board: Why D.C. has rehired fired police — and given them back pay
One D.C. police officer was fired after he was found guilty of exposing his genitals to women in a grocery store parking lot. Another was terminated after her guilty plea in a case involving child abuse. Yet another officer was fired after…
Press Release: Councilmember McDuffie Announces Plan to Convene a Roundtable with the Chief…
News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie
For Release: Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Contact: Jonathan McNair
Washington, DC – Today, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chair of the Council of the District of Columbia’s…
Washington Post: P.E. teacher Jermar Rountree named 2023 D.C. Teacher of the Year
The coveted award includes a $7,500 check and the chance to compete for the National Teacher of the Year award
WTOP: DC gets $16.6 million for electric vehicle charging
D.C. will receive $16.6 million in federal funding over five years to build out the city’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Nazgol Ghandnoosh in The Post: D.C. considers a revamp to its criminal justice system based on…
D.C. officials are staring down a stark reality: Our criminal justice system is a mass incarceration mess. Seven in 10 imprisoned Washingtonians are serving sentences of a decade or longer. These lengthy punishments do little to help…
Axios: Reduced hours for Rock Creek trail near zoo sparks pushback
A popular Rock Creek Park trail near the National Zoo reopened this month, but there’s a catch: it closes earlier than before.
Press Release: Council Unanimously Passes “First Step” Housing Accountability Bill
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
David Connerty-Marin
Silverman says she will introduce already in-the-works comprehensive reform bill soon
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The DC…
Press Release: DC Council Unanimously Passes Nine Bills Supporting Crime Victims, Addressing Racial…
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 18, 2022
Contact: Casey Simmons
202-802-7343
Today, the full DC Council approved in a second and final vote nine bills passed out of the…
Press Release: The D.C. Council Passes Historic Legislation to Advance Immigrant Rights
News Release — Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 18, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jaqueline Castaneda, Communications
Joint statement between Councilmember Nadeau, local community leaders, and…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces $1 Million in Public Service Loans Forgiven with Support from…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 18, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Art Swift (DISB)
District Services…
District Links: AG’s office ‘moving full steam ahead’ on Commanders investigation,…
AG Karl Racine is making headlines over reports that his office is almost ready to act against the Washington Commanders and owner Daniel Snyder as the result of a long-running investigation into allegations of workplace misconduct and…
Washington Post: D.C. attorney general plans to take action on Daniel Snyder, Commanders
NEW YORK — The office of D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) has nearly completed its investigation of the Washington Commanders and their owner, Daniel Snyder, and is planning to take further action in the case, according to a person…
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. is considering legislation to let noncitizens vote. That’s a…
Voting is a foundational right of citizenship. That’s why we oppose a bill, poised to pass the D.C. Council this week, that would allow an estimated 50,000 noncitizen residents to cast ballots in local elections.