WTOP: Metro to begin cracking down on fare evaders with hefty fines
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is cracking down on people who skip paying fares at the turnstiles and gates.
Washington Post: After 61 years on WRC-TV, ‘It’s Academic’ is moving to WETA
The ancient Greeks referred to planets as “wandering stars” for the peripatetic way the celestial bodies moved across the night sky. That’s just the sort of factoid you might learn on a TV show that, in its own way, risked becoming a…
DCist: January 6 Defendants Say They’d Rather Be At Guantanamo Bay Than The D.C. Jail
January 6 defendants being held at the D.C. Jail say that if conditions at the facility don’t improve, they’d rather be transferred to Guantanamo Bay, where they think they’d at least get better meals, medical care, and exercise.
DCist: Metro Will Ramp Up Ticketing For Fare Evasion Next Month, Test New Faregates
Metro is rolling out a multi-faceted plan to address a $40 million fare evasion problem.
DCist: Mail Ballots Start Going Out To D.C. Voters Ahead Of November Election
D.C. voters, make sure to check your mail.
Press Release: Norton Meets with New Federal Bureau of Prisons Director to Discuss Treatment of D.C.…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
October 4, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today met with the new Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP),…
Press Release: Councilmember Nadeau Leads DC Council Expanding Voting Rights and Protecting Abortion…
News Release — Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 4, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jaqueline Castaneda, Communications
The Council voted to advance the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of…
Press Release: Council Expands Paid Leave for DC Government Employees
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
Makes District government competitive with Federal Government, private sector
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
David Connerty-Marin
District government employees…
Press Release: Today: DC Council Passes Nine Bills As Recommended By Committee on the Judiciary and…
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2022
Contact: Erik Salmi
Today, the full DC Council will hold a vote on nine bills passed out of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public…
Press Release: AG Racine Supports White House AI Bill of Rights that Includes Core Aspects of His…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
Announcement Comes After AG Racine Participated in White House Meeting in September During Which He Explained the Need for Federal Action to Stop Algorithmic Discrimination
WASHINGTON,…
District Links: Metro plans to start issuing tickets, fines against fare evasion; WaPo examines…
Metro is launching a new effort to stop fare evasion on buses and trains, with plans to begin issuing citations and fines in November after a warning period over the next month.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces FY23 Mayor’s Office on Community Affairs Grant Awardees
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 4, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) -Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs…
Axios: COVID cases are low in D.C. schools, but data reporting has changed
COVID-19 cases in D.C.’s public schools remain low a month into the academic year — although the data available is much less detailed than last year and it’s harder to make comparisons.
City Paper: Bowser Is Promising Big Strides on Black Homeownership. But Is She Doing Enough to…
The city is letting foreclosures move ahead after a key moratorium expired, which looks likely to affect Black homeowners.
Washington Post: D.C. wants to save at-risk people. Violence, missteps marred the effort.
The city has yet to reach about half of those on its “People of Promise” list, and a top official graded the program as a C-plus.
Press Release: New Fiscal Year Brings Added Support For “Excluded Workers”
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
Returning citizens and others ineligible for unemployment insurance receive help
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
David Connerty-Marin
Director of Communications…
Press Release: D.C. Paid Leave Benefits Expand Substantially
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
Council action led to July tax cut, Oct. 1 increase of parental, family & medical leave
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
David Connerty-Marin
Communications and…
Press Release: Councilmembers Christina Henderson and Trayon White, Sr. Introduce Legislation to…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Christina Henderson
For Immediate Release
October 3, 2022
Contact: Chantal Fuller, Communications Director
Washington, DC- Today, Councilmember Christina Henderson and Councilmember…
Press Release: New Fiscal Year Brings Added Support For “Excluded Workers”
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
Returning citizens and others ineligible for unemployment insurance receive help
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
David Connerty-Marin
An estimated 15,000…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces a New Goal to Increase Black Homeownership by 20,000…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 3, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
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