The true picture of climate change includes methane’s effects — locally, regionally and globally
By Jalynn Charity, Joy Li and Zioni Moore
It’s in your gas stove. It leaks from service lines leading into houses and apartment buildings. It crisscrosses large regions of the United States through underground pipelines. It has the…
Greater Greater Washington: Coalition releases new Georgetown transportation alternatives for review
A coalition of business and advocacy groups and government agencies has arrived at the next phase of the Georgetown Transit Enhancement to Metrorail Study on car-free transportation options between Georgetown and Metrorail services.
WTOP: Remembering Queen Elizabeth’s visit to DC’s Children’s National Hospital
An outpouring of well-wishes and memories continue to come in ahead of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral next week. Several workers at Children’s National Hospital are remembering the monarch’s visit to the D.C. hospital in May 2007.
Press Release: House to Vote on Norton Bill Revoking SEC’s Independent Leasing Authority, Tomorrow
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 12, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that her Securities and Exchange Commission Real…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Kicks Off DC Startup Week by Opening Applications for $2 Million…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 12, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Natalia…
District Links: With legal skirmish over, debate on Initiative 82 shifts to voters; Commanders eyed…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Council hosted a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Sunday at the DC fire station that serves the Wilson Building.
Axios: “Minimal progress” made on reforming 911, D.C. audit says
The D.C. auditor says “minimal progress” has been made on reforming the District's troubled emergency call system after an audit from last October, according to a follow-up audit by Federal Engineering, Inc.
Axios: D.C.’s Initiative 82 spurs another battle over tips
Come November, D.C. voters will decide whether to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers through Initiative 82.
WTOP: Bowser announces ‘new era’ for agency representing children in DC’s foster system after end of…
Mayor Muriel Bowser is marking the end of a lawsuit filed more than 30 years ago on behalf of children in D.C.’s foster care system.
Washington Post Editorial Board: ‘Residents are scared’: Violent crime is all too common in D.C.…
Aryeh Wolf was installing solar panels in Southeast Washington on Aug. 10 when an assailant with a handgun shot him multiple times, killing the 25-year-old. On Aug. 24, students at the Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School in…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: After a veterinarian’s death, a D.C. bridge could get a suicide barrier
Chelsea Van Thof began calling for the barrier after her long-term partner, Peter Tripp, jumped from the William Howard Taft Bridge in April
Washington Post: D.C. tipped wage initiative campaign set to ramp up after legal fight
After months of legal challenges and behind-the-scenes lobbying, D.C. residents in November will again vote on a controversial ballot initiative that would dramatically change how tipped workers in the District are paid.
WTOP: Watchdog: Only ‘minimal’ progress at DC’s 911 call center
The Office of the D.C. Auditor says efforts to fix longstanding problems in the Office of Unified Communications, which operates the 911 call center, have produced only “minimal progress.”
WTOP: Family of Kaidyn Green sues school, security firm, driver over 9-year-old’s death
The family of a 9-year-old student who suffered deadly injuries outside a D.C. public charter school last year is suing the school and its security company.
DCist: Family Of Nine-Year-Old Hit By Vehicle Suing School, Security Company, Driver
Nine-year-old Kaidyn Green was hit by a driver last December outside KIPP DC school. He died this June after complications from the crash, which left him in a wheelchair, and now his family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the…
Washington Post: Mom sues over 9-year-old’s death, alleging negligence by D.C. school
Kaidyn Green was struck by a driver in front of KIPP DC Honor Academy in December 2021 and later died. His mother says the school let him wander unsupervised before the crash.
Washington Post: Audit finds minimal progress made in improving D.C.’s 911 system
The report from D.C. Auditor Kathleen Patterson comes as the Office of Unified Communications is under scrutiny for apparent mishaps
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. Mayor Bowser promised a ‘sanctuary city.’ Now it’s crunch…
District Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has repeatedly declared Washington a “sanctuary city,” driving home the point, in 2018, by denouncing the Trump administration’s policies, celebrating the city’s “diversity and inclusivity,” and…
Colbert I. King in The Post: Curfews in D.C. and Prince George’s may help, but we need to do more
On the heels of last week’s column on the rise of youth carjackings in D.C. came a Labor Day news conference by Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D), who drew a sharp focus on growing youth-involved crimes in her…
DCist: D.C. 911 Has Made ‘Minimal Progress’ On Recommended Changes, Audit Says
Eleven months after an initial audit, The D.C. Auditor’s office says little progress has been made on most of the recommendations made to improve the city’s emergency call system, which has received intense criticism in recent years over…