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…
Juliana Schmidt in Greater Greater Washington: How a car-free Beach Drive embodies universal design
Since April 2020, the National Park Service’s (NPS) decision to close Rock Creek Park’s Beach Drive to vehicular traffic has sparked debate. On July 11, NPS announced its recommendation to open the road to cars on weekdays for most of the…
Gary Sampliner in The Post: The D.C. area is grateful for the migrants Texas is sending
Gratitude might not be the reaction Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) was expecting when he began sending frequent busloads of migrants and asylum seekers to the greater D.C. area. But gratitude, warmth and a renewed sense of collective…
Press Release: With the End of a Three-Decade Class Action Lawsuit, Mayor Bowser Announces a New Era…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Child and Family Services Agency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 9, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kera Tyler (CFSA)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor…
Press Release: Ahead of 21st Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, Norton Releases Statement…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 9, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today called on District of Columbia residents to remember the…
Press Release: Norton Says a Dozen House Republicans Call for Hearings on Repealing D.C. Home Rule…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 9, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today highlighted a letter a dozen House Republicans sent yesterday…
District Links: Auditor’s follow-up to 911 report faults slow pace of reforms; DC reflects on…
News of the death of Queen Elizabeth II brought retrospectives on the British monarch's multiple visits to official and local Washington during her lengthy reign.
jonetta rose barras: Ward 3 DC Council member Mary Cheh’s legislative ride comes to an end, Part 1
Ward 3 DC Council member Mary Cheh stood in front of the Days Inn at 4400 Connecticut Ave. NW on Jan. 27 waiting to begin a community meeting and press briefing. Earlier that morning five people had been shot in one of the rooms inside the…