WTOP: Judge strikes down COVID-19 vaccine mandate for DC employees
City government workers in the District can no longer be punished for choosing not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a D.C. Superior Court judge who effectively threw out the COVID-19 vaccine mandate that applied to all D.C.…
DCist: Local LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Casa Ruby Was Financially Mismanaged For Years Before Its Closure
While Casa Ruby in D.C. faced funding cuts and allegations of financial irregularities, its founder, Ruby Corado, focused on consolidating the growth of a new organization she called Casa Ruby, El Salvador Chapter.
DCist: Judge Rules COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement For D.C. Government Workers Is Unlawful
A D.C. judge ruled Thursday that Mayor Muriel Bowser can no longer require that D.C. government employees get a COVID-19 vaccine, unraveling a mandate that applied to the city’s workforce of more than 30,000.
Washington Post: D.C. vaccine mandate for government workers is unlawful, judge says
A D.C. Superior Court judge on Thursday said the vaccination mandate Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) imposed on city government workers earlier this year was unlawful in response to opposition from the D.C. police union.
Washington Post: First class of violence interrupters graduates from Peace Academy
Privately funded program is meant to train those who mediate conflicts on the streets of D.C.
DCist: For Some Locals, Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Is ‘A Lifechanger.’ For Others, It’s Only…
Bailey Reavis, of Adams Morgan, long assumed she would never pay off her student debt. She’d enrolled in the University of Colorado Boulder as an in-state student to minimize her debt. Since graduating eight years ago, Reavis has been…
DCist: Traffic Violence Changed Their Lives Permanently. They Hope Drivers Heed Their Warnings
Seven years ago, the District of Columbia made an ambitious commitment: It would aim to eliminate traffic deaths in the city by 2024. Christened Vision Zero, the program prompted other cities and jurisdictions in the region to follow,…
District Links: Judges set to decide whether to pull tipped-wage initiative from ballot; police…
The results of Tuesday's primary election in New York City ensure a change in the top Democrat on the House committee that has oversight of the District. Meanwhile, the outcome of November's election will determine what their role is,…
Axios: What student loan cancellation means for D.C.-area borrowers
President Biden yesterday announced the cancellation of up to $10,000 in federal student loans and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, offering some relief to borrowers in our area.
City Paper: D.C. Police Union Loses Legal Appeal Over Ability to Negotiate Discipline
The U.S. Court of Appeals rejected each of the union’s arguments against a law aimed at improving police accountability.
WTOP: DC schools launch initiative to improve literacy, discuss preparations for 1st day of school
D.C. schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee spent the morning with first-graders and parents at C.W. Harris Elementary School on Wednesday, where he announced a new initiative to improve literacy.
Washington Post: D.C. schools expected to enroll migrant children
About 40 migrant children could enroll in D.C. public schools, the city schools chief said Wednesday after an announcement from the mayor that school-aged children who arrive on buses from the southern border can attend classes in the…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Migrant children brought by bus to D.C. need help, not politics
Because of a lack of support, the children won’t be starting school on time, and some will struggle to attend at all, advocates say
DCist: D.C. Police Union Loses Challenge Of Law Reforming Officer Discipline
Federal appellate judges rejected the D.C. police union’s challenge of a law that gives the Metropolitan Police Department more power over police disciplinary processes. The law, originally passed in 2020, strips police discipline from…
DCist: Restaurant Industry Makes Last-Ditch Effort To Keep Tipped-Wage Measure Off D.C.’s November…
A national restaurant trade group and owners of some local restaurant chains are waging a high-stakes and last-ditch legal battle to prevent D.C. residents from voting on whether the city should do away with the tipped wage.
Axios: DCPS scrambles to prep buildings and students for another school year
Some D.C. public school students may return next week to buildings that lack working heating and cooling systems. Additionally, some students may be unable to return at all to classes due to missing key vaccination requirements.
WTOP: FBI director is potential hurdle in relocating agency to the suburbs, Cardin says
Maryland and Virginia leaders have opposing views when it comes to where the FBI should build its new headquarters.
Washington Post: This D.C. summer is so hot, even the dogs want to stay in
Nigel hasn’t been up for his late-morning walks recently. The golden-brown basset hound typically likes routine as much as the next pup: walks around meal times and as much play as he can beg for in between. But on a recent D.C. evening,…
Washington Post: Howard University dorm evacuated after report of a bomb threat
An all-clear was given a little more than two hours after the evacuation order
Washington Business Journal: Another big D.C. business name is involved in Ted Leonsis’ bid…
Private equity billionaire David Rubenstein is part of a bid from Monumental Sports & Entertainment Managing Partner Ted Leonsis to potentially buy the Washington Nationals from the Lerner family, according to a person with knowledge…