DCist: Former MPD Lieutenant Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Fatal Shooting Of Library…
A former Metropolitan Police Department lieutenant has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter after fatally shooting a D.C. Public Library police officer Thursday afternoon.
Washington Post: Retired D.C. police lieutenant charged in shooting of library officer
The fatal shooting occurred at a training session at a library branch in Southeast Washington
Press Release: State Board Approves State Accountability Amendment
News Release — DC State Board of Education
August 3, 2022
Establishes Two-Year Schedule for ESSA Amendment Process
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Washington, D.C.—During its July 20 public meeting, the D.C. State Board of Education…
Michele Booth Cole, Ashley Harrell and Jordan Barksdale in WaPo: D.C. has a new law to help student…
In 2021, D.C. implemented the Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights Amendment Act of 2019 (SAVRAA), which gives 13- to 17-year-old victims of sexual assault in D.C. the right to an advocate — a trained professional from a community-based…
Axios: Meet the TikToker who’s visiting every museum in D.C.
Washingtonians might leave museums to tourists, but D.C. resident Noelle Harada set out to visit every museum in town in just one year. So far, she's crossed 73 off her list and has about ten left to go.
DCist: As The School Year Looms, D.C. Scrambles To Get Students Caught Up On Routine Vaccinations
Less than a month away from the start of school, a quarter of D.C. students are behind on routine childhood vaccinations, and city officials are in the final push of a summer-long campaign to get shots in arms.
Washington Post: Metro ordered to clean up, regularly inspect control rooms
The transit agency’s regulator said it found one control room in a condition of disrepair and neglect
DCist: Why D.C. Is Less Vulnerable To Hurricane Flooding Than Other East Coast Cities
With Hurricane Isabel still churning off the coast of North Carolina, on Sept. 18, 2003, D.C. and federal officials decided to shut down the nation’s capital. Metro trains and buses stopped running mid-morning, the day before the storm hit…
Washington Post: D.C. reports monkeypox cases among homeless, expands vaccine program
Monkeypox has spread to the homeless population in D.C., with two confirmed cases, as the District launches weekly walk-up vaccination clinics in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus.
Petula Dvorak in The Post: After years of ‘Good Mornings’ on K Street, Larry Tutt bids farewell
Arlene Tutt never really got her brother’s job until she tried to do it, days after he died.
DCist: Metro Failed To Maintain Rooms With Equipment That Keeps Trains From Colliding, Safety…
Metro needs to inspect, clean, and protect Metrorail station rooms that house equipment that detects when trains are on tracks and helps the system avoid crashes, the agency’s safety oversight body said in a report released Thursday. The…
DCist: D.C. To Open Walk-Up Monkeypox Vaccine Clinics Every Friday
Starting tomorrow, limited walk-up monkeypox vaccinations will be available for eligible D.C. residents on Fridays, city officials announced on Wednesday.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights Continued “Summer of Fun” Activities
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Department of Parks and Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 4, 2022
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Michael Tucker Jr. (DPR)
Throughout August,…
Press Release: Norton, Lee, Johnson, Demings, Meng Announce GAO Agrees to Report on Federal…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
August 4, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA),…
Axios: Children’s National is interrupting violence one child at a time
For the first time ever, Children’s National Hospital has a violence intervention program aimed at youth victims.
Washington Business Journal: Georgetown University eyes redevelopment of law school campus near…
Georgetown University is looking to redevelop its law school campus between Judiciary Square and Union Station as the institution continues to grow its academic, administrative and residential spaces outside of the neighborhood that shares…
Washington Post: D.C.’s first elevated park will link neighborhoods divided by river
A $90 million project would add educational and recreational space atop piers and pilings from the old 11th Street Bridge
Washington Post: As D.C. Health leader departs, vaccine equity again comes into focus
Standing in front of a crowd last month along the District’s 14th Street corridor, outgoing D.C. Health director LaQuandra Nesbitt warned of an emerging viral outbreak facing the city and detailed her department’s strategy to get residents…
WTOP: DC to offer walk-up monkeypox vaccinations
To help combat the spread of monkeypox, D.C. city health officials will hold three monkeypox vaccination clinics on Friday, the agency said Wednesday.
Press Release: AG Racine Leads Coalition Challenging Florida “Don’t Say Gay” Law…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 4, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
16 Attorneys General Argue that Extreme Bill Lacks Legitimate Educational Purpose, Would Harm…