Press Release: Norton Amendment to Fund Law School Clinics that Assist Veterans Passes House
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 21, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that her amendment to provide $1 million for law school clinical…
District Links: Local universities vow research on how to reduce gun violence; DPR to expand hours…
The House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2023 DC appropriations bill yesterday without the longtime riders that have limited the District's ability to spend local funds on abortion and on regulating recreational marijuana.
WTOP: Sororities help restore DC cemetery rich in Black history
The history of Woodlawn Cemetery in Southeast D.C. spans nearly 200 years, and the latest chapter involves a mission to restore the grounds.
Washington Business Journal: 11th Street Bridge Park, rounding home on funding, prepares for…
After almost a decade of planning and fundraising, the 11th Street Bridge Park is preparing for construction.
DCist: Southeast Artists, Entrepreneurs Want To Make New St. Elizabeths Retail Development Their Own
There’s some new retail coming to Ward 8, and the entrepreneurs opening there say that they hope the development at St. Elizabeths East will have a big impact on the community — and on their organizations too.
Paul Basken in The Post: The National Park Service’s absurd reason to reopen Beach Drive to cars
It should come as little surprise that the federal government intends to end the recreational use of upper Beach Drive.
Press Release: House Passes Appropriations Bill with $380 Million Norton Secured for DHS…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 20, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the House today passed the fiscal year 2023 Financial…
Press Release: House Passes D.C. Appropriations Bill with Numerous Victories Secured by Norton
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 20, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House passed the fiscal year 2023 District of Columbia Appropriations bill, which includes many victories…
District Links: Norton seeks emergency funding to help arriving migrants; NPS says cars on Beach…
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is seeking emergency funding for humanitarian assistance to help migrants arriving in DC from Texas and Arizona.
Axios: Town Talker: Meet D.C.’s new worst foe in Congress
Andrew Clyde, a Republican junior member of Congress from Georgia, is now D.C.’s biggest nemesis on the Hill.
WTOP: New plan aims to restore portions of sea wall along Tidal Basin, West Potomac Park
The National Park Service is seeking public comment on a $100 million project that would restore portions of the sea wall along the Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park in D.C.
Press Release: Norton Votes on House Floor in Committee of the Whole
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 19, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) voted today on the House floor in the Committee of the Whole, a right that…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Invites Residents to Participate in Upcoming Racial Equity Action Plan…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the City Administrator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 19, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Chanda Washington (OCA)
Racial Equity…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Encourages Residents to Participate in Discover Summer and Take…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Public Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 19, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
George Williams (DCPL)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today,…
Press Release: Office of the State Superintendent of Education Encourages Families to Receive…
News Release — DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 19, 2022
CONTACT:
Fred Lewis
Requirements for School Year 2022-23 include the COVID-19 vaccine for students…
Press Release: AG Racine Leads Coalition Urging Supreme Court Not To Weaken Voting Rights Act…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 19, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
21 Attorneys General Argue that Alabama’s Congressional Maps Unlawfully Dilute Minority Voting…
DCist: ‘It Is Counterintuitive’: NPS Officials Say That More Cars Will Improve Rock Creek Park’s…
Allowing more than 5,000 cars to drive through D.C.’s largest park every day will improve forest health, and help endangered and threatened species thrive, according to National Park Service officials. Faced with a confused, skeptical and…
Washington Business Journal: Age-restricted, affordable apartment project overlooking National…
A proposed age-restricted apartment building overlooking the National Arboretum could bring new height to its Northeast Washington neighborhood, but not without some push back.
WTOP: National Park Service plans to reopen Beach Drive to cars in September
At a public hearing Monday, the National Park Service said that it plans to reopen an approximately 4-mile stretch of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park to drivers by Sept. 5.
DCist: Facing Protests And Harassment, Local Abortion Providers Call For Protection
A small crowd of anti-abortion protesters lingered a mere feet away from the entrance of D.C.’s Planned Parenthood clinic for several hours Saturday morning.