DC Council adds new accountability measures to 2023 budget law
With the recent passage of accountability measures in this year’s Budget Support Act, the final piece of DC’s budget is in place.
The DC Council unanimously passed the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Support Act on June 7. The annual…
WTOP: DC Health appointments for monkeypox vaccination filled within minutes
Only 15 minutes after a limited number of monkeypox vaccination appointments were made available this week, DC Health said all 300 appointments had been snagged.
DCist: This Man Spent 28 Hours Atop The Douglass Memorial Bridge Protesting For Abortion Rights
After spending 28 hours atop the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, hundreds of feet above the Anacostia River in the hot summer sun with no water, Guido Reichstadter was ready to climb down. But first he got out his phone for one more…
WTOP: New DC library welcomes residents, honors community activist
For the first time in decades, a community in Northeast D.C. is celebrating the grand opening of a new library.
WTOP: DC artist Sam Gilliam dies at 88
Sam Gilliam, an artist with a big impact in D.C., has died at the age of 88.
DCist: Outcomes In Most D.C. Primary Races Remain Unchanged After More Ballots Counted, But Overall…
The ongoing counting of outstanding mail ballots from D.C.’s June 21 primary isn’t upending any of the outcomes in most of the races, though some results have tightened and overall turnout has jumped.
Washington Post: Metro debuts late-night fares for a flat $2 this week
The new fares, which begin after 9:30 p.m., are meant to help late-night workers and attract riders headed to events and other entertainment
Washington Post: Sam Gilliam, abstract artist who went beyond the frame, dies at 88
With a 1969 exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery, the D.C. artist instantly became one of the country’s most acclaimed abstract painters
DCist: Playful New Sculpture Shows D.C. Flood Risk At The Wharf
Remember the Great Potomac Flood of 1936? Or the record-breaking 1942 flood?
Press Release: Norton Requests Meeting with Thrift Savings Plan Executive Director to Discuss…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today requested a meeting with the Executive Director of the Federal…
Press Release: First Solar Shingle Project Completed Under District’s Solar for All Community Solar…
News Release — DC Green Bank and DC Sustainable Energy Utility
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 27, 2022
CONTACT:
Gary Decker
Director of Strategic Engagement
DC Green Bank
Ben Burdick
Director,…
Press Release: Norton Secures Numerous Victories in D.C. Appropriations Bill Passed by House…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last Friday, the House Committee on Appropriations passed the fiscal year 2023 District of Columbia Appropriations…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Cuts Ribbon on New Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Public Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 27, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
George Williams (DCPL)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and…
Press Release: Norton Thanks Democrats for Defeating Amendment Prohibiting D.C. From Spending Local…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked Democrats on the House Committee on Appropriations for defeating…
Press Release: Norton Thanks McGovern for Defeating Amendment Repealing D.C. Gun Violence Prevention…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked the Committee on Rules, led by Chair James McGovern (D-MA),…
Press Release: Norton Secures Over $21 Million for D.C. Organizations in House Appropriations Bills
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she secured over $21 million in Community Project…
District Links: Questions loom over abortion rights in DC if GOP controls Congress; council to…
The DC Council is slated to vote on emergency legislation Tuesday that would allow DC residents 21 and older to self-certify a need for medical cannabis.
Axios: Could D.C. abortion be used as a bargaining chip?
At a Planned Parenthood clinic in NoMa on Friday, D.C. officials reiterated calls for statehood amid D.C.’s hazy abortion future.
WTOP: Metro expands $2 flat fares for weeknight travel
If you’re looking to enjoy the local nightlife in the District, Metro is rolling out some cost-saving fares starting Monday.
Washington Business Journal: Cold case: The FBI might be lobbying to stay in D.C., but failing…
The future home of the FBI has long been debated and divided. The latest? The headquarters could indeed move to a suburban location as planned years ago. Or it could remain in a smaller footprint in the District with a larger tech presence…