DCHA allows self-certification by voucher applicants after criticism over photo ID requirement
It just got a little bit easier for people experiencing homelessness to get a housing voucher. After a months-long fight by advocates, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) will now let voucher applicants move into housing without requiring a…
Washington Post: Black-owned stores work to end D.C.’s food deserts
When Mary Blackford became a vegetarian seven years ago, she spent hundreds of dollars in cab fares traveling out of the Benning Ridge neighborhood in Ward 7 to find fresh fruits and vegetables.
WTOP: Bowser signs bill allowing adult DC residents to self-prescribing medical marijuana
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law Wednesday an emergency bill allowing residents 21 and older to self-prescribe medical marijuana.
Washington Business Journal: Johns Hopkins pays $70M to take full ownership of former Newseum…
Johns Hopkins University has completed its two-part, $372.5 million acquisition of the former Newseum complex on Pennsylvania Avenue NW while continuing with renovations to turn the property into its D.C. graduate hub.
Greater Greater Washington: Paper record confusion causes Metro to recertify all rail traffic…
Confusion over paper certification records led to a mass recertification of all of Metro’s rail traffic controllers, according to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC). Some controllers had fallen behind on certifications, and…
City Paper: Blaming Moechella for Violence Continues Years of Criminalizing Go-Go
“When someone brings a gun and decides to open fire….no permit would stop that. No type of music would stop that.”
WTOP: DC Health director resigning this month
Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt is stepping down after leading DC Health for over seven years.
DCist: D.C.’s Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt Is Stepping Down
DC Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt, who led the city’s response to the pandemic for the past two years, will be leaving her post at the end of July.
WTOP: Metro temporarily hits pause on 7000 series return over ‘data backlog’
Metro says it is temporarily pausing the return of its 7000 series rail cars this week to deal with a “data backlog” problem.
WTOP: Bowser announces major expansion of breakfast program for DC students
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday that $2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used to expand breakfast programs at more than 100 of the city’s public schools and public charter schools.
Washington Post: D.C. Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt to step down from role
D.C. Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt will resign at the end of the month, she told The Washington Post Wednesday, ending a near-eight-year run for one of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s longest-serving cabinet members who played an instrumental…
Press Release: Norton Files Amendment to Give D.C. the Same Number of Service Academy Nominations…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 6, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) filed an amendment to the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Allow D.C. Courts and D.C. Public Defender Service to Offer…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 6, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill yesterday to provide the District of Columbia Courts and…
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Medical Marijuana Self-Certification Emergency…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 6, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the Medical Marijuana…
Press Release: Norton Thanks Ideologically Diverse Coalition for Letter Supporting Giving D.C. Mayor…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 6, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked the 28 ideologically diverse national and local groups…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Departure of Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt as the Director of DC…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 6, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that after more than…
WTOP: Bowser introduces bill to protect DC homeowners from neighbors’ construction damage
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has introduced legislation aimed at protecting District homeowners from their neighbors’ construction-related damage.
City Paper: Kenyan McDuffie’s Move to an At-Large Bid Sets Up a Bruising Battle with Elissa…
With battle lines being drawn and money sure to pour into the race, things could get uglier than the 2018 campaign.
Axios: Town Talker: Kenyan McDuffie seeks four more years
In D.C., politicians rarely call it quits.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces $2 Million Investment to Expand School Breakfast Participation…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 6, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
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