DCist: Kenyan McDuffie Reboots Campaign, This Time For A D.C. Council Seat
Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie has filed paperwork to enter another local D.C. election: this time, an At-Large D.C. Council seat. The news, first reported by longtime D.C. journalist and political analyst Tom Sherwood, comes two…
Washington Post: How flooding rain deluged District and northern suburbs Saturday night
A relentless onslaught of thunderstorms deluged southern Montgomery County, northern Prince George’s County and the northern areas of the District on Saturday night, causing streams to rapidly overflow and turning roads into rivers. The…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Hungry and homeless: Life for a migrant family in the nation’s capital
A couple and their three children, ages 4, 6 and 11, have been living out of a van
Washington Post: In 1922, D.C.’s Masons bought land for a massive temple near Kalorama
On July 15, 1922, thousands of men and women (but mostly men) crowded around an ancient oak on a miraculously undeveloped parcel of land at Connecticut and Florida avenues NW. They were Freemasons with their spouses, and they had an…
Washington Post: Metro transit police officers to get body cameras this year
Transit department officials say they hope the cameras will bring transparency and build public trust, but questions remain on how they will be used
Washington Post: Kenyan McDuffie to seek at-large D.C. council seat after failed AG bid
Nearly two months after he suspended his campaign for D.C. attorney general, council member Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5) is switching his Democratic Party affiliation to run as an independent candidate for an at-large seat on the…
Washington Business Journal: Whittle School’s landlord sues CBRE over the D.C. campus,…
The landlords of the Whittle School & Studios’ D.C. campus are suing CBRE Group Inc., alleging the real estate company knew of the private school's financial struggles and brokered the sublease anyway, according to court documents.
Colbert King in The Post: The voters speak in D.C., but it’s not quite clear what they said
Questions raised in this column on the eve of the June 21 D.C. Democratic primary — “Is Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) in trouble?” and “Is D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) a political kingmaker?” — were answered by 128,000 voters,…
Washington Business Journal: Howard University could get another $150M in federal funding for…
Howard University could get another substantial infusion of federal funding to build a new hospital.
WTOP: DC ends COVID-19 contact tracing unit
More than two years after launching the COVID-19 contact trace force to help identify people potentially exposed to the coronavirus and slow the spread of disease, the District says it’s winding down operations.
District Links: CFO adds $490.6 million to FY 2022 revenue estimate; council hearing explores…
The District's chief financial officer reports an April surprise that brought in unexpectedly high income tax receipts for the city as the major contributor to an estimated $490.6 million in previously unexpected revenue for fiscal year…
DCist: Tidal Basin Seawall To Get Upgrade To Withstand Sea Level Rise
The National Park Service is embarking on a major project to rebuild the crumbling, sinking seawalls and sidewalks that surround the Tidal Basin, aiming to make the basin resilient to a rising Potomac River and protect the world-famous…
WTOP: DC focuses on nightlife, violence prevention as part of its Independence Day safety approach
D.C. is taking a new approach to July Fourth holiday safety this year, focusing as much on violence prevention as on fireworks safety.
Washington Post: D.C. to deploy teams to curb violence, watch nightlife hubs on July 4
The initiatives, announced Thursday, come at a time when violence is rising in the city
jonetta rose barras: Mail-in voting and the breach in civic culture
“It is easy to see the beginnings of things, and harder to see the ends,” Joan Didion wrote in her 1967 essay, “Goodbye to All That.” She’s right, of course.
It may be harder still, however, to see the beginning of the end, which…
Press Release: Statement on June 2022 Revenue Estimates
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 30, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the DC Government released the revised revenue estimates for…
Press Release: Modified District Government Services for Fourth of July
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 30, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, July 4, 2022, the District Government will observe the…
Press Release: Norton Speaks with Thrift Savings Plan Executive Director About Ongoing Problems with…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 30, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
While Norton is pleased the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board committed to sending her weekly updates, she will continue to insist…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Honors DC Government Leaders at Annual Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Human Resources
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 30, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Clarissa M. Rucker (DCHR)
(WASHINGTON, DC) –…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Public Safety Preparations Ahead of July Fourth Weekend
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 30, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dora Taylor- Lowe (PSJ)
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