Press Release: New Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library to Open June 27
News Release — DC Public Library
For Immediate Release:
June 10, 2022
Media Contact:
George Williams, Media Relations Manager
Lamond Riggs Interim Library Closing June 15
(Washington, D.C.) - The new Lamond-Riggs/Lillian…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Kicks Off DC Values Week
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 10, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Ahead of Capital Pride, March For Our Lives, and More, Mayor Encourages Residents and…
Press Release: Norton Announces Markup of Her Bill Allowing D.C. to Transmit Legislation to Congress…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 10, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
Congress requires D.C. to transmit legislation for congressional review period physically
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor…
District Links: In-person early voting starts for DC’s primary; lawsuit aims to stop…
The District's early voting centers opened today as the June 21 primary election draws closer.
jonetta rose barras: The unclear impact of violence interruption in DC
The Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results (NEAR) Amendment Act, passed in 2016 by the DC Council, was supposed to provide a comprehensive public health approach to preventing crime in the District, with attention to victims and…
WTOP: Majority of DC Council doesn’t support Commanders stadium at RFK; Va. tables bill
A majority of D.C. Council members said Thursday they don’t support the construction of a new Washington Commanders stadium at RFK.
DCist: Majority Of D.C. Council Says They Do Not Support Building A New Stadium At RFK Site
A narrow majority of the D.C. Council said they do not support building a new football stadium for the Washington Commanders on the vacant RFK Stadium campus, making clear their opposition to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s efforts to woo the team…
City Paper: Accusations of Sign Thievery Emerge as the Nadeau-Czapary Feud Ratchets Up in Ward 1
The sitting councilmember and her allies are escalating attacks on Czapary, who once had a Republican chairing his campaign.
WTOP: DC launches ‘strike force’ to boost Black homeownership
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was all smiles as she stood in front of a new development that sits at Riggs Road and South Dakota Avenue, where hundreds of new homes were being built, and it wasn’t just because she was back in the neighborhood…
City Paper: Zachary Parker Supporters Question Faith Gibson Hubbard and Her Ties to Bowser
Gibson Hubbard says the criticisms are purely political.
City Paper: City Paper Primary Prep: Which of the Top Four Candidates Will Replace Kenyan McDuffie…
An ex-councilmember, a progressive newcomer, an administration appointee, and a neighborhood commissioner fight it out.
DCist: D.C.’s Incarcerated Residents Have The Right To Vote, But Sometimes It’s Easier Said Than…
The first time Vance Contee ever voted in his life, he did it from the confines of a federal prison in central Florida.
Greater Greater Washington: Metro fell behind on bus operator, rail traffic controller…
Nearly 200 Metrobus operators have fallen behind on their training and need to take refresher courses, according to the agency, and over a third of the Rail Traffic Controllers that work in Metro’s Rail Operations Control Center (ROCC) are…
Press Release: House Passes Norton Provisions Authorizing Studies on Secondary Drinking Water Source…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 9, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
The provisions passed the House yesterday as part of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches Black Homeownership Strike Force to Combat Racial Wealth Gap
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 9, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Natalia Vanegas…
District Links: 7 council members urge RFK transfer with no new stadium; IG warns of…
A majority of the DC Council is now on record expressing support for transferring the RFK campus from the federal government but opposition to any NFL stadium on the site — regardless of how much the Washington Commanders were to throw…
WTOP: Report cites potential fraud risk in District’s COVID-19 emergency contracts
A report released by the D.C. Office of Inspector General says the District could have exposed itself to potential fraud in its handling of nearly half a billion dollars worth of COVID-19 emergency contracts.
Axios: Town Talker: Meet Eric Goulet, hard-charging budget boss running in D.C.’s Ward 3
With more than 18 years helming influential roles inside District government, Eric Goulet has some marquee achievements, including balancing budgets during the Great Recession and brokering a deal for a new $300 million hospital in Ward 8.…
WTOP: Bird flu detected in Lincoln Memorial pool ducklings
Ducklings in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have contracted a highly contagious virus that can be deadly to some birds.