Press Release: Mayor Muriel Bowser and DPW Host Motor Vehicle Operator Job Fair Tomorrow
News Release — DC Department of Public Works
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 7, 2022
CONTACT:
Nancee Lyons
DPW is a “Second Chance” Agency and encourages all job seekers to apply
(Washington, DC) - In suppport of Mayor…
Press Release: Norton to Highlight Republican Efforts to Overturn D.C. Gun Violence Prevention Laws…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 7, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will highlight Republican efforts to overturn the District of…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces $32 Million Program to Improve Child Care Supply and Help…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 7, 2022
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
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Press Release: New report: NEAR Act Programs Can & Should Be Strengthened Audit sees mixed…
News Release — Office of the DC Auditor
For immediate release
Contact: Diane Shinn
June 7, 2022 (WASHINGTON) While core public health provisions of D.C.'s NEAR Act—to build government capacity and create promising practices to…
WTOP: Audit finds mixed results in DC’s public health approach to curbing violence
D.C. is having mixed results five years after beginning the implementation of a comprehensive blueprint for a public health approach to criminal justice reform.
WTOP: Bowser to invest $32M in DC child care program to help families return to work
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday that $32 million in grants will be going to help licensed District child care facilities get fully back up and running.
Washington Post: The education group putting big money into this D.C. election cycle
The glossy fliers have been arriving in D.C. residents’ mailboxes in recent weeks: Ward 3 council candidate Eric Goulet (D) would bring “safer streets” and “stronger schools.” Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) knows how to “fight and win for us,”…
District Links: Education group DFER spends big on DC primary races; DC initiative aims to increase…
With the DC Council poised to take a final vote this afternoon on how to redistrict the city's advisory neighborhood commissions, two legislators have proposed an amendment regarding a contentious matter of boundaries within Ward 3.
Washington Post: D.C. tries to improve low compliance rate for routine youth vaccines
District officials launched a campaign Monday that will allow children to more easily get their routine vaccines this summer at recreation centers, school-based health centers, and mobile vaccination sites in neighborhoods across the city.…
WTOP: Vets help mark D-Day anniversary at World War II Memorial
Seventy-eight years ago, Allied troops stormed the beaches in Normandy, France.
DCist: D.C. Renews Push To Get Kids Routine Vaccinations Ahead Of Next School Year
Much of the talk around vaccines over the last year has been about COVID-19, but D.C. officials want families to make sure they’re up to date with other required vaccinations ahead of the 2022-23 school year.
WTOP: DC urges parents to vaccinate kids before school starts in the fall
D.C. families looking forward to their kids’ summer vacation are being given one homework assignment to complete before the next school year begins: Get up to date with vaccinations.
DCist: D.C.’s 6 Best (Potential) Beaches, According To One Environmental Group
Ah, summer in D.C. … when stepping outside can feel like entering a sauna where someone left some dirty towels and gym clothes overnight.
Washington Post Editorial Board: Metro is short on trains, drivers — and public confidence
The D.C. area’s transit system, struggling to regain even half its pre-pandemic subway ridership, is short on trains, short on train drivers and, for good reason, short on public confidence. Along with Metro’s customer base, its revenue…
WTOP: Trade group pushes back on DC plan to up some vehicle registration fees
A new $500 registration fee for heavier Class 4 vehicles is expected to begin in October 2023, once D.C.’s 2023 fiscal year budget is signed.
DCist: Average D.C. Gas Price Breaks $5 A Gallon For The First Time
Over the weekend, D.C. passed an unwelcome milestone: $5 a gallon for gas.
Associated Press: Chesapeake Bay watershed earns a C+ on latest ‘report card’
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Chesapeake Bay watershed received an overall grade of C+ on its latest report card, released Monday by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Greater Greater Washington: Uncrossable: Where DC’s network of bicycle infrastructure falls short
Pierre Charles L’Enfant’s DC street design resembling the spokes of a wheel was built to move carts, horses, and, later, trolleys. Overlaid on L’Enfant’s wheel spokes was a network of wide streets that were designed to move cars in and out…
DCist: Last-Minute Changes To New ANC Boundaries Draw Pushback And Concern Over Fate Of D.C. Jail…
A set of last-minute changes to D.C.’s proposed new boundaries for the city’s Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are prompting furious pushback by critics who say that they undo months of painstaking work, largely to mollify small yet vocal…
City Paper: Phil Mendelson’s Eleventh Hour Redistricting Intervention Has Some in Ward 3 Fuming
The Council chairman is casting aside a previously passed map of ANC boundaries in favor of his own proposal.