Petula Dvorak in The Post: A shaming renaming got this D.C. Council member banned from Russia
Let’s call this a shaming renaming.
Washington Post: D.C. Mayor Bowser names Seattle official as new chief financial officer
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Monday announced her nominee for the city’s new chief financial officer: Glen Lee, who has spent nearly 30 years in various roles for the city of Seattle, most recently as its finance director.
WTOP: Judge forces Catholic University to halt auction of ‘Wizard of Oz’ dress
A U.S. district judge in New York has put the brakes on Catholic University’s much-anticipated auction of a “Dorothy” dress worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz.”
Associated Press: DC sues Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica privacy breach
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia on Monday sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a privacy breach of millions of Facebook users’ personal data that became a…
Washington Post: Addressing a wrong from 1922 at the centennial of the Lincoln Memorial
Before the speeches and the singing, the poetry and the picture-taking, Robert D. Moton and his wife, Jennifer Hardy-Moton, stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial and let me pester them with questions. Suddenly, they realized something:…
Washington Post: Outgoing D.C. Council member Cheh throws her support to Tricia Duncan
Outgoing D.C. Council member Mary M. Cheh announced her pick Monday in the crowded race to replace her: Tricia Duncan, a community volunteer who is one of nine candidates vying to fill the Ward 3 council seat that Cheh has held for 15…
WTOP: Bowser appoints Glen Lee next DC CFO
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed the District’s next chief financial officer Monday: Glen Lee, the finance director for Seattle.
Press Release: Nadeau Legislation would Prevent Price Gouging of Infant Formula, Provide Powers to…
News Release — Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau
For Immediate Release
May 23, 2022
Contact: Jaqueline Castaneda, Communications
Washington -- Today, in an effort to ensure babies have access to affordable,…
DCist: Metro Service Gets Better, With Train Operators Out Of The Classroom
As of today, Metro trains on the Green and Yellow lines are back to running at 15-minute intervals. Service had been cut back earlier this month when 72 train operators were taken off the job because their certifications had lapsed more…
Washington Post: D.C. elections: Here’s where the mayor, council candidates stand
Voters in the June 21 Democratic primary will choose a nominee for mayor and city council wards 1, 3, 5, 6, chairman and at-large in this deep-blue city, where the primary often determines the winner in November. Here is where the…
Axios: Mary Cheh endorses Ward 3 candidate Tricia Duncan as successor
Mary Cheh endorses Ward 3 candidate Tricia Duncan as successor
City Paper: Mary Cheh Backs Tricia Duncan to Replace Her in Crowded Ward 3 Council Race
Tricia Duncan just picked up perhaps the biggest prize possible in the crowded Ward 3 race: The backing of outgoing Councilmember Mary Cheh.
Press Release: Norton Writes Postal Service About Increase in Mail Theft, Particularly of Checks,…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
May 23, 2022
Contact: Sullivan Gassmann
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) wrote the United States Postal Service (USPS) about the increase in…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Appoints Glen Lee as the Next Chief Financial Officer of the District of…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 23, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the appointment of Glen Lee…
Press Release: Antonio Guernica Joins Leadership Team at DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority
News Release — DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority
For Immediate Release: May 23, 2022
Contact: Adam Hudson
Linda Wharton Boyd
A successful entrepreneur and Spanish media executive
Washington, DC – Today, DC Health…
Press Release: Norton Says Greene, Latest Republican to Call for Repealing D.C. Home Rule Act, Will…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
May 23, 2022
Contact: Sullivan Gassmann
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today warned that Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has become at…
Press Release: AG Racine Sues Mark Zuckerberg for Failing to Protect Millions of Users’ Data,…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 23, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Extensive Evidence Shows Facebook CEO Was Personally Involved in Allowing Abuse of User Data…
District Links: Cheh backs Duncan in crowded Ward 3 race for her successor; Bowser selects Seattle…
Back in February, Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh upended DC's local political season when she announced that she had decided to retire rather than go through with her reelection bid. Now she has announced Tricia Duncan as her favored…
WTOP: It’s now Wegmans vs. Lidl in Northwest
Northwest D.C. is getting a Lidl discount grocery store, and it will be right next door to the soon-to-open Wegmans grocery store.
DCist: D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh Makes Putin’s ‘Enemy List,’ Is Barred From Entering Russia
She’s about seven months from retiring from the D.C. Council, but any plans Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) may have had to visit every country in the world have now been tossed out the window.