DCist: Two People Were Killed By A Driver At Hains Point. A Year Later, Their Families Are Still…
The last time Erick Whitaker heard from his mother was early in the morning on April 24, 2021.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Releases Racial Equity Review of Fiscal Year 2023 Budget
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the City Administrator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 27, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Chanda Washington (OCA)
Report Highlights…
DCist: New D.C. Program Will Fully Fund Live Performances By Local Artists
On the heels of announcing that Pharrell Williams is bringing his “Something in the Water” music festival to the District, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser launched a new program Tuesday aimed at bolstering live events by the city’s creative…
Washington Post: D.C. attorney general hopefuls debate, with McDuffie off ballot and offstage
Three men running to be D.C.’s attorney general sparred on Tuesday evening about what makes a lawyer most qualified for the job, in a candidates forum in which perhaps the loudest answer to that question came from who was not onstage.
Washington Informer: McDuffie Allies Rally in Support of AG Bid Nixed by Election Board
Allies of Kenyan McDuffie’s campaign for D.C. attorney general are waiting for a ruling by the D.C. Court of Appeals to keep his candidacy alive and will go an extra step and ask the D.C. Council to change the law on an emergency basis to…
Washington Informer: Despite Challenges, McDuffie Garners Support for Attorney General Bid
Ward 5 D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie, faced with the decision of the D.C. Board of Elections to remove him from the June 21 Democratic primary ballot in his quest for attorney general because he failed to fully qualify for the…
Washington Blade: Ward 3 candidates express support for LGBTQ issues at Stonewall Dems forum
Eight of nine in hotly contested race participate in virtual debate
District Links: Court of Appeals hears arguments on McDuffie’s AG candidacy; Ward 4’s…
The DC Court of Appeals heard oral arguments this morning in a court case that will decide whether Kenyan McDuffie will be on the ballot in June for attorney general.
Press Release: Biden Nominates Norton Recommendation Ana Reyes to the U.S. District Court for D.C.
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
If confirmed, Reyes will be the first Hispanic Woman and the first openly LGBTQ judge on the U.S. District Court for D.C.
WASHINGTON,…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Awards $3.57 Million to Support Organizations Providing Summer…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 27, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Benjamin Fritsch (DME)
Funds Will Help…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill Clarifying Due Process Rights for Federal Employees Serving in…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) this week introduced a bill to clarify due process rights for federal…
Press Release: Norton Introduces 100th Bill This Congress; Highlights Legislative Progress on Bills
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 27, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
Norton was ranked #1 Most Effective House Democrat in the 115th Congress by the Center for Effective Lawmaking
WASHINGTON, D.C. —…
WTOP: Urban planners detail 3 ways to re-imagine DC’s Pennsylvania Avenue
One of America’s most famous roadways could be in for a makeover: Urban planners want to re-imagine downtown D.C.’s Pennsylvania Avenue as a signature outdoor venue, emphasizing people over cars and expanding park space between the White…
Council committees add some money to housing programs, but increases fall short of advocates’…
As local lawmakers start the process of crafting a final budget for fiscal year 2023, D.C. Council committees are recommending some modest increases to housing programs and social services from the funding levels proposed by Mayor Muriel…
WTOP: Washington Spirit unveil championship rings, detail celebration plans
From a championship ring ceremony to an appearance by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Washington Spirit have exciting plans for fans looking to finally celebrate their 2021 National Women’s Soccer League Championship victory.
Washington Post: In a city full of adjunct faculty members, many struggle to get by
Adjuncts across the region are protesting what they say are unfair working conditions
Washington Post: Anita Bonds, enigma of the D.C. Council, wants to keep experimenting
Anita Bonds started in D.C. politics a half-century ago as a behind-the-scenes player. She helped Marion Barry run for school board in 1971 and then mayor, and joined his administration and the two that followed. Then on a fateful day a…
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. is lucky the Van Ness school shooting was not far bloodier
Classes had just ended Friday afternoon and students were streaming out of a private school in Northwest Washington when shots suddenly rang out. More than 200 rounds of ammunition were fired. Four people, including a 12-year-old girl,…
City Paper: The Green New Deal is Having a Moment in D.C. Politics. What Could it Actually Look…
Social housing and a green jobs guarantee are ambitious goals, but could be worth taking seriously.
DCist: Ward 4 Councilmember Introduces D.C. ‘Green New Deal’ Bills For Housing And Lead Pipe Removal
Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George presented a D.C.- version of the Green New Deal, one that would limit climate change by creating mixed-income public housing, as well as remove lead pipes and expand the lead remediation workforce…