Press Release: My School DC Releases Results of Common Lottery System for the 2022-23 School Year
News Release — DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 1, 2022
CONTACT:
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
Today, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) and My School DC announced…
Irvin B. Nathan in The Post: D.C. should focus on expanded home rule before statehood
Ultraconservative Republicans, eagerly anticipating taking control of the House in this November’s midterm elections, are proclaiming a desire to cut back or eliminate the limited home rule that Congress granted D.C. in 1973. If the Senate…
Washington Business Journal: Could it be? After years of political duels, an FBI relocation may…
For the community selected to host a new FBI headquarters, it would be the economic development win of a generation.
Washington Post: Bowser pledges safer roads through transportation budget
More traffic cameras, booting of vehicles, crossing guards, and bike and bus lanes are among the mayor’s initiatives for the 2023 fiscal year
Two years after pandemic hit, complaints about DC unemployment system linger
For the past two years, DC’s Department of Employment Services, has been a focal point of the District’s pandemic response.
DC workers who lost their jobs during COVID-19 turned to the agency, known as DOES, for help in the form…
jonetta rose barras: Money, politics and an ombudsperson in DC
The opening salvo in the anticipated fight over the executive’s fiscal year 2023 budget and financial plan came quickly.
On March 16, seated inside the auditorium of the newly renovated Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library,…
WTOP: New FBI HQ in Md. or Va.? Members of Congress expect feds to move fast
The drive to build a new FBI headquarters has been hung up for years, but a U.S. senator from Maryland said it’s still on the way, and “There’s no turning back.”
Carolyn Gallaher in Greater Greater Washington: One DC building, three TOPA processes
The Barclay, a 56-unit rent controlled apartment building near Dupont Circle, was sold three times in the last 20 years—most recently in 2021. I wanted to see if and how tenants used the District’s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)…
Washington Business Journal: Greater Washington Partnership CEO steps down
Greater Washington Partnership CEO JB Holston is stepping down, with Thursday as his last day, though he’ll stay on as a senior adviser to the board and leadership through the end of the year, per the leadership's request, the organization…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: American kids are struggling — and they’re asking adults for help
The kids have been saying it throughout the pandemic: They’re not okay.
DCist: Marijuana Gifters Face Closure Under D.C. Council Bill, But Getting Medical Weed Would Be…
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has called for a vote next Tuesday on emergency legislation that would allow the city to close down virtually any business that gives gifts of marijuana starting in mid-May, while at the same time…
WTOP: DC mayor announces fund to help more Black residents buy homes
A wealth divide in D.C. has resulted in far fewer families of color making the leap into homeownership. The city’s mayor hopes to change that through a new homeowner initiative.
DCist: D.C. Police Losing A ‘Significant’ Number Of Recruits Over Vaccination Requirement, Chief…
Mayor Muriel Bowser wants D.C. to have 4,000 police officers, but her police chief detailed on Wednesday the challenges of reaching that goal. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee told the Council during a budget hearing that…
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. voters should elect a mayor willing to run the schools
D.C. public schools were in disrepair. Textbooks took forever to move from warehouses to classrooms. New teachers’ paychecks got lost in the system, and daily student attendance went largely untracked. There was no uniform curriculum and…
WTOP: Officials now expect DC crime lab to remain sidelined until next spring
Under a best-case scenario, D.C.’s crime lab might not be cleared to handle DNA and seized drugs until next spring — nearly two years after a national board pulled the lab’s accreditation to perform forensic casework amid allegations lab…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Honors Eight Distinguished Women Leaders at Annual Washington Women of…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 31, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jennifer Porter (EOM)
Shoteria Pearson (EOM)
Honorees Have Led Trailblazing…
Press Release: AG Racine Sends Letter To Senate Judiciary Members Expressing Support for Supreme…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 31, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Letter Highlights Judge Jackson’s Impeccable Record as a Jurist
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights Initiative to Increase Homeownership for Longtime, Black…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 31, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Natalia Vanegas (DMPED)
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Erin Roth: More accurate DC School Report Card starts with ditching reliance on proficiency rates
In recent weeks a unanimous recommendation by the District’s State Board of Education (SBOE) and new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reinforced the Office of the DC Auditor’s finding a year ago that school…
District Links: MPD chief says reduced staffing has slowed response times; Police Reform Commission…
A proposed spending increase for the Metropolitan Police Department — an aspect of Mayor Muriel Bowser's budget submission that she frequently highlights at public appearances — is likely to draw particular focus as the DC Council crafts…