WTOP: DC’s Cherry Blossom Festival marks 110-year old gift from Japan
As thousands visit and enjoy the District’s Cherry Blossom Festival, it is also marking the 110th anniversary of Japan’s gift to the United States that started the tradition.
Washington Post: D.C. mayor wants to restore slashed funding for police in schools
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s proposed fiscal year 2023 budget calls for keeping police officers in schools, setting up another clash with the D.C. Council, which voted last year to phase out police in school buildings despite strong opposition…
WTOP: Park service to clear encampments near City Center, Union Station
The National Park Service is planning to close two homeless camps on park property this May, and is asking D.C. to help with housing assistance.
Washington Business Journal: Former GWU employee sues university and insurer, claims discrimination
A former library assistant who worked at George Washington University for nearly 30 years is suing the institution and its insurer, alleging discrimination and retaliation over his leave request that he said resulted in him losing his job,…
Washingtonian: DC Nightclub Owner Allegedly Commits Assault in Feud Over Liquor License
A neighbor claims the owner of Eighteenth Street Lounge slammed a car door against her son's leg.
DCist: Why Don’t We Reintroduce Wolves To D.C. To Curb Deer Overpopulation?
There are too many deer in D.C. and its surrounding suburbs, according to the National Park Service. Without natural predators, deer populations have exploded in recent decades, threatening local ecosystems.
Washington Post: D.C. mayor proposes more local funding to support troubled crime lab
The Department of Forensic Sciences’ crime lab has been functionally closed since April 2021
WTOP: DC Attorney General Racine adds Oath Keepers’ leader and more to Capitol insurrection lawsuit
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine added a slew of defendants — including the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers — to his lawsuit over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by violent protesters loyal to then-President Donald Trump.
Colbert King in The Post: As D.C. election season gears up, Bowser flexes the power of incumbency
District voters will grade some of their leaders (and their challengers) by way of the ballot box this year. An evaluation of their work will be reflected in report cards handed out on primary day, June 21, and in the general election,…
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…
DCist: After Many Schools In The D.C. Region Drop Mask Requirements, A Mix Of Emotions From Families
Nora Vencill has noticed a peculiar dynamic develop in her ninth grade English class at Poolesville High School in Montgomery County.
Press Release: Norton to Introduce Bill to Give D.C. the Same Number of Appointments to U.S. Service…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 1, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that she will introduce a bill that would give the District of…
District Links: City extends timeline for seeking reaccreditation of troubled crime lab; DOES…
Amid the economic fallout from business closures at the onset of the pandemic, record levels of unemployment claims overwhelmed the DC Department of Employment Services, fueling complaints about long waits on the phone and conflicting…
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.”