DCist: Many D.C. Workers Will Soon Get More Paid Leave, And Employers Will Get A Tax Cut
Hundreds of thousands of private-sector workers in D.C. will soon see a large increase in the amount of paid leave they get every year, while the employers that fund the program will be paying less for it.
UrbanTurf: A Mixed-Income Development Could Replace Congress Heights Apartment Complex
The Congress Heights residential development pipeline is growing, this time at Meadowbrook Run near Oxon Run Park.
Washington Post: D.C. will offer private-sector workers maximum paid-leave benefits, CFO says
Private-sector workers in D.C. will be able to take up to 12 weeks of leave per year in a dramatic expansion of the city’s paid-leave system, the city’s chief financial officer said Monday, since the program has cost less than previously…
Press Release: DC Health Announces New COVID-19 Community Level Metrics
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE:
March 2, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dr. Kimberly Henderson (DC Health)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, DC Health announced…
Press Release: At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds Successfully Moves Landmark Tenant Protection…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Anita Bonds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Contact: Kevin B. Chavous
Eviction record sealing and anti-discrimination provisions in housing are among the strongest in the…
Press Release: Norton Expresses Disappointment Biden Did Not Mention D.C. Statehood in State of the…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 2, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she is disappointed that President Biden did not mention…
Press Release: DC Set to Dramatically Expand Paid Leave Benefits for Workers and Slash Tax Rate for…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Will Singer (Councilmember Silverman)
CFO Certifies Significant Tax Rate Cut to .26% from .62%, a $200 million savings; Also certifies…
Press Release: DPW Awarded Federal Grant to Support Food Waste Diversion in the District
News Release — DC Department of Public Works
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 1, 2022
CONTACT: Erica Cunningham
U.S. EPA Grant designed to help expand nationwide capacity to use organic food waste processing methods
(WASHINGTON,…
District Links: DCPS says students, staff can go maskless outdoors at school; DC Council restricts…
DC Public Schools will no longer require students and staff to wear masks while they are outside.
WUSA9: DC 911 call center director reappointed following audit of EMS crew dispatch issues
A mom whose daughter died after crews were sent to the wrong quadrant of D.C. says reappointing 911 call center director Karima Holmes is "unconscionable."
WTOP: Community members gather to remember Relisha Rudd and ask for help solving her disappearance
Advocates for the missing and police came together in D.C. Tuesday night to remember a missing girl, hoping to revive interest in the cold case and solve the disappearance of Relisha Rudd. She disappeared eight years ago.
Press Release: Statement on the State of the Union Address
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 1, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, following President Biden’s first State of the Union address,…
Washington Blade: Trans group to provide LGBTQ crime victim housing for D.C. courts
Facility operated by Empowering the Transgender Community
Washington Post: Low turnout for D.C. protest of coronavirus restrictions
A rally in D.C. against pandemic-related restrictions and in support of the self-styled “Freedom Convoy” that occupied downtown Ottawa for weeks drew a few dozen people, many of whom were journalists, near the Washington Monument on…
Washington Post: D.C., Virginia awarded millions in federal grants to push equity in unemployment…
The U.S. Department of Labor is planning to roll out millions in funding to promote equity in unemployment insurance programs — and the District and Virginia will be two of the first to benefit.
DCist: D.C. Bans Evictions Over Unpaid Rent Of Less Than $600
In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the D.C. Council permanently barred landlords from filing evictions against tenants who owe less than $600, sealed some eviction records, and further protected voucher holders during the rental screening…
Washington Business Journal: George Washington law school lands record gift
An alum of George Washington University’s law school has endowed a $4.5 million professorship, the largest faculty gift in the law school’s history.
WTOP: DCPS drops outdoor mask mandate; masks still required indoors
Public schools in D.C. are easing some of their COVID-19 restrictions.
Axios: D.C. mayor’s WhatsApp use spurs stronger public records law
The D.C. Council unanimously approved new rules to preserve government communications made on WhatsApp, after an Axios investigation found that the use of the messaging app in Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration raises public records…
DCist: D.C. Passes Emergency Legislation To Stop Illegal Cutting Of Heritage Trees
Twice in the past month, developers in D.C. have illegally cut down protected heritage trees, according to city officials. Though officials knew about the illegal tree removals — and in once case watched as the work was carried out — they…