District Links: DC Health shifts to weekly COVID-19 updates using new metrics; DC to boost…
DC Health is replacing its daily data updates on COVID-19 cases with a weekly report that corresponds with the metrics outlined last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Press Release: AG Racine Announces Sackler Family & Purdue Pharma Will Pay $6 Billion for Their…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 3, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
District Will Receive Over $31 Million Total from Sackler Family &…
Washington Post: D.C. jail leader offers few details of plan to improve troubled facility
An oversight hearing also centered on the Corrections Information Council, which has not inspected the Correctional Treatment Facility since last March
Axios: D.C.’s economy awaits a boost as federal workers return
President Biden is calling federal workers back to the office, a move that would provide a much-needed boost to D.C.’s economy.
City Paper: The Big Dunce: Which D.C. Agency Is the Worst?
This performance oversight season we compare them and attempt to determine a victor (or loser depending on your perspective) in a March Madness-style bracket.
City Paper: Candidates Like Robert White Want To Change How D.C. Develops Public Land. Could It Make…
“If you look at any of the development projects on public lands, there is no difference between what they’re doing today and what we were doing 15 years ago,” White says.
WTOP: Activists sue DC police over its surveillance of social media
A joint lawsuit has been filed against D.C. police by activists who hope to uncover its surveillance practices and techniques on social media.
WTOP: DC switches to reporting COVID-19 data weekly
After nearly two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, D.C. will change the way it reports coronavirus-related data, the city’s Department of Health said Wednesday.
jonetta rose barras: The underbelly of DC’s violence crisis
District officials, including DC Council members, may believe they have helped design an effective public safety model, replete with interrupters, interventionists, and a sprinkling of police officers on the streets. However, this…
Washington Post: Season and hope on hold for Nats fans as MLB lockout delays Opening Day
There were reasons for optimism as March arrived. The pandemic, once again, seemed to be easing. Masks were cautiously tucked away. Vaccinations rose. Infection rates plummeted. And the promise of baseball’s Opening Day, America’s annual…
DCist: Lawsuit Accuses D.C. of Withholding Public Records On Police Social Media Surveillance
A new lawsuit alleges that the D.C. government and the Metropolitan Police Department are withholding records about how police use social media to investigate crimes and monitor protests. The Brennan Center for Justice and Data for Black…
City Paper: D.C. Housing Authority Board Chair Dionne Bussey-Reeder Has Settled Her Tax Debts
The former Council candidate faced questions about her ability to serve on the board due to those back taxes.
Washington Post: With area mask mandates over, wary businesses weigh their own: ‘We’re in a tough…
Donna Durante-Miller cautiously opened the doors to Elroy, her H Street NE bar and hookah lounge, as D.C. lifted its indoor mask mandate on Tuesday — and hoped for the best.
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…