District Links: DC reports mixed results in battle against HIV amid coronavirus pandemic; DC gets…
Pierre L'Enfant is headed to the U.S. Capitol later this month — an arrival at least two decades in the making.
DCist: As D.C. Embarks On Budget Season, Bowser Announces $200 Million Infusion For Schools
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced tens of millions of extra dollars for education in her next budget, which city education leaders say will help schools manage rising costs.
DC-area art therapists explore ‘Resilience Through Art’ in online exhibit
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drive demand for mental health services, a DC-based group of art therapists is participating in an online exhibit that highlights the potential for cultivating resilience through art making.
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Axios: D.C. restaurant workers face an unpredictable industry
The pandemic has been chaotic for the DMV’s food and service workers, as they whipsaw from finding enough work earlier in the pandemic to being overworked while short-staffed.
WTOP: Reasons for optimism, and caution, in DC’s annual HIV report
D.C. continues to show steady improvement in the battle against HIV, with the number of new cases in 2020 continuing a yearslong decline going back more than a decade.
Washington Post: D.C. announces massive public education budget with more mental health funding
The huge spending proposal could be challenged by inflation, enrollment declines and staffing shortages.
Washington Post: 1 in 3 Metrobus rides goes unpaid amid rise in fare evasions during pandemic
A new report shows Metro lost millions in revenue from spike in unpaid trips
Washington Post: D.C. had mixed results in fight against HIV in 2020, report says
New cases declined, but numbers show no progress toward other key goals
Washington Post: American University unknowingly distributed counterfeit KN95 masks, officials…
The Eagle, AU’s student-run newspaper, said it received tips questioning the legitimacy of the face coverings
WTOP: DC mayor proposes bigger investment in schools, including raises for substitute teachers
D.C.’s mayor is sharing some of the details of her new proposed budget — specifically changes coming to schools.
WTOP: Library of Congress puts artwork from Black Lives Matter fence online
It’s been about a year since Black Lives Matter artwork was removed from a fence in Lafayette Square to be preserved. Now, the artwork from that national symbol of protest is being displayed by the Library of Congress in a new online…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: The rising homicide rate in D.C. is nothing compared with what fentanyl…
The deaths aren’t always loud or public. There’s no web of screaming yellow crime-scene tape, and sirens are rare. But in 2020, opioids claimed more than twice the 198 lives that gunfire did in the nation’s capital.
City Paper: In the Crowded Ward 5 Race, Gordon-Andrew Fletcher Turns to Local Seniors for Cash to…
Fletcher is lagging behind other major candidates in the cash race.
DCist: D.C. Prisoners File Lawsuit Alleging Unequal Treatment In Federal Facilities
The Public Defender Service for D.C. has filed a class action lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons, arguing that people from D.C. are treated unfairly in federal prisons.
DCist: D.C.’s Second Statue At The U.S. Capitol Will Be Unveiled This Month
D.C. will finally have two statues displayed in the U.S. Capitol when an effigy of Pierre L’Enfant is unveiled on Feb. 28, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton announced Monday. The House of Representatives accepted the statue as a gift from D.C.…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and DC Health Release Annual HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections,…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 7, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dr. Kimberly Henderson
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness…
Press Release: Norton Announces Date for Historic Unveiling of D.C.’s Second Statue in Capitol,…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 7, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that the District of Columbia will score a historic…
Press Release: Norton Says Republicans Launch 7th Attack on D.C. Vaccine Mandates
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 7, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
Republicans are threatening to try to shut down the federal government over federal and D.C. vaccine mandates
WASHINGTON, D.C.…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces 5.9% Increase to the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula, $36…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Public Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 7, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Enrique Gutierrez (DCPS)
With Mayoral Investments and Updated Budget Model…
District Links: Mayor announces 5.9% rise in per pupil funding for FY 2023; Bezos suggests Toni…
Mayor Muriel Bowser won't present her proposed fiscal year 2023 budget until mid-March, but she announced today that it will include a 5.9% increase to the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula as well as a $36 million "recovery fund" to…