Washington Post: New stadium for Commanders is a political football for local leaders
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser signals support for bringing the team back to the District
Press Release: As Fair Shot February Kicks Off, Mayor Bowser Announces First Ever Housing Production…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor; DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; and DC Department of Housing and Community Development
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February 2, 2022
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks Announce Enhanced…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice
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February 2, 2022
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
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Metropolitan…
Press Release: After Senate Confirms First Local D.C. Judge This Congress, Norton Calls for Passage…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 2, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the Senate today confirmed the first local District of Columbia judge this Congress, Congresswoman Eleanor…
Press Release: AG Racine Announces New Lawsuits to Protect Longtime District Residents from…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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February 2, 2021
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OAG Alleges Ward 5 Landlords Are Attempting to Force Tenants Out to Spur Redevelopment; Owners…
District Links: Council votes to send $10K+ in supplemental pay to DC child care workers; CFO…
DC's budget season is getting underway with yesterday's release of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
UrbanTurf: 112 Affordable Apartments Top Off Across from Anacostia Metro
A year ago, the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency announced funding for an all-affordable development across from the Anacostia Metro station. Now, the project is poised to deliver this year.
Axios: Public financing shifts political campaigning in D.C.
The diminishing financial clout of deep-pocketed donors was on display this week in public campaign finance reports, as top candidates turned to public financing and hundreds of small donors.
Axios: D.C. aims to boost ailing medical marijuana industry
The “gray” marijuana market in the District is out-competing the city’s regulated medical cannabis marketplace, according to council members who want to rescue dispensary businesses.
WUSA9: DC says it’s not responsible for fire that killed man, 9-year-old boy
Nine-year-old Yafet Solomen and 40-year-old Fitsum Kebede lost their lives during a fire inside 708 Kennedy Street, NW. The building was formerly a pharmacy before being transformed into an unlicensed boarding house.
Washington Post: Democratic challengers seek traction in race to unseat D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser
On a chilly Sunday, Robert White, the at-large council member running for mayor, managed to find that rare voter willing to answer the door during a pandemic and listen to his pitch that the city needs a new leader.
NBC4: DC Council Member Calls for New Oversight of Duke Ellington After Teacher Sex Abuse Claims
A D.C. Council member is calling for changes in oversight at Duke Ellington School of the Arts just days after a News4 I-Team investigation raised questions about how the school, the school district and police handled sex abuse claims…
WTOP: DC Futures program launches for District students in ‘high-demand’ careers
A new program gives some residents of D.C. who are studying for a degree in some “high-demand” career fields up to $8,000 in annual tuition assistance.
Washington Post: Fear, anxiety follow third wave of bomb threats targeting HBCUs
For the third time in just a month, Howard University warned its campus on Tuesday of a bomb threat. Each time, a law enforcement search found no sign of the threatened explosives.
Press Release: Council Chairman Mendelson Statement on District’s Annual Comprehensive…
News Release — DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson
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CONTACT: Lindsey Walton
Wednesday February 2, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC -- DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson highlighted the importance of the…
WTOP: DC lawmakers pass early child care workers bill
D.C. lawmakers have passed a bill to raise the wages of those who care for the District’s youngest residents.
Washington Post: Some workers who faced unemployment fraud in D.C. are being sent tax forms for the…
After spending weeks last year trying to clear up a fraudulent unemployment claim made using his personal information, D.C. resident Scott Wallace thought his problems were resolved.
Washington Post: Metro offering $2,500 signing bonuses to new drivers
The transit agency has been short of drivers this year because of a labor shortage and the omicron coronavirus variant
Washington Post: D.C. government will send $10,000 checks to the city’s day-care workers
The council also voted to allow any senior citizen to buy medical marijuana without a doctor’s note.
WTOP: Metro bucks up with incentives to attract new bus drivers
Metro is digging deeper into its pocketbook in an effort to hire more bus drivers.