WTOP: How a new grant helps some DC kids prepare for college while they’re in middle school
For the last two years, students at Kramer Middle School in D.C. have had the opportunity to go on trips for college tours.
District Links: Council testimony faults Bowser admin for failing to curb opioid crisis; mayor seeks…
A DC Council roundtable yesterday elicited calls for Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration to do more to tackle the District's opioid crisis and reverse the surge of fatal overdoses in recent years.
Washington Post: Advocates urge D.C. to find new ways to stem rising opioid deaths
The opioid crisis should command more of mayor’s attention, advocates said, as a commission begins to decide how to use $80 million in settlement dollars
DCist: D.C.’s Opioid Crisis Is Worse Than Ever. Residents, Lawmakers Say Bowser Isn’t Doing Enough
More than a dozen residents, doctors, and public health professionals testified before the D.C. Council on Thursday, supporting a long-held demand that Mayor Muriel Bowser declare a public health emergency in response to the city’s!-->…
DCist: Medical Providers At Unity Health Care, D.C.’s Largest Community Health Center, Move To…
Medical providers at Unity Health Care, the District’s largest federally-qualified health center that serves tens of thousands of the city’s most vulnerable patients, are trying to form a union.
DCist: ‘Like A Tiny Cog In A Broken Machine’: Overtime, Mismanagement Plummet Morale And Push Cops…
When you walk into Mike Savage’s house in Waldorf, Maryland, one of the first things you see is a table full of medals, awards, and photos — a shrine to his career as a police officer.
Washington Post: D.C. releases ‘highest ever’ school enrollment figures
The preliminary data show D.C. continues to outpace pre-pandemic growth in schools
District Links: DC reports enrollment increases at DCPS, charters; how overtime, other issues…
Preliminary figures released today by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education show increased enrollment this year in DC Public Schools as well as charter schools, with both posting totals above those before the pandemic.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A Day of the Dead altar in D.C. will honor a traitor, and be stunning
The ofrenda at the Mexican Cultural Institute will have all the traditional elements and pay tribute to a woman whose legacy shows the complexity of history
WTOP: Should 1,200 trees be removed from Rock Creek Park to better the golf course?
You now have until Nov. 4 to submit feedback on a proposed plan to remove 1,200 trees from Rock Creek Park in D.C.
WTOP: Acting police chief’s nomination unanimously approved by DC Council’s public safety committee
Acting police Chief Pamela Smith’s nomination to become the permanent leader of the District’s police force has been approved by a key D.C. Council committee. The nomination now heads for a final vote by the entire council next month.
DCist: These D.C. Police Officers Work So Much Overtime They Out-Earn The Mayor
There’s overtime pay, and then there’s this. A small group of MPD officers works 12-18 hours nearly every day. What’s going on?
Axios: D.C. mayor shakes up staff as Commanders stadium search heats up
Mayor Bowser is doubling down on building a new football stadium at RFK, freeing up her top confidant to focus on it and hiring consultants who worked on Nats Park.
District Links: Council panel backs Smith’s nomination as police chief; DCist investigation…
The DC Council is on track to vote Nov. 7 on Mayor Muriel Bowser's nomination of Pamela Smith as the permanent chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.
DCist: D.C. Council Considers Grant Program To Fund Local News Outlets
The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would provide grant funding to revive and sustain local news outlets amid declining revenues, increased layoffs, and shuttering newsrooms. Councilmembers Janeese Lewis George and Brianne Nadeau!-->…
DCist: Golf Course Project Would Clear-Cut 8 Acres Of Forest In Rock Creek Park
The 18-hole golf course in Rock Creek Park is in dire need of rehabilitation: 4 holes are completely unplayable, fairways are overgrown, and the turf has large patches of bare dirt. But a project to restore the course has some residents!-->…
Axios: How Mayor Bowser’s “drug-free zones” would work in D.C.
A "gray market" of marijuana sales and other drugs on the street are "fueling violence" in Washington, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday — as she sought to enact new policing measures.
District Links: AG Schwalb joins 41 states in filing suit against social media giant Meta for…
Acting in conjunction with 41 counterparts across the country in a bipartisan coalition, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced a local lawsuit today alleging that Meta for has endangered youth because of the addictive nature of its!-->…
DCist: Police Reform Rollbacks, Drug-Free Zones: What’s In Bowser’s Latest Public Safety Bill
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser introduced a public safety package on Monday reneging on several police reform measures passed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, including restrictions to use-of-force, vehicular pursuits, and body-worn!-->…
WTOP: DC Mayor Bowser proposes new tough-on-crime legislation
With crime on the rise in staggering numbers in D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled new legislation on Monday that she said would give law enforcement additional tools to keep the District safe.