Greater Greater Washington: WMATA set out a timeline to electrify its buses. A DC Council roundtable…
In July, Metro’s Board of Directors approved plans to fully convert the WMATA bus fleet to electric buses over the next two decades, by 2045. Up to 12 electric buses could be rolled out in a pilot program in 2023, and the system plans to…
Washingtonian: Axios’s Newsletter About Local DC Debuts on Monday
Coverage will include city politics, restaurants, and transportation.
Associated Press: Protest for jailed Capitol rioters: Police ready this time
WASHINGTON (AP) — Allies of Donald Trump are mounting a Saturday rally at the U.S. Capitol, aimed at supporting what they call the “political prisoners” of the Jan. 6 insurrection — about 60 people held behind bars of the more than 600…
DCist: 70% Of D.C. Government Workers Are Fully Vaccinated Ahead Of Mandate Deadline
Ahead of the Sunday, Sept. 19 deadline for most D.C. government workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, 70% of the city’s workforce has self-reported as fully vaccinated, as of Wednesday, Sept. 15, according to D.C. Mayor Muriel…
Washington Post: How torrential rain flooded parts of the District and Arlington and Fairfax…
Once again this summer, parts of the District and its western suburbs were besieged by a deluge of rain and dangerous flash flooding. With peak radar-indicated rain totals in the 4 to 5 inches in some spots, it was the “perfect storm” of…
District Dig: District Dig Files Suit Against D.C. Government Over Sports Betting FOIA
Chief Financial Officer withheld documents citing privacy and “deliberative process” exemptions
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches Online Redistricting Tool
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of Planning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 17, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mekdy Alemayehu (OP)
Release of Official Census Data Signals Time for…
Washington Business Journal: As D.C. vies to host the 2026 World Cup, FIFA officials are heading to…
International soccer officials are on their way to D.C. this weekend, giving city leaders and top business executives the chance to sell Greater Washington as a prime candidate to host some portion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
WTOP: 6 lions, 3 tigers at Smithsonian National Zoo being treated for COVID-19
Six African lions, two Amur tigers and a Sumatran tiger at the Smithsonian National Zoo are being treated for coronavirus, the zoo said Friday.
DCist: All Of The National Zoo’s Lions And Tigers Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus
The lions and tigers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo have tested positive for coronavirus, according to a Friday announcement from the zoo. Initial results from fecal samples have come back positive, but the zoo is waiting on final…
Washington Post: Lions, tigers at National Zoo in D.C. test positive for the coronavirus
Animals showed symptoms of coughing, sneezing and lack of appetite, zoo officials said
Press Release: D.C. Council & Office of Planning Launch DIY Redistricting Website
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Sam Rosen-Amy
Mapping Tool Gives Residents Ability to Draw-Your-Own Ward Boundary Proposals; Series of Redistricting Hearings Kick Off…
District Links: DC’s ticket amnesty yields $36M so far; why school nurses aren’t the…
It's not just summer and the baseball season that are drawing to a close: The District's ticket amnesty program is slated to end Sept. 30.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates National Citizenship Day By Awarding Funds to Organizations…
News Release ¸— Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 17, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
James Yu (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, in celebration of National Citizenship…
Press Release: AG Racine Leads Multistate Coalition Opposing Minnesota’s Voting Restrictions…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 17, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
17 Attorneys General Argue in Court that Disenfranchising Individuals on Parole, Probation,…
Cat Peretti, Maya Martin Cadogan and Rictor Craig in The Post: Building D.C. schools that serve all…
In recent months, many educators have sounded a call: We can’t go back to what was normal for students and schools before the coronavirus pandemic turned education upside down. Though the pandemic has been destructive, now is the time to…
Sarah Jane Shoenfeld in The Post: D.C. should commit to telling the whole story of Columbian Harmony…
On Aug. 23, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) traveled to a site in King George County, Va., where thousands of gravestones lie along the Potomac River’s shoreline and underwater. The stones marked the burial sites of some 37,000 Black…
Washington Post: D.C. has collected $36 million through ticket amnesty program that ends this month
Scofflaws who have accumulated debts in unpaid tickets in the District need to act soon to save on paying late fines. The city’s ticket amnesty program is ending this month.