WTOP: From after-action report to documentary: DC Fire and EMS staffers on Jan. 6
The powerful image of police being sworn in to testify before Congress on the events of Jan. 6 are familiar to the public. Their accounts of the violence they encountered at the hands of the furious mob are well-documented.
DCist: With COVID Lingering, A Long-Running D.C. Jazz Jam Is Struggling To Find Its Audience
It’s approaching 9 p.m. on a recent Wednesday at the Green Island Cafe, and Julian Berkowitz introduces the members of his trio. He’s on drums and the others are on guitar and bass.
WTOP: DC spray parks staying open until Sept. 26
D.C. residents looking to beat the heat once pools close Monday will get nearly all of September to do so at the District’s spray parks.
jonetta rose barras: Is Mayor Bowser abusing her emergency powers in the Medicaid mess?
When Mayor Muriel Bowser issued her recent order declaring a “Health Care Resources Emergency,” she tore a page straight from former President Donald J. Trump’s book on how to create and exploit a crisis for personal political benefit. She…
Tazra Mitchell: On Labor Day, let’s thank the DC Council for making transformative investments that…
As we approach Labor Day, many workers in DC are out of work, going hungry and falling behind on rent because of the pandemic. Black residents especially have felt the grip of the pandemic downturn in an economy that has been built on…
Press Release: Rosedale Library to Close for Repairs
News Release — DC Public Library
For Immediate Release:
September 3, 2021
Media Contact:
George Williams, Media Relations Manager
(Washington, D.C.) - Starting Sept. 7, the Rosedale Library, located at 1701 Gales St. NE,…
District Links: Mayor extends MedStar’s Medicaid contract; landlords cite slow Stay DC…
The tumultuous saga of DC's Medicaid program continues to evolve, with the Bowser administration acting to extend the city's managed care contracts with MedStar and two other providers for another nine months. The decision, however, is…
Washington Post: Scooter companies push back against proposed permit system in D.C.
The city says it will revise a plan that would limit the number of scooter providers operating in the nation’s capital
Joshua A. Miller and Tyrone Walker in The Post: A second look at the D.C. parole discussion
The record is clear: Parole boards don’t work. In the 1970s, more than 70 percent of all releases from prison were based on the discretion of a parole board, but, over time, parole boards became increasingly stingy. They often limit the…
DCist: This Was D.C.’s Rainiest August Since 1967
If it seems like it’s been a rainy few weeks, that’s because it has been — August 2021, was, in fact, the rainiest August in D.C. since 1967. That’s not even counting the downpours on Sept. 1, as the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Extends DPR Spray Park Hours Through September 26
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 3, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Nolan Treadway (DPR)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today,…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. extends contracts for MedStar and other Medicaid insurers while it…
D.C. is extending contracts with MedStar and two other health care insurers who provide coverage for more than 250,000 D.C. residents through Medicaid after MedStar threatened to cancel its agreements with its fellow insurers.
Washington Post: A push to get more recognition for Native Americans that once called D.C. home
Armand Lione wants more Washingtonians to know of the American Indian tribes in the region
‘We demand the vote’: DC statehood takes center stage at voting rights protests
Thousands of people flocked to the Lincoln Memorial on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington last weekend to demand voting rights protections and DC statehood — two efforts many speakers related as being one and the same.
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NBC4: DC Parents Describe Annual ‘Fight’ Securing Special Education Services
For months now, parents and kids across the country have been getting ready to go back to school, but for Pamela Uqdah, there’s always a different concern: Will her daughter’s school be ready for her?
7News: ‘A time for action’: DC man and catering company work together to feed Afghan…
The images of Afghans desperately clinging to the chance for a fresh start in a new land resonated with Washington, D.C.'s shadow Representative Oye Owolewa.
WTOP: Mayor Bowser’s administration extends Medicaid contract against a judge’s ruling
More than 250,000 D.C. residents who rely on Medicaid won’t have to worry about losing health insurance, as Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration extended all three of its provider contracts, going against a judge’s order.
Washington Post: Despite judge’s ruling, Bowser will extend MedStar’s Medicaid contract
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) declared a state of emergency this week to extend the city’s lucrative contract with MedStar an additional nine months, a move that city leaders hope will end a simmering conflict that could have disrupted…
City Paper: MPD Keeps Investigations Into Fatal Use of Force Secret Despite Chief’s Promise
MPD says it will publicize investigative information—eventually.
Washington Post: D.C. police officer charged in on-duty drag race pleads guilty to reckless driving
A D.C. police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to reckless driving and agreed to pay $350 in penalties after authorities said she and another on-duty officer crashed two marked police cars while drag racing in a Northeast Washington…