WTOP: COVID-19 home test kit program expands in DC
The Test Yourself DC program is expanding so that a site will be available within a 20-minute walk of almost anywhere in the District, according to a news release from the mayor’s office Thursday.
DCist: The Chair Of D.C.’s Board Of Elections Is Resigning
The chairman of the D.C. Board of Elections D. Michael Bennett will step down on September 30, relinquishing the position before the primaries next year.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and DC Health Announce 11 New Test Yourself DC Sites
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 26, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dr. Kimberly Henderson (DC Health)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC…
Washington Post: Video shows D.C. officer fatally shooting armed motorist as he drives away
A D.C. police sergeant fired at least 10 rounds into a BMW sedan, killing an armed man as he drove away from officers trying to detain him, a shooting the police chief called inconsistent with policies that generally prohibit firing at…
WTOP: Footage released after man initially found asleep shot and killed by DC officer in Northeast
Video footage from D.C. police body-worn cameras was released Thursday after a man who had been found sleeping in a car was shot and killed by an officer after waking up on New York Avenue in Northeast.
City Paper: Back to School Events Foster Community Amid Concerns About Returning to School
Last week, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s back-to-school news meeting failed to reassure parents with promises of rather vague emergency measures in the event of a worsening COVID-19 caseload crisis (“a trend of concern” in the COVID case count…
DCist: D.C. Police Release Body Camera Footage Following Their Fatal Shooting Of Antwan Gilmore
D.C. has released body camera footage from the officers who killed a 27-year-old man, Antwan Gilmore, on New York Ave. NE early Wednesday morning.
DCist: D.C. Voters Might Get Another Chance To Weigh In On The Tipped Minimum Wage
A measure that phases out D.C.’s two-tiered minimum wage could reappear on the ballot in 2022.
Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s still pumped for the Georgetown-Rosslyn gondola idea. What…
Building a river crossing generally works best when the owners of both shores are on board. (Just ask the White's Ferry folks.)
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Celebrate New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Opening with 5K and…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 26, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Lauren Stephens (DDOT)
(WASHINGTON, DC) …
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon on Newly Renovated Eaton Elementary School
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 26, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Public Schools Chancellor Lewis D.…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates Grand Opening of Newly Constructed West Elementary School
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 26, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
West Elementary To Be The Future John Lewis Elementary School
(WASHINGTON, DC)…
WTOP: Park Service: Washington Monument repairs continue after lightning strike
The Washington Monument could soon reopen after being closed since a lightning strike Aug. 15.
Washington Business Journal: National Children’s Museum in downtown D.C. to reopen after 18-month…
The National Children’s Museum will reopen in September for the first time since March 2020, when it closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic less than a month after opening to the public.
Washington Post: D.C. elections board chair D. Michael Bennett will step down in September
D.C. Board of Elections Chairman D. Michael Bennett will step down from the three-member board Sept. 30, he said in an interview, leaving the position vacant ahead of the 2022 primaries.
City Paper: MedStar Threatens Access for Medicaid Users While Amerigroup Demands Sanctions For…
The ongoing debacle that is D.C.’s Medicaid managed care contract is a story with many potential bad guys.
DCist: On Its 50th Birthday, Here Are Some Facts You May Not Know About the Kennedy Center
It was Sept. 7, 1971 when John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts opened its doors to the public for the first time.
Washington Post: Crews still working to fix electrical system at Washington Monument
Lightning struck the Washington Monument last week, and crews had been waiting on a part that has arrived
Washington Post: D.C. judges express frustration about possible leniency in Capitol riot cases
Federal judges in Washington are questioning whether rioters who have admitted to storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 in support of President Donald Trump are being treated too leniently.
Matthew Yglesias in Slow Boring: D.C.’s teacher compensation reform is working
Save IMPACT from superficial racial gap analysis