Press Release: Chairman Mendelson Introduces Police Accountability Legislation Based on Reform…
News Release — DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday July 13, 2021
CONTACT: Lindsey Walton
WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday Chairman Phil Mendelson introduced Bill 24-356 the “Strengthening!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: AG Racine Celebrates Passage of His & Chairman Mendelson’s Legislation…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 13, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Legislation Will Give DC Consumers Needed Protections After Expiration of Debt Collection Relief!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Norton, Pingree and Welch Introduce Bill to Require Federal Bureau of Prisons to…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 13, 2021
Norton Press Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
Pingree Press Contact: Victoria Bonney
Welch Press Contact: Arianna Jones
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Washington Business Journal: University of Utah stretches its D.C. presence with new real estate buy
The University of Utah is trading rented intern apartments for owned space with the purchase of property near Dupont Circle.
Press Release: Councilmember McDuffie Introduces Legislation Increasing Prevailing Wage for…
News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie
For Release: Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Contact: Malcom Fox
Washington, DC – Today, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie introduced the Underground Utility Work Minimum Wage and!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Norton Secures Nearly $12 Million for D.C. Organizations in House Appropriations…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
July 13, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she secured nearly $12 million in Community!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
DCist: Delays And Closures Coming To Red Line Through End Of Year For Ventilation And Platform Work
Metro trains will be single-tracking on the Red Line between Dupont Circle and Van Ness stations starting Saturday through Aug. 29. Crews will be working on the tunnel ventilation system on the stretch in Northwest D.C., which will help!-->…
DCist: D.C. Council To Decide How To End The City’s Eviction Moratorium
As D.C. emerges from a year and a half of pandemic-induced lockdown, changes are likely coming to the city’s patchwork of safety net provisions that have protected vulnerable residents since the health crisis began.
DCist: WAMU Names Erika Pulley-Hayes As New General Manager
After a competitive, monthslong search process, WAMU has hired Erika Pulley-Hayes to lead the station as its new general manager. Pulley-Hayes, president and CEO of Community Communications, Inc., an NPR affiliate in Orlando, Florida, will!-->…
District Links: Senators at odds over Capitol security funding; DC surpasses 100 homicides; and more
After a celebratory weekend in DC as the fencing around the U.S. Capitol came down, the appropriations bill that will determine emergency spending on security upgrades there is the subject of partisan bickering in the Senate.
Associated Press: Democrats push $3.7B bill to secure Capitol; GOP offers less
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are proposing $3.7 billion in emergency spending to bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the Jan. 6 insurrection and help the federal government defray costs from the COVID-19!-->…
WTOP: At White House, Bowser seeks help in curbing gun violence
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other urban leaders met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday to discuss efforts to prevent gun violence.
Colbert King in The Post: How a D.C. building collapse changed the tune of the Bowser administration
What a difference a shocking building collapse makes in the finely tuned political minds of the Bowser administration. Only seven months ago, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) was praising her Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs!-->…
Washingtonian: A Boat Was Spotted Yesterday on the C&O Canal in Georgetown
After years of canal restoration, mule-drawn passenger rides on the boat aren't that far off.
Washington Post: Three shootings bring District’s homicide count to 101 for year
A mother of three who styled hair in her apartment in Southeast Washington. A football player and student studying for his master’s degree at a Maryland university. A 45-year-old man from Silver Spring.
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Fences aren’t freedom and statues aren’t history
Those northeastern gusts of wind y’all felt over the weekend? Those were about 10 to 15 knots of exhale.
WTOP: Some Northeast DC residents still rebuilding after fall flood
Ten months after heavy rains flooded Northeast D.C. homes with raw sewage, some residents are still trying to rebuild.
City Paper: D.C. Council Weighs Revising D.C.’s Eviction Ban
D.C. Council to vote on a phased approach to the end of the eviction ban on Tuesday.
DCist: D.C. Will Pay $220,000 In Legal Fees To Settle Church Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Restrictions
D.C. will pay $220,000 in legal fees after it lost a court battle last year with Capitol Hill Baptist Church over COVID-19 gathering restrictions.
Washington Business Journal: In Anacostia, a nonprofit will own a new affordable development.…
How can a small nonprofit afford space in one of D.C.’s rapidly redeveloping neighborhoods? It all comes down to ownership.