City Paper: Senate Holds D.C. Statehood Hearing for Second Time Ever
Statehood has never had this much support in the chamber before.
Press Release: AGs Racine & Shapiro Announce Uber Eats to Provide New In-App Transparency…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 22, 2021
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Office of Communications
AGs Call For Food Delivery Apps to Provide Clearer Information for Consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C.—…
Press Release: New Report: DC Residents Pay More in Federal Income Taxes Per Capita Than Residents…
News Release — Gender Equity Policy Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
CONTACT: Anna Zuccaro
The Gender Equity Policy Institute Finds Median Federal Income Tax Liability is Higher in DC Than In Any State; DC…
Press Release: New Study Highlights Health Disparities in the District of Columbia
News Release — AARP District of Columbia
Washington, June 22, 2021 — AARP District of Columbia, in collaboration with Georgetown University’s Department of Health Systems Administration, released a comprehensive study on health…
WTOP: Senate holds rare hearing on DC statehood
Supporters of legislation to make D.C. the nation’s 51st state testified on Tuesday at a rare U.S. Senate committee hearing on the issue.
Press Release: AG Racine Statement on Senate Hearing on DC Statehood Bill
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 22, 2021
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Office of Communications
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement on…
Washington Business Journal: Former Fannie Mae CEO sells pricey West End penthouse
One of the penthouse units of the luxurious residences at The Ritz-Carlton in the West End has sold.
UrbanTurf: 90 Units and University Uses: The New Plans for a Howard Property on Georgia Avenue
Residential plans are emerging for a Howard University-controlled site on a prominent corner along Georgia Avenue.
Washington Post: Senate committee holds hearing on D.C. statehood bill on Tuesday
D.C. statehood is set to get a hearing before a Senate committee on Tuesday, with proponents trying to push the cause further than it has gone before in Congress even as prospects are low in the evenly divided chamber.
WTOP: DC region 15th most racially segregated metro area in US, study finds
As diversity continues to rise across the D.C. region, a new study suggests racial segregation persists in the area and across much of the country.
Washington Post: Norton wants a memorial for enslaved Africans who may have arrived at the…
At the Georgetown Waterfront, where wealthy boaters parked their yachts, Andrena Crockett started seeing slave ships instead.
Press Release: Norton Delivers Opening Remarks at Senate Hearing on D.C. Statehood Bill
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 22, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) delivered opening remarks at today’s Senate Committee on Homeland Security and…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Calls On U.S. Senate to Rectify the Most Glaring Civil Rights and Voting…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 22, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland…
District Links: Diversity — and segregation — increased in DC region; Bowser breaks ground on…
A new national study has found the Washington region has become more diverse since 1990 but also more segregated.
Associated Press: Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC park
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a majority of the claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration of violating the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed by police…
Washington Post: Federal judge tosses most claims against Trump, Barr and U.S. officials in clearing…
A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed most claims filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of D.C., Black Lives Matter and others in lawsuits that accused the Trump administration of authorizing an unprovoked attack on demonstrators in…
Washington Business Journal: A Washington Harbour building is in line for some upgrades
One of Washington Harbour's major tenants is priming a major renovation just as people begin heading back to work.
Washington Post: Bowser becomes latest D.C. mayor to break ground on long-stalled Skyland project
A long-awaited mixed-use development in Southeast Washington inched closer to completion Monday, as city officials celebrated the start of construction that will bring additional housing, restaurants and a grocery store to one of the…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: A holdout from Washington’s era of opulence finally gives in
This is the end-of-an-era story that really, really doesn’t want to be written.
WTOP: DC leaders break ground on next phase of Southeast development
Five mayors of D.C., city planners and community activists have worked for decades to achieve what Mayor Muriel Bowser said is now official in Southeast: a new development offering housing and food options for residents east of the…