WTOP: DC budget proposes street repairs, trails, traffic cameras
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is going big in her next budget to fund infrastructure in the city, in an attempt to repave streets, smooth out new bike lanes and create some free transportation around town.
Washington Informer: D.C. Statehood Activists Gear Up for Historic June 22 Senate Hearing
D.C. statehood activists are organizing their supporters for the June 22 hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs which will consider Sen. Thomas Carper’s legislation designating the District as…
Washington Informer: Clark Ray of Arkansas Became a Son of D.C.
Sometimes people come along with a heart so big that they transcend race, class and socioeconomic status during a life that impacts generations. In looking at the hundreds who packed into Southeast Tennis and Learning Center last Saturday,…
Washington Informer: Efforts to Oust Johnson Middle School Principal Continue
As the school year comes to a close, teachers and other staff members at John Hayden Johnson Middle School in Southeast remain resolute in securing the removal of the principal.
The 74: A Summer Crunch for Desperate D.C. Families: Parents Seeking Child Care (and Students…
In late March, DaSean Jones was ready at his computer at 11:59 a.m. — paperwork in hand — to register two of his kids for the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation’s summer camps at noon.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. is getting serious about buying buildings to use as affordable…
The D.C. government buys and holds all kinds of property around the city — why shouldn’t affordable housing be part of the portfolio?
DCist: Working Towards A Washington Where ‘We’re All Safe’ From Gun Violence
We spoke with four Washingtonians on what anti-violence work looks like for them — and what safety means.
DCist: Eleanor Holmes Norton Wants To Establish A Memorial For Enslaved Individuals Who Arrived At…
D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a bill Thursday that would establish a memorial on federal land in D.C. honoring the enslaved individuals who arrived at the Georgetown waterfront, a major slave trading port, in the 18th…
Press Release: ERC and Local Renter File Federal Lawsuit Alleging Source of Income and Race…
News Release — Equal Rights Center and Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2021
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) —Today, the Equal Rights Center (ERC), a civil rights organization that…
Press Release: AG Racine Celebrates Win in Affordable Care Act Case Before Supreme Court
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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June 17, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today hailed the U.S. Supreme Court’s 7-2…
Press Release: Norton Bill to Ban Smoking on Amtrak Trains Included in INVEST in America Act
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 17, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that her bill to ban smoking on Amtrak trains, including…
Press Release: Norton House Floor Statement on Bill to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 17, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the day the House voted to make June 19th, known as Juneteenth, a National Holiday, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton…
Press Release: Federal Court Judge Orders DC to Provide Special Education to Students at the DC Jail
News Release — Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
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June 17, 2021
CONTACT:
Gregg Kelley, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) –…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Encourages Residents to Join DC’s COVID-19 Community Corps Day of Action…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
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June 17, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Announces $51 Gift Cards for District Residents Getting Their First Dose at Select Sites, Chance to…
Press Release: Modified District Government Services for Juneteenth
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 17, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Friday, June 18, 2021, the District Government will…
Press Release: Insurers File Proposed Rates for 2022 District of Columbia Health Plan Offerings
News Release — DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2021
CONTACT: Paul Drehoff, Public Information Officer
Washington, DC–The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities…
DCist: Big Parties, Protests, And Red Food: How (And Where) D.C. Is Celebrating Juneteenth
One would have to struggle this year not to find something to do locally for Juneteenth. Following last year’s renewed energy around the holiday — which celebrates the emancipation of the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19,…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights How #FairShot Budget Investments Will Expand Mobility Options…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, District Department of Transportation and the DC Department of General Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 17, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Lauren Stephens (DDOT)
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Press Release: Ahead of Juneteenth, Norton Introduces Georgetown Waterfront Enslaved Voyages…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 17, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of Juneteenth, on Saturday, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery two and a half years after the Emancipation…