New York Times: What the Fight for D.C. Statehood Means
Democrats embark on a new long-shot mission to give 700,000 Americans voting representation in Congress.
DCist: DC Health To Open 10 Walk-Up Vaccination Sites For Residents 65 And Older
District residents 65 years and older can get vaccinated at one of 10 walk-up sites across the city starting next week, the city announced on Wednesday.
Washington Post: D.C. announces 10 new walk-up vaccine clinics for seniors
The District will offer walk-up coronavirus vaccination clinics for seniors starting Monday, furthering its efforts to reach residents who have not yet signed up through the city’s preregistration portal.
DCist: D.C. Statehood Bill Is Going To The House Floor Next Week
The bill to make D.C. a state is headed to the House floor for a vote next week, after the House Committee on Oversight and Reform passed the measure on party lines during Wednesday’s markup.
WTOP: DC to open walk-in COVID-19 vaccine sites for seniors
Starting Monday, D.C. residents 65 and older can get COVID-19 vaccines at walk-up sites across the District without making an appointment in advance.
City Paper: Mendelson Will Schedule Weekly Hearings After Bowser Cancels Conference Calls
The chairman is going to do this the hard way.
WTOP: DC Brau Brewing Company turns 10 (and was a DC first)
DC Brau Brewing Co., the first packaging brewery to open inside D.C. since the Christian Heurich Brewery closed in 1956, marks its 10th anniversary this week.
DCist: Army Investigation Finds ‘Shortcomings’ In D.C. National Guard Helicopter Use During June…
An investigation by the U.S. Army faults the D.C. National Guard’s use of helicopters during the city’s June 2020 protests that followed the murder of George Floyd, finding that one helicopter hovered as low as 100 feet above protesters.
WTOP: Jailed students file suit alleging DCPS hasn’t offered virtual school since pandemic began
Two students who are serving sentences in the DC Jail have filed a lawsuit against D.C. Public Schools and the State Superintendent of Education, claiming that the city hasn’t offered any virtual or in-person instruction to kids in custody…
WTOP: DC gets funding boost from feds to fight homelessness
D.C. is getting a significant boost from the federal government in an effort to combat homelessness and housing scarcity in the District.
Washington Post: House committee approves D.C. statehood, setting up likely passage in the full…
Legislation to make D.C. the 51st state advanced from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Wednesday, paving the way for approval by the full House for the second consecutive year — possibly as soon as next week.
City Paper: Non-English Speakers May Struggle to Navigate the Stay DC Application Process
The new program is designed to help residents pay rent or utilities.
DCist: As D.C. Opens Vaccine Eligibility, Some Seniors Have Still Not Received Shots
Anyone over the age of 16 who lives or works in the District is now eligible for a coronavirus vaccination. But as public health and community leaders embark on the campaign to get the general population vaccinated, D.C. is still…
DCist: Howard University Receives $1.6 Million Grant To Build Mobile Vaccination Units
Howard University College of Medicine has received $1.59 million to build mobile vaccination units and to boost vaccinations in Black and other medically underserved communities.
Associated Press: Probe faults DC Guard use of aircraft during June protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Washington D.C. National Guard lacked clear guidance and didn’t fully understand how to appropriately use helicopters during the civil unrest in the city last June when one of the aircraft flew very low…
Washington Post: How White fears of ‘Negro domination’ kept D.C. disenfranchised for decades
Rep. Pat Fallon came to the hearing armed with 150 years of census data, and when it was his turn to speak he turned to D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser.
Street Sense: Housing Production Trust Fund could receive $263M windfall
The Housing Production Trust Fund, the District’s largest fund for creating affordable housing, is expected to receive $263 million as a result of a budget surplus. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, D.C. had a budget surplus of $526 million…
Street Sense: DC tells medically vulnerable people sheltering in hotels that permanent supportive…
On April 8, residents in the Pandemic Emergency Program for Medically Vulnerable People (PEP-V) at Holiday Inn on Rhode Island Ave. NW were called to a meeting, told the District has run out of permanent supportive housing vouchers, and…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces New Walk-Up Vaccination Sites for DC Residents 65 and Older
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 14, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser and DC Health, led by Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, announced that…
Press Release: AG Racine Leads 24 AGs in Refuting Misguided Arguments From 22 Republican AGs Against…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 14, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Effort Follows House Committee Markup Today of H.R. 51 that Would Make DC a State
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. today led a…