Washington Post: Tuesday is D.C. Council’s last chance to adjust controversial early-release,…
In its final meeting of its two-year legislative term, the D.C. Council may alter a rule on rehiring laid-off workers that has drawn criticism from the restaurant industry, but seems unlikely to step back from a bill that would grant early…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill Allowing Sales Tax at Federal Gift Shops
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 15, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has introduced a bill to allow state and local governments to…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Celebrates 10 Years of Bank on DC Program
News Release: DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2020
CONTACT: Paul Drehoff, Public Information Officer
Program Has Helped 10,000 District Resident Get Accessible and Affordable
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Petula Dvorak in The Post: Trump has helped keep the flames of hatred alive. It’s up to us to make…
This weekend, we saw that fire of hatred turning against churches in D.C., including one of the oldest African American churches in the nation.
District Links: Vaccine reaches DC; firefighters to get shots amid efforts to build public…
Happy Monday. DC received its first doses of a coronavirus vaccine on Monday, as cases in the region broke yet another weekly record.
Press Release: Statement by AG Racine on U.S. Attorney General Barr’s Resignation
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 14, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
AG Racine Calls on Leaders to Call Out…
Colbert King in The Post: The Proud Boys really thought they could terrorize our city. As if.
The Proud Boys are as stupid as they look, decked out in their ridiculous yellow-and-black garb and wannabe military gear, if they thought marauding D.C. streets would leave this community hiding behind locked doors. They only managed to…
WTOP: Virginia to send DC 8,000 extra COVID-19 vaccine doses for front-line workers
Virginia is sending 8,000 additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to District hospitals as early as next week, D.C. Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said at a news conference Monday — more than the 6,825 vaccine doses the federal government…
WUSA9: ‘You’re going to see us come for police unions’ | BLMDC to focus on holding…
Activists with BLMDC reflect on 2020, including growing support for the organization, their accomplishments and their goals for 2021.
WUSA9: Howard University Hospital CEO to take COVID-19 vaccine to send message to Black community
Howard University Hospital will administer its 725 doses beginning Tuesday.
Associated Press: DC police seeking church vandals after weekend clashes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital are asking for public assistance in identifying people responsible for burning Black Lives Matter banners and damaging local churches during weekend clashes between local activists and…
WTOP: DC doctor who rolled up sleeve for one of first shots: Coronavirus vaccine ‘a no-brainer’
A host of front line health care workers received the first COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer during a nationwide rollout event Monday.
Washington Post Editorial Board: The vandalism of D.C.’s Black churches is sickening. It must be…
BLACK CHURCHES have historically been sources of strength, support and hope for African Americans — and that, as a result, has made them targets for racists and other hateful people. U.S. history is littered with destructive — and, too…
Washington Business Journal: Some Howard Theatre entities were approved for PPP loans. Their money…
A pair of companies involved in restoring and operating the historic Howard Theatre were approved for more than $177,000 in loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, the rescue effort designed to save businesses crippled amid…
DCist: D.C. Police Detail Arrests, Damage From Weekend Pro-Trump Rally That Turned Violent
City officials say they are “appalled” and “disgusted” at destruction caused by the Proud Boys and other pro-Trump demonstrators who damaged church property and burned a Black Lives Matter banner during Saturday’s demonstrations in the…
Washingtonian: Archdiocese to DC: Treat Churches Like You Treat Restaurants
The archdiocese has sued the city, asking for attendance caps based on capacity rather than an arbitrary number.
City Paper: Why Businesses Decide to Disclose COVID-19 Results on Social Media
“This can be, literally, a life or death decision, and honesty and transparency is the best way to take care of each other.”
DCist: These Washingtonians Created A Go-Go Inspired Musical To Teach Kids About Music And The Brain
Go-go music permeates D.C. Its signature beats thump out of car speakers and fill music venues with dancing bodies (in pre-COVID times, that is). The homegrown music genre is an offshoot of funk, with heavy Afro-Latin influences and…
WTOP: Police release photos of suspects, as Bowser, Newsham defend handling of weekend chaos
D.C.’s mayor and police chief Monday defended their handling of the violence and suspected hate crimes that followed Saturday’s pro-Trump events downtown.
Washington Post: D.C. region rolls out coronavirus vaccines amid push to reach priority groups
The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine were administered in D.C., Maryland and Virginia on Monday, marking the start of a massive logistical undertaking that officials hope will start to quell a virus that has infected more than…