Pam Bailey: It’s budget season, and it’s clear DC needs a more participatory democracy
It’s the height of budget oversight season in the District of Columbia, and while preparing to testify on behalf of incarcerated DC residents — the individuals served by the nonprofit I co-founded called More Than Our Crimes — I have found…
Washington Business Journal: Navy unveils first concepts for planned $475 million museum in…
Representatives for the Naval History and Heritage Command revealed on Thursday a range of potential visions for the planned National Museum of the U.S. Navy in Southeast D.C., presenting concepts from some of the biggest names in…
DCist: Bowser Agrees To Testify At House Hearing On D.C.; GOP Also Plans To Investigate HealthLink…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has agreed to testify at a congressional hearing on crime, homelessness, and the city’s finances in mid-May.
Washington Post: Vice President Harris announces overhaul of D.C.’s 14th Street Bridge
The project is part of nearly $300 million in new federal bridge spending nationwide
DCist: Part Of I-395 Bridge Between Virginia And D.C. To Undergo A $90M Overhaul
The U.S. Department of Transportation will chip in $72 million to rehabilitate part of the Interstate 395 bridge between the District and Virginia, a $90 million project that will also be funded in part by the D.C. government.
DCist: D.C. Charter Schools Decry ‘Unequal’ Proposal On Teacher Back Pay, But Path Forward Is Murky
Charter school leaders and some teachers are mounting a fierce campaign against what they say is an unfair and unequal offer from Mayor Muriel Bowser for back pay for work during the pandemic, arguing that the charter sector — which…
District Links: White House announces $72M grant for 14th Street Bridge repairs; DC Council, Bowser…
Vice President Kamala Harris is trekking to the 14th Street Bridge today as part of a slate of White House announcements highlighting a new $300 million round of infrastructure investments in the nation's deteriorating bridges.
jonetta rose barras: Destroying affordable housing in DC one rent increase at a time
Perhaps it started as a joke, with Mayor Muriel Bowser telling at-large DC Council member Robert White that emergency legislation he was proposing to reduce an upcoming 8.9% hike for apartments in rent-controlled buildings in the District…
Washington Post: Juul to pay D.C. $15 million in settlement for marketing products to teens
E-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs will pay the District more than $15 million as part of a settlement over allegations that the company deceptively marketed its products toward teenagers while downplaying their addictive properties, D.C.…
DCist: D.C. Housing Authority To Open Waiting List, Adopt New Governing Procedures
The D.C. Housing Authority’s board of commissioners voted Wednesday to approve a rewrite of two massive documents guiding how the agency manages its housing programs, responding to the scathing 2022 report from DCHA’s parent agency dinging…
DCist: Mayor Bowser Wants To Hit The Brakes On Key Climate Policy, To Help Office Building Owners
Buildings don’t have tailpipes, so you might underestimate how much they contribute to climate change. In D.C., buildings are the number 1 carbon emitter — by far — accounting for nearly three-quarters of the District’s greenhouse gas…
DCist: D.C. Officials Admit They Defunded An Anti-Poverty Program By Mistake, Sparking Anger In D.C.…
When the D.C. Council created the Baby Bonds program two years ago, lawmakers said it was an intentional and potentially transformational attempt to help low-income children in the city. But a seemingly unintentional mistake by city…
DCist: E-Cigarette Company JUUL To Pay D.C. $15.2 Million For Marketing To Kids
JUUL Labs, the e-cigarette giant, will pay D.C. $15.2 million in a lawsuit settlement over the company’s marketing tactics.
City Paper: DCHA Director Brenda Donald Refuses To Say Who Approved Her $41,250 Bonus
The D.C. Housing Authority director has stonewalled At-Large Councilmember Robert White and thumbed her nose at taxpayers.
Courtland Milloy in The Post: A streetwise hustler turns into a single father of two sons
Nate Morris III wrote a book on fatherhood that also tells the story of a life transformed
Axios: New D.C. facility targets Black senior care gap
A new facility at Skyland Town Center is offering comprehensive care to elderly D.C. residents living east of the Anacostia River, filling a gap in health care for Black seniors.
Washington Post: D.C. housing director’s $41,250 bonus at issue in council hearing
Face-to-face for the first time publicly since he gathered reporters on the steps of city hall last month to denounce her agency’s “leadership culture,” D.C. Council member Robert C. White Jr. had a question for Brenda Donald on Monday:…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Host 2023 DC Emancipation Day Festivities
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor; Mayor's Office of Community Affairs; and the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 12, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
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Press Release: AG Schwalb Secures $15.2 Million From Juul for Preying on District Children and Lying…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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April 12, 2023
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Settlement Is Largest Litigated Consumer Protection Procedures Act Recovery in District History
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Jazz in Bloom and Highlights Investments in “Bringing the…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 12, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Natalia Vanegas…