WAMU: As International Students Look Beyond U.S., The D.C. Region Could See An Economic Hit
Nikita Chinchwade moved from India to the U.S. last fall to get a master’s degree in business at the University of Maryland.
Washington Post: Leadership questions mount at GWU, where officials plan layoffs, salary cuts
George Washington University’s plans to lay off staff, cut salaries and freeze retirement contributions are not unique, as schools throughout the country contend with massive budget shortfalls amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington Post: Ida B. Wells gets her due as a Black suffragist who rejected movement’s racism
Her image is arresting. Hundreds of people walking through Washington’s Union Station this week paused to look at the huge photo mosaic of anti-lynching crusader and suffragist Ida B. Wells-Barnett on the marble floor.
WUSA9: DCPS Chancellor says device distribution will last until first week of school
Chancellor said DCPS has enough devices to meet the need and that the "vast majority" of students will have devices on day one.
WTOP: High-risk DC residents may now be able to get free COVID-19 testing
All D.C.-licensed health insurers will have to cover COVID-19 testing for high-risk residents under a new mandate.
Washington Post: Protesters target D.C. diners, triggering backlash after heckling woman
A demonstration that began Monday evening in the District to protest the shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin wound its way through two of the city’s entertainment districts, targeting diners in a tactic that has triggered backlash online.…
WTOP: Delaware leaders push back on high-risk status after DC Health cites data ‘anomaly’
After months of tracking coronavirus metrics, many states have seen so-called spikes, which are often due to a slew of positive tests being reported on a single day. In Delaware’s case, that data fluctuation landed the coastal state on…
Washington Business Journal: Edna Shelton died 42 years ago. Her estate just gifted Children’s…
Children’s National Hospital is a now a D.C. landlord.
Washington Post: March on Washington organizers lower crowd size estimate for Friday rally
A civil rights march this week in D.C. will draw a smaller crowd than organizers initially expected, according to a permit issued Tuesday by the National Park Service.
DCist: D.C. Struggled To Provide Continuous Care For Drug Users In Its Criminal Justice System,…
A new audit found the D.C. government lacked continuity in providing substance use disorder care for people before, during, and after incarceration in the D.C. Jail over a January 2015 to September 2018 time frame.
DCist: Bowser Orders Insurers To Expand Coverage Of COVID-19 Testing For High-Risk People
A new order from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser now mandates licensed health insurance providers to cover the full cost of coronavirus testing for certain asymptomatic people who may be at a high risk of contracting the virus. The order is in…
Washington Post: Bowser orders insurers to cover covid-19 testing for residents at high risk
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Tuesday ordered health insurers licensed in the District to begin paying for coronavirus testing for people who face elevated risks from the illness.
WTOP: DC wins $2M as part of settlement over Honda air bags
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Tuesday that Honda will pay the District nearly $2 million as part of a multi-state settlement over allegations that the company concealed air bag safety problems.
DCist: Meet Two D.C. Women In Their Sixties Reigning As Pageant Queens
Elvera Patrick, a competitor in senior pageants since 2013, walks through her Ward 8 home wearing a silver, studded cat-eye mask and a matching sequined dress that reflects off the chandeliers as she prepares for her next competition.
DCist: D.C. School Board Member Accused Of Making ‘Racist, Dehumanizing’ Remarks Appears At The RNC
D.C. State Board of Education member Ashley MacLeay made an appearance in last night’s Republican National Convention, posing with some questionable decor.
Press Release: AG Racine Announces $85 Million Multistate Settlement with Honda Over Concealing…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications
Honda Must Pay Nearly $2 Million to the District, Add Additional Auto Safety Features and Prevention Measures, Make Company-Wide Improvements
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Mandates that DC-Licensed Insurers Cover COVID-19 Testing for High-Risk…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 25, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Paul Drehoff (DISB)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor…
Press Release: Improvements are Needed at the Intersection of Substance Use Disorders and…
Press Release: Office of the DC Auditor
For immediate release
Contact: Diane Shinn
WASHINGTON, August 25, 2020– The District’s Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and Department of
Corrections (DOC) have made progress in serving…
Washingtonian: DC School Board Member Criticized for Racist Comments Was Part of the RNC Roll Call
Also, we need to talk about the flag.
Washington Business Journal: Phase 3 is still a ways off for D.C., but more activities could return…
D.C.’s top health official said Monday the city’s current phase 2 of its reopening plan is “a much longer haul” than the first phase of reopening during the Covid-19 pandemic — but she suggested some currently restricted activities could…