Washington Business Journal: New tax hikes look to be on the way in D.C., as lawmakers weigh 2021…
A series of tax hikes now look to be on the way in the District, as lawmakers continue to advance a fiscal 2021 budget designed to better fund public housing repairs, homeless services and emergency measures tied to the pandemic.
Washington Post: Nonprofit project offers cash lifeline to District’s poorest
Life was never going to be easy for Latasha Carrington. She has known that since she was a child. In her teens she spent five years in foster care, with 15 families. She had her first child at 19. Now, at 31, Carrington is the mother of…
Washington Post: D.C. Council raises gas and other taxes, rejects tax increase on wealthy, during…
The D.C. Council on Tuesday raised the gas tax and eliminated some tax breaks for businesses, but rejected an income tax hike for the wealthy, during a contentious debate over how to winnow the budget as coronavirus continues to decimate…
Washington Post: Loud, damaging and repeated storms deluged the D.C. area Monday night. Here’s how…
Multiple rounds of intense, boisterous thunderstorms roared through the Washington region Monday evening and persisted deep into the night, producing damaging winds over 60 mph and up to 8 inches of flooding rain.
Press Release: Capital Bikeshare Introduces New eBike Fleet
News Release — District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 7, 2020
Media Contacts
Lauren Stephens
Mariam Nabizad
New pedal-assist bikes increase mobility options in the Washington region
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Washingtonian: A “Ghost Food Hall” Is Opening in DC with Detroit Pizza, Fried Chicken, Ramen, and…
Is this the future of dining?
Washington Post: Capital Bikeshare e-bikes return as region promotes cycling amid pandemic
The bikes were pulled more than a year ago over safety concerns.
WTOP: Georgetown U. reopening plan allows 2,000 students back on campus
Georgetown University plans to allow 2,000 undergraduate students, including all first-year students, back to campus in the fall under the university’s campus reopening plan.
WAMU: Tenant Advocates Fight Last-Minute Effort To Uphold D.C.’s ‘Broken’ Rent Control Law
Tenant advocates are crying foul over a proposal to extend the city’s current rent control law for 10 years, saying it doesn’t go far enough to prevent displacement of Black and Brown Washingtonians.
WTOP: Measure decriminalizing psychedelics could be on DC’s November ballot
Voters in D.C. could have the opportunity to decriminalize psychedelic fungi and plants if a proposed measure is approved for the general election ballot in November.
Press Release: Bowser Administration Announces Completion of Phase 1 Renovations at Eastern Market…
News Release — DC Department of General Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 7, 2020
CONTACT:
Donna Harris (DGS)
EMMP is Now Open for Partial Public Use
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the Bowser Administration announced…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser’s Letter to the Council
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 7, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Ahead of the Council of the District of Columbia’s first vote on the Fiscal Year 2021…
UrbanTurf: DC Councilmember To Propose Tax on High-Income Earners to Fund Affordable Housing
DC Councilmember Charles Allen is expected to introduce an amendment to the Budget Support Act on Tuesday that would modestly increase income taxes on individuals earning at least $250,000 to fund a local version of low-income housing tax…
City Paper: Some New Names for Washington’s NFL Team
The current odds-on favorite, according to at least one sportsbook, is Redtails.
DCist: In Last-Minute Budget Scramble, D.C. Council To Consider Tax Increases To Pay For Housing And…
The D.C. Council on Tuesday will debate a number of proposed tax increases ahead of a first vote on the city’s $8.5 billion budget for 2021.
Father John Enzler and the Rev. William H. Lamar IV: Our Christian duty is to promote a just…
The recent surge in public attention to police violence against Black communities — not to mention the ongoing pandemic that has disproportionately harmed Black and brown people — has prompted a moral call to action in DC and across the…
Washington Times: D.C. mayor decries epidemic of youth killings
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday said the city is plagued by another epidemic besides the coronavirus — the “sense of hopelessness of kids with guns that will kill other kids” — after three people, including an 11-year-old boy, were…
District Links: Norton backs transferring RFK site to DC for new stadium if team drops name; local…
Happy Monday. The owner of Washington's NFL franchise, Dan Snyder, announced last Friday the team will review its name, after stadium sponsor FedEx urged a change and Nike wiped out all of the team's merchandise from its online store shop.…
East of the River: Council to Vote on New Ward 8 Hospital Tuesday
Second Vote as Early as July 21
Council’s budget plan aims to avert cutbacks to DC library hours, book purchases
The DC Council is considering giving the city’s libraries a $4.2 million budget bump after officials warned the pandemic threatened library closures, reduced hours and fewer new books.
Council members will give an initial vote tomorrow…