WAMU: Bowser Thaws On Funding Fort Dupont Ice Rink Renovations
It appears that D.C.’s only full-size public indoor ice rink will be getting a much-needed facelift after all.
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Washington Times: Congress to fund D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant program despite Trump cut
Congress has included $40 million for the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant program in its appropriations bills, despite the Trump administration having erased the program in its budget proposal.
Norton Gets Additional Funding for Metro and St. Elizabeths, Blocks USDA Relocation Proposal
Contact: Raven Reeder
February 15, 2019
Norton Gets Additional Funding for Metro and St. Elizabeths, Blocks USDA Relocation Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that…
Norton Gets $40 Million for DCTAG, Prevents New Anti-Home-Rule Riders in Final Spending Bill
Contact: Raven Reeder
February 13, 2019
Norton Gets $40 Million for DCTAG, Prevents New Anti-Home-Rule Riders in Final Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that…
Norton Thanks Chairman McGovern, Rules Committee Democrats for Rejecting Republican Anti-Home-Rule…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
January 9, 2019
Norton Thanks Chairman McGovern, Rules Committee Democrats for Rejecting Republican Anti-Home-Rule Amendments to D.C. Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton…
Washington Post: How D.C. smokers and stores are responding to $2-a-pack cigarette tax hike
The sign on the window of a BP gas station in Southeast Washington advertises a pack of Newports for $10.75.
Mayor Bowser Releases FY19 Green Book, Announces a $188 Million Increase to Small Business Spending…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 19, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mekdy Alemayehu (DSLBD)
Mayor Bowser Releases FY19 Green Book, Announces a $188 Million Increase to Small Business Spending Goals by District Government Agencies
In…
WTOP: #PinkTax: No more sales tax on feminine hygiene products in DC
WASHINGTON — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday that the District will no longer charge sales tax on feminine hygiene products effective as of Monday, Oct. 1. In her tweet posted Friday afternoon, she wrote, “Because feminine hygiene…
City Paper: Five Councilmembers Urge Mayor to Restore Funding Cut from Housing Counseling Providers
Five members of the D.C. Council sent a letter to Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday afternoon, urging her to restore funding cut from 10 community-based organizations (or CBOs) that provide housing counseling and other critical services to…
Mayor Bowser Rolls Out Fair Shot Investments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 1, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Rolls Out Fair Shot Investments
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, on the first day of the new fiscal year, Mayor Bowser began rolling out the investments made…
WAMU: D.C.’s Sales And Cigarette Taxes Are Going Up, While Tampons Will Now Be Sold Tax-Free
A number of taxes are increasing in D.C. on Monday, the first day of the 2019 fiscal year. The general sales tax is increasing by a quarter of a percentage point to 6 percent, and the tax charged on beer, malt liquor and wine sold at stores…
jonetta rose barras: Arts hierarchy in DC
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, don’t let anyone tell you it’s not an earmark for some politically well-positioned individuals or organizations. Earlier this year, the DC Council conducted such a game of deceit.…
WTOP: Some DC taxes are going up: A pack of cigarettes will cost a lot more
WASHINGTON — Several D.C. tax rates change effective Oct. 1, coinciding with the start of the District’s 2019 fiscal year.
Norton Says Senate Vote to Block Cruz D.C. Health Insurance Amendment is an Encouraging Sign for…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
August 1, 2018
Norton Says Senate Vote to Block Cruz D.C. Health Insurance Amendment is an Encouraging Sign for Final D.C. Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…
Norton Blasts Cruz for Filing Amendment to Senate D.C. Appropriations Bill to Block D.C.’s…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
July 24, 2018
Norton Blasts Cruz for Filing Amendment to Senate D.C. Appropriations Bill to Block D.C.’s Individual Health Insurance Mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today…
Washington Post editorial board: House Republicans hit a new low in their disregard for D.C.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS have hit a new low in their disregard for the District and the right of its residents to govern themselves. Even as they proclaim themselves champions of limited government and personal freedom, they passed a spending plan…
Norton Fight to Remove Record Number of Anti-Home-Rule Riders from Final D.C. Spending Bill is On
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
July 19, 2018
Norton Fight to Remove Record Number of Anti-Home-Rule Riders from Final D.C. Spending Bill is On
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Although the fiscal year 2019 District of Columbia Appropriations bill passed by…
DC Fiscal Policy Institute staff: Budget shows DC needs bolder investments to put plans into action
The budget just adopted by the DC Council chips away at the major problems our city faces, with some investments that the District leaders can proudly point to. Yet in too many ways it does not go far enough to really tackle the challenges…
Norton to Take to House Floor to Protest House Republicans Blocking Her Amendments to Strike…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
July 17, 2018
Norton to Take to House Floor to Protest House Republicans Blocking Her Amendments to Strike Anti-D.C. Riders While Allowing Two Anti-D.C. Amendments, Today
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor…
Norton Releases Testimony Opposing All Anti-Home-Rule Riders to D.C. Appropriations Bill Ahead of…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
July 16, 2018
Norton Releases Testimony Opposing All Anti-Home-Rule Riders to D.C. Appropriations Bill Ahead of Rules Committee Hearing/Markup, Tonight
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes…