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Norton Introduces Bill to Ban E-Cigarette Smoking on Amtrak

Press Release May 14, 2019

May 14, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Introduces Bill to Ban E-Cigarette Smoking on Amtrak WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she has introduced the Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of…

Curbed: Amtrak concourse at Union Station to get more passenger space and other renovations by 2022

Editor Jan 7, 2019

A significant revitalization project on the Amtrak concourse at Union Station is set to begin this fall, more than three years after it was initially announced. The national rail service said in a release on Friday that it is seeking…

WAMU: Amtrak Says It Will Double Its Union Station Concourse Capacity By 2022

Editor Jan 4, 2019

Congestion relief could be coming for Amtrak’s crowded concourse at Union Station, the second busiest train station in the nation.

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District Links: Court hears arguments today in DC challenge over National Guard; McDuffie reportedly telling insiders…

Oct 24, 2025 11

A federal judge is slated to hear arguments this afternoon on DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a court order to remove National Guard troops.

jonetta rose barras: Should Mayor Muriel Bowser run for reelection?

Oct 24, 2025 179

Back in 2005, after months of will-he-or-won’t-he speculation about running for reelection, then-Mayor Anthony Williams told The Washington Post that he had been considering whether he had “the…

District Links: Council hearing airs views on bill to control ticket resale prices; leaf collection set to begin; East…

Oct 23, 2025 9

The DC Council heard varied views at a public hearing yesterday on legislation to regulate the secondary market for tickets to live concerts and performances — with operators of several local venues…

District Links: Council votes again to exempt most 2- to 4-unit rental buildings from TOPA; Bowser renews push for…

Oct 22, 2025 10

The DC Council voted 9-4 yesterday to exempt two- to four-unit rental buildings from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act as long as they aren't corporately owned.

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