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Karen Gardner in The Post: D.C. missed a deadline. And our students will pay the price.

Editor May 3, 2019

Earlier this year, the District government missed a deadline to reapply for federal AmeriCorps funding, leaving $3.5 million requested by the nonprofits Reading Partners, Literacy Lab and City Year in jeopardy. When this error came to…

Norton Asks Federal National Service Corporation Not to Punish District with Loss of $3.5M Grant…

Press Release Apr 8, 2019

April 8, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Asks Federal National Service Corporation Not to Punish District with Loss of $3.5M Grant Funds Because of Technical Problems WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…

WTOP: Art and inspiration: Volunteers transform DC high school for MLK Day of Service

Editor Jan 21, 2019

WASHINGTON — Despite the freezing-cold temperatures, volunteers showed up to share their time and talent at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School for the City Year MLK Day of Service.

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District Links: Congress poised to consider disapproval of DC’s law to ‘decouple’ from federal tax…

Jan 30, 2026 12

The House and Senate are poised to consider as soon as next week whether to overturn the DC Council's recent changes to the local tax code — with the disapproval, if passed, expected to cause a $224…

District Links: Bowser cuts ribbon on all-affordable, net-zero apartment building in Truxton Circle; family’s…

Jan 29, 2026 14

Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a new 18-unit building at 1520 North Capitol St. NW that's described as DC's first net-zero all-affordable housing community.

District Links: Councilmembers say heavy ice hampered cleanup by damaging city’s small plows; new estimate puts DC…

Jan 28, 2026 23

Amid mounting criticism of the pace of storm cleanup, DC officials are highlighting continued plowing and removal efforts — with the DC Department of Public Works tweeting a video this afternoon…

District Links: Norton confirms her retirement after 18 terms as DC delegate; Evans looks to return to DC Council as…

Jan 27, 2026 9

DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton released a statement this morning confirming that she won't seek reelection this year and will retire at the end of her 18th term.

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