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Bisnow: Union Market Development Opponents Return To Appeal MRP’s Washington Gateway

Editor Feb 25, 2019

The group that has appealed seven developments in the Union Market area over the last three years has returned to contest a project on the other side of the tracks.

Politico Magazine: Meet the Man Curbing Trump’s Power Without Anyone Noticing

Editor Feb 23, 2019

He’s a pioneering attorney and Haitian immigrant who’s leading the emoluments lawsuit. He engineered some of Dems’ biggest wins in 2018. So why haven’t you heard of Karl Racine?

Washington Post: D.C. accuses 3 Maryland families of fraudulently enrolling children in city schools

Editor Feb 13, 2019

The District sued three Maryland families Wednesday, alleging the parents fraudulently claimed to live in the city so their children could attend D.C.’s public schools.

WTOP: DC files suit against 4 parents, city employee for defrauding schools

Editor Feb 13, 2019

WASHINGTON — Four Maryland parents and a D.C. employee are in hot water with the city, facing fraud charges for allegedly enrolling their children in District schools.

AG Racine Sues Four Maryland Parents and DCPS Employee for Residency Fraud at D.C. Schools, Seeks…

Press Release Feb 13, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:…

DCist: A Prominent Black Lives Matter Leader Is Suing D.C. Police To Prove She’s Been Under…

Editor Feb 11, 2019

Almost every other night for a span of weeks in 2015, April Goggans says, a D.C. police cruiser parked in an alley across from her home, directly facing her bedroom window.

AG Racine Leads 22-State Coalition Against Trump Effort Threatening Legal Status of Long-Time U.S.…

Press Release Feb 8, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AG RACINE LEADS 22-STATE COALITION AGAINST TRUMP EFFORT THREATENING LEGAL STATUS OF LONG-TIME U.S. RESIDENTS DHS Rule Seeks to End Protected Status…

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jonetta rose barras: Lawsuit filed on one-year anniversary of the suicide death of 12-year-old…

jonetta rose barras Jan 24, 2019

When Stormiyah Denson-Jackson, a 12-year-old middle-schooler at SEED Public Charter School in Southeast, told school officials in December 2017 that “she didn’t want to live any more,” they reportedly performed an assessment that indicated…

City Paper: Courts Block Trump Administration Birth Control Regulations Affecting Local…

Editor Jan 16, 2019

A D.C.-based religious order is still seeking an exemption from an Obama-era mandate that demands it cover contraceptives.

Washington Times: ‘No new beers’: Government shutdown grounds craft brewers

Editor Jan 15, 2019

Now the partial government shutdown is affecting the country’s craft beer supply.

City Paper: Temporary Receiver Appointed at Neglected Deanwood Apartment Buildings

Editor Jan 15, 2019

The tenants, who remain close because of their living conditions, got a win in court last week.

AG Racine Takes Action to Preserve Affordable Housing, Protect Tenants’ Rights

Press Release Jan 15, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AG RACINE TAKES ACTION TO PRESERVE…

City Paper: D.C. Can’t Keep Police Body Camera Footage of Councilmember Trayon White Secret,…

Editor Jan 13, 2019

The District does not want you to see police body camera footage of a 2017 traffic stop and arrest of Councilmember Trayon White.

Washington Business Journal: Providence hospital gets a key approval amid D.C. lawsuit

Editor Jan 9, 2019

Providence Health System has received conditional regulatory approval for its closure plan, pushing off the District's immediate efforts to block the Northeast D.C. hospital from shutting down.

DCist: D.C. Attorney General Racine Sues Washington Sports Clubs For Deceptive Cancellation…

Editor Jan 8, 2019

If you’ve cancelled your membership with one of Washington Sports Club’s six D.C. locations, you might want to check your billing statement: the D.C. Attorney General’s office is suing the health clubs and their parent company, Town Sports…

WTOP: DC sues Washington Sports Club over ‘misleading’ policies, fees

Editor Jan 8, 2019

WASHINGTON — D.C.’s attorney general is suing the operators of an area health club chain, alleging that customers were misled about cancellation policies and charged after they’d ended their memberships.

AG Racine Sues Washington Sports Club for Misleading District Consumers About Membership…

Press Release Jan 8, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 8, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AG RACINE SUES WASHINGTON SPORTS CLUB FOR…

City Paper: Attorney General Seeks Receiver for Apartment Building at 220 Hamilton St. NW

Editor Jan 7, 2019

The office of Attorney General Karl Racine filed a lawsuit last month against property management company 220 Hamilton Street LLC, which owns its namesake apartment complex, a 34-unit building in Brightwood Park. The District is suing the…

AG Racine Announces Career Education Corp. Will Provide $2 Million in Debt Relief to District…

Press Release Jan 3, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 3, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications AG RACINE ANNOUNCES CAREER EDUCATION CORP.…

City Paper: Judge Appoints Receiver for Brightwood Park Apartment Complex

Editor Jan 1, 2019

A DC Superior Court judge on Friday handed a win to the office of Attorney General Karl Racine, who sued the registered agents of a limited liability company for neglecting to maintain an apartment building under their ownership.

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District Links: Environmental groups battle Bowser budget proposals; funding bill with DC budget riders clears House…

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The House Appropriations Committee is slated to act Tuesday or Wednesday on the fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes DC appropriations — as well as a slate of DC-related budget riders.

District Links: Bowser extends juvenile curfew; monumental arch gains nod; House appropriations panel looks to include…

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The Republican-run House Appropriations Committee this morning released the text of a proposed fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes appropriations for DC — with the broad array of riders…

District Links: Mayor says she expects to invoke 15-day emergency to extend curfew zones; Pinto apologizes for posting…

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With current legislative authority for expanded juvenile curfews set to expire at midnight, Mayor Muriel Bowser said today that she's likely to declare a 15-day public emergency in order to…

District Links: White calls for Pinto to withdraw from delegate’s race over release of personal info; BZA lacks…

Apr 14, 2026 18

Robert White — one of two sitting councilmembers vying to become the DC's next delegate to Congress — is calling on his Ward 2 colleague Brooke Pinto to drop out of the race after her campaign posted…

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