City Paper: A Rundown of Mayor Bowser’s Proposed 2020 Budget
She wants to put money toward fixing roads, expanding Capital Bikeshare, buying fire trucks, and investing in violence prevention, among other efforts.
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Ahead of budget proposal, Bowser touts planned initiatives ranging from workforce housing fund to…
In this week’s State of the District Address, Mayor Muriel Bowser managed to squeeze in multiple mentions of President Donald Trump and most of the Democrats looking to challenge him in 2020. She also referenced many of the myriad issues…
WAMU: The Circulator Is Now Free. Who Is It Helping?
Free bus rides: Good for riders, good for politicians. Well, it’s a little more complicated.
Bisnow: Bowser Unveils New CRE Tax Plan To Build Affordable Housing
D.C.'s commercial real estate industry could soon be forced to make a larger contribution to the city's affordable housing efforts.
Mayor Bowser Makes Historic $138 Million Investment in Affordable Housing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 19, 2019
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Gwendolyn Cofield (DHCD)
Mayor Bowser Makes Historic $138 Million Investment in Affordable Housing
Eleven Projects to Produce or Preserve Affordable Housing…
Curbed: Three urbanism takeaways from D.C. Mayor Bowser’s 2019 State of the District Address
In the cards: free D.C. Circulator rides for the foreseeable future and more affordable housing dollars
DCist: Amid Protests During State Of The District, Bowser Announces Housing Investments, Free…
Mayor Muriel Bowser gave the first State of the District speech of her second term on Monday evening, where she announced several new investments in housing and transportation, including more money to the city’s affordable housing fund and…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser suggests commercial property tax increase to pay for affordable…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser used her State of the District address Monday to propose a commercial tax increase to pay for affordable housing and to lay out a plan for the RFK Stadium campus and other priorities.
WTOP: Affordable housing, children key issues in DC mayor’s State of the District address
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed more money for affordable housing, making child care more affordable and the continuation of free rides on D.C.’s popular Circulator bus during her State of the District address Monday night.
Mayor Bowser Delivers 2019 State of the District Address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 18, 2019
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Delivers 2019 State of the District Address
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser delivered the first State of the District Address of…
WAMU: Bowser Pledges More Money For Affordable Housing, Says D.C. Will Push To Buy RFK Campus
Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Monday that she plans on increasing the city’s investment in housing in the coming year by at least $55 million, largely through a 30 percent jump in funding for D.C. Housing Production Trust Fund, the city’s…
Washington Post: Bowser proposes commercial tax increase to pay for affordable housing
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) proposed raising taxes on commercial property transactions to fund more affordable housing during the annual State of the District address Monday evening.
Washington Informer: D.C. Celebrates ‘Vernon Davis Day’
One of D.C. most successful professional athletes and philanthropists recently got a unique honor — his own day.
Mayor Bowser Announces Director of the Office of African American Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:March 15, 2019
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Announces Director of the Office of African American Affairs
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the appointment of Ashley…
Washington Post: D.C.’s mayor went to the White House and asked President Trump for a new VA…
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) made a surprise visit to the White House on Wednesday to discuss judicial vacancies and urged President Trump to replace the city’s troubled hospital for veterans.
WAMU: In Brief Meeting, Bowser Presses Trump On Judge Backlog And New VA Medical Facility
The last time D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser met with President Donald Trump, they talked about preparations for a winter storm. But at a meeting this week, the conversation touched on more serious topics.
Statement on Mayor Bowser’s Visit to the White House
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March 13, 2019
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
Statement on Mayor Bowser’s Visit to the White House
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, following a visit to the White House, the Executive Office of Mayor Muriel…
Mayor Bowser’s Innovative Investment for Ward 8 Paves Way for Grand Opening of New Busboys and Poets…
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March 12, 2019
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kate Hartig (DMPED)
Mayor Bowser’s Innovative Investment for Ward 8 Paves Way for Grand Opening of New Busboys and Poets in Historic Anacostia
New…
Afro-American: D.C. to Selma: A Pilgrimage for the People
On March 7, 1965 one of the most violent days of the Civil Rights Movement occurred as peaceful marchers were brutally attacked and beaten by state troopers and men as they tried to cross along the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma, AL to…
Bowser Administration Announces that Enrollment in DC’s Public Schools Has Grown for a Straight…
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March 8, 2019
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Fred Lewis
Bowser Administration Announces that Enrollment in DC’s Public Schools Has Grown for a Straight Decade
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel…