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Muriel Bowser in Washington Business Journal: D.C. needs 36,000 new housing units. This is my plan…
By 2025, Washington, D.C., needs to add 36,000 new units of housing.
Washington Post: Trump’s plan to take over Fourth of July celebration opposed by D.C. mayor
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said she opposes President Trump’s plan to put himself at the center of a redesigned Fourth of July celebration in the nation’s capital, expressing concerns about what could be major logistical changes and…
DCist: The Battle Over Banneker High School And The Shaw Middle School, Explained
The D.C. Council devoted a significant portion of its daylong budget discussion on Tuesday to one plot of land: The long-closed Shaw Junior High School at 9th St. and Rhode Island Avenue NW.
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off DC’s 2020 Census Campaign
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May 16, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mekdy Alemayehu (OP)
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off DC’s 2020 Census Campaign
Mayor Establishes Complete Count Committee to Ensure Every Resident is Counted
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Mayor Bowser Unveils New Litter Prevention Campaign and Kicks Off Graffiti Removal Blitz as Part of…
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May 15, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jon Kuhl (DPW)
Mayor Bowser Unveils New Litter Prevention Campaign and Kicks Off Graffiti Removal Blitz as Part of Back to Basics DC
(WASHINGTON,…
City Paper: Mayor Muriel Bowser Wants Big Changes for the City’s Arts Commission
And that has many people in the arts community on edge.
City Paper: Councilmember David Grosso Loses School Renovation Debate That Divides Council
Councilmembers lament that the mayor framed the issue around gentrification.
Mayor Bowser Delivers 549 Preserved and Renovated Affordable Units to Ward 7 Families
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May 15, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Yolanda McCutcheon (DCHFA)
Gwendolyn Cofield (DHCD)
Mayor Bowser Delivers 549 Preserved and Renovated Affordable Units to Ward 7 Families
Mayor Says…
Washington Post: D.C. Council: No more free rides on Circulator
The Council voted Tuesday to nix funding for Mayor Bowser’s ride-free program, but it added money for a congestion-pricing study, scooter parking and a new NoMa Metro station tunnel.
Bowser Administration Asks Residents to Provide Feedback on DC Values
PRESS RELEASE
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May 14, 2019
CONTACT:
Mekdy Alemayehu (DCOP)
Bowser Administration Asks Residents to Provide Feedback on DC Values
Survey Asks Residents About Accessibility, Diversity, Equity,…
Washington Post: D.C. Council rejects mayor’s proposal to move Banneker High
The D.C. Council narrowly rejected Tuesday a proposal from Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) to build a new campus for an elite high school on vacant property in the booming Shaw neighborhood.
Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Passing of Alice Rivlin
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May 14, 2019
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EOM Communications (EOM)
Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Passing of Alice Rivlin
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser released the following statement on the passing of…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser’s tax hikes survive budget revisions, but D.C. Council…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's plans to raise taxes to generate funding for new affordable housing investments have cleared a key budgetary hurdle, but the exact shape of those housing programs remains a point of contention among D.C. Council…
City Paper: Council Set to Vote Down Mayor in Battle Over Shaw Junior High Site
Shaw residents want a new middle school, but Banneker High needs a new facility. It has become the latest fight over race and gentrification.
Greater Greater Washington: DC will build a tunnel from the NoMa Metro, delay the K Street…
A long-awaited moment in budget season comes when DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson releases his package of budget changes, which combine, reconcile, and sometimes reverse things from the individual committees. Here are some of the…
Council set to amend DC budget in response to community worries about arts panel’s loss of dedicated…
The DC Council’s newly released draft budget plan addresses many of the community concerns raised about Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed changes to the independence and grant-making policies of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
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Washington Post: Bowser ties fate of empty school building to D.C.’s gentrification fight
The mayor has made her beliefs clear: The fate of a vacant school building on prime real estate in Northwest Washington represents the latest gentrification fight in a city full of them.
Eboni-Rose Thompson: With 2020 budget, DC Council needs to put Ward 7 schools on equal footing
Educating our children is a responsibility we all share. As a community, the health of our future depends on it.
In Ward 7, we understand community values. As the chair of the Ward 7 Education Council, I am proud to be joined by all of…
Washington Post: D.C. budget battles may preview new dynamic between D.C. Council, Mayor Bowser
As the D.C. Council was poised to vote Tuesday on a $15.5 billion budget for the coming fiscal year, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) continued to skirmish with lawmakers over two of District residents’ top priorities: Housing and education.