Paid Family Leave

The COVID-19 crisis reinforces the need for inclusive, accessible programs for public health and public benefits. Fortunately, the District is almost ready to launch a new program that will help.  DC’s new Universal Paid Leave Program…

Months of contentious debate over One Fair Wage will end soon with the mayor’s expected signature on the DC Council bill repealing Initiative 77, which DC voters passed overwhelmingly in June. The controversy, which has raged since the…

I recently attended Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Maternal and Infant Health Summit. It was a great show and messaging event. It was marred, however, by the fact that while Bowser had just signed the Birth-to-Three for All DC Amendment Act of 2018,…