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Washington Post: GAO says Metro fails to fully assess risks in making spending choices

Editor Jan 31, 2019

Metro needs to improve the methods it uses to decide how to spend more than $1 billion a year for capital projects, because it doesn’t fully assess which projects are most necessary for system safety, according to a new federal study…

Curbed: D.C. area Congress members ask for official study on helicopter noise, citing shaking homes

Editor Jan 28, 2019

It sounds like a lot of residents in the D.C. region are hearing bothersome helicopter noise on a regular basis, according to five Democratic congressional members who represent the area.

Capital Region Members Request GAO Study on Helicopter Noise in Washington Metro Area

Press Release Jan 28, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2019 Contacts: Benjamin Fritsch (Norton) Aaron Fritschner (Beyer) Samantha Brown (Raskin) Matthew Verghese (Brown) Hannah Muldavin (Trone) Capital Region Members Request GAO Study…

Washington Post: Metro’s soaring pension costs threaten future service, federal report says

Editor Sep 10, 2018

Metro’s rising pension costs threaten its future operating position, potentially hampering its ability to provide service if the agency fails to rein in unfunded retirement and health-care liabilities, according to a report from the…

Norton Says Republican-Requested GAO Report Shows DCTAG is Delivering Success for D.C. Students and…

Press Release Sep 6, 2018

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch September 6, 2018 Norton Says Republican-Requested GAO Report Shows DCTAG is Delivering Success for D.C. Students and Should Be Continued WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said…

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With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

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A diverse crowd of nearly 300 people squeezed into the auditorium at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Monday evening; it was a standing-room-only setting at the latest DC mayoral forum,…

District Links: Moody’s pulls negative outlook it added last year to DC debt rating; House panel advances bill…

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Moody's Ratings this week removed its negative outlook on DC's debt rating while noting "the District's very strong fiscal governance and prudent budget management."

District Links: Council votes to advance permanent bill on youth curfew but delays emergency action; judge protects 15th…

Apr 22, 2026 17

The DC Council voted yesterday to advance a modified version of the expanded youth curfew as permanent legislation, but members also put off a vote on emergency legislation that would enable the…

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