May 2020

Mayor Bowser Directs $2.3 Million for District’s Coronavirus Contact Trace Force

Monday, May 11, 2020 (WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser directed $2.3 million of the District’s Contingency Cash Reserve Fund for initial staffing hires at the DC Coronavirus Contact Trace Force, which is housed at the DC Department of Health (DC Health). Today, DC Human Resources and DC Health began onboarding the first 17 contact […]

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Mayor Bowser Unveils District’s Alternate Care Site

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Monday, May 11, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by local and federal officials, as well as members of the Bowser Administration, to showcase the conversion of the Walter E. Convention Center into an alternate care site to support the District’s coronavirus (COVID-19) medical surge response. “Our hope is that as […]

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Bill Barr is Actively Threatening the Rule of Law

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May 12, 2020 By Karl A. Racine, the first elected attorney general of the District of Columbia. He is president-elect of the National Association of Attorneys General and Chair Emeritus of the Democratic Attorneys General Association. In describing why he fired former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump explained that Mr. Flynn lied […]

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Mayor Bowser to Unveil District’s Alternate Care Site

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Monday, May 11, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, at 11 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will be joined by local and federal officials, as well as members of the Bowser Administration, to showcase the conversion of the Walter E. Convention Center into an alternate care site to support the District’s coronavirus (COVID-19) medical surge response. When: […]

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Hunger in the Capital: Feeding D.C. Through the Covid-19 Crisis

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Before the coronavirus crisis hit, the United States had a problem. Forty percent of its people lacked the money to cover a surprise $400 expense, and half of people aged 55+ had nothing saved up for retirement. CEOs in the richest country on Earth were collecting more than 300 times the average worker’s pay. Nationwide, more than half

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Keep Kids Safe Online

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Keep Kids Safe Online May 8, 2020 Between distance-learning and social distancing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency, District kids are now spending more time online than ever before. Unfortunately, more time spent on computers, phones, and tablets can leave children vulnerable to online exploitation. To engage young people and families during COVID-19 and share tips […]

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Mayor Bowser to Unveil District’s Alternate Care Site

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Homicide: 4000 Block of South Capitol Terrace, Southwest

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Saturday, May 9, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Friday, May 8, 2020, in the 4000 block of South Capitol Terrace, Southwest. At approximately 8:05 am, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers […]

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Arrest Made in an Assault with Intent to Kill while Armed (Gun) Offense: 1300 Block of Congress Street, Southeast

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Saturday, May 9, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s Seventh District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault With Intent to Kill while Armed (Gun) offense that occurred on Sunday, April 12, 2020, in the 1300 block of Congress Street, Southeast. At approximately 8:50 pm, members of the Seventh District […]

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Arrests Made in Robbery Offenses

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Saturday, May 9, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division announced arrests made in recent robbery cases in Washington, DC. Third District: On Friday, May 1, 2020, 36 year-old Alfonso Alegria, of no fixed address, was arrested for a Robbery (Force and Violence) offense that occurred on Friday, May 1, 2020, in […]

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