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Mayor Bowser Announces Public Engagement Series for Chancellor Search

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Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Robust and Varied Series of Events will be Led by Our Schools DC Leadership Committee (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the Our Schools DC Leadership Committee public engagement schedule, which will include community forums, a District-wide web survey, a social network townhall, and stakeholder meetings with students, parents, […]

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Providence Hospital to End Acute Care Services

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For Immediate Release: July 27th, 2018 Contact: Nolan Treadway, (202) 445-0361, [email protected] Washington, D.C. — Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie (Ward 5) has issued the following statement regarding Providence Hospital\’s decision to end acute care services: “I am deeply alarmed by Providence Hospital\’s recent announcement to cease all of its acute care services by the end

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America\’s Tech Giants Opt-Out of Idea of Being Regulated Like Utilities

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Early arrival to advanced technology hearings on Capitol Hill is suggested but not required.  It\’s always a busy day on Capitol Hill.  However, it\’s not until a committee hearing that most constituents get to hear their congressional representative speak beyond the pitch to get their votes.  The House of Representative Judiciary Committee recently held a

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Being Ready is Real When Disaster Strikes

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When disaster strikes, simulation and training are over; it\’s time for action.  No one anxiously waits for a disaster to occur but, we know all too well that, one day a disaster will arise. Being ready is real!  The National Health IT Collaborative held a congressional briefing, co-chaired by Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett “Disaster Preparedness: Building

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Happy 4th of July!

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In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America: When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which

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McDuffie Introduces Legislation in Response to Recent Gun Violence

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Reprint of June 5, 2018 Press Release  Washington, DC – Yesterday, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chair of the Committee on Business and Economic Development, introduced three pieces of legislation in response to recent incidents of gun violence in the District of Columbia: The Center for Firearm Violence Prevention Research Establishment Act of 2018 The Neighborhood

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Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie Issues Statement on Recent Gun Violence and Funding for a Violence Intervention Initiative

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Washington, D.C. — Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie (Ward 5) has issued the following statement on gun violence of the past weekend, and a new violence intervention imitative: “I am deeply saddened and upset by the senseless gun violence that has taken place across communities in the District over the weekend. Here we are, merely weeks before

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