Thursday, July 2, 2020 On Saturday, July 4, 2020, the 2020 Fourth of July Celebration will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be watercraft restrictions on the Potomac River that operators should take into consideration. The following watercraft restrictions will be in place on the Potomac River from approximately 4:00
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Thursday, July 2, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Wednesday, July 1, 2020 includes 25 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 10,390. The District reported one additional COVID-19 related death. 82-year-old female Tragically, 554 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser awarded $3.6 million in funding to DC-based nonprofits that are conducting public health outreach, particularly with vulnerable populations, to support the District’s response to COVID-19. “These HOPE grants acknowledge and support the critical role community organizations play in ensuring Washingtonians have the information and
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June 30, 2020 Click here to sign up for OAG\’s newsletter. Screenshot from new D.C. Statehood video from 51 for 51 narrated by AG Racine. In a historic move last week, the U.S. House of Representatives finally voted to grant the District of Columbia’s more than 700,000 residents one of the most fundamental American
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Presidential primaries are underway throughout the country and, after securing enough delegates to win the Democratic nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden is set to take on President Donald Trump in November. Amidst heightened racial tensions, how the government addresses injustices against the Black community is at the forefront of issues during this campaign season.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser announced the selection of 10 projects that will produce and preserve 940 affordable homes and more than 300 market rate homes. The affordable housing projects are being funded primarily through a $66 million investment from the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF). “We were very focused
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 (Washington, DC) –The District’s reported data for Monday, June 29, 2020 includes 35 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 10,327. The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths. Tragically, 551 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data dashboards or
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Monday, June 29, 2020 Washington, DC – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has signed a letter of intent with the District to move their national headquarters to Washington, DC within the future redevelopment of the Frank D. Reeves Center of Municipal Affairs at 2000 14th
Monday, June 29, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Sunday, June 28, 2020 includes 44 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 10,292. The District reported one additional COVID-19 related death. 60-year-old female Tragically, 551 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data dashboards
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June 26, 2020 Cure the Streets staff distributing information and resources to residents during COVID-19. June is dedicated to gun violence awareness. Gun violence is one of the leading causes of death in adolescents nationwide. In the District of Columbia, gun violence has steadily risen over the last 10 years. According to MPD’s data there has been
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