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Mayor Bowser Establishes Coronavirus Contact Trace Force

Thursday, April 23, 2020 DC to Hire Hundreds of Additional Contact Tracers to Support COVID-19 Response Efforts (WASHINGTON DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser established the DC Contact Trace Force to hire hundreds of additional tracers at DC Health. “An effective response requires widespread contact tracing so that we know who has the virus and who […]

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Mayor Bowser Presents a Comprehensive Plan Proposal That Will Guide DC Through Coronavirus Recovery

Thursday, April 23, 2020 Mayor Submits the District’s Comprehensive Plan Proposal to the Council (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser submitted the District’s Comprehensive Plan proposal to the Council of the District of Columbia. This update to the Comprehensive Plan will allow the District to meet long-term challenges and opportunities in critical areas such […]

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Mayor Bowser, Governors Hogan, Northam Urge OPM to Continue Broad Telework Policies for Federal Agencies

Thursday, April 23, 2020 \”As executives of the three jurisdictions of the National Capital Region, we write to ask that you continue to implement broader telework policies for the federal workforce while we continue to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.\” Read the full letter to OPM Acting Director Michael Rigas.

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Coronavirus Data for April 22, 2020

Thursday, April 23, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Wednesday, April 22, 2020 includes 155 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 3,361. The District reported 12 additional COVID-19 related deaths: 50-year-old male 57-year-old female 60-year-old male 63-year-old male 68-year-old male 73-year-old male 76-year-old female 80-year-old […]

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Bowser Administration, U.S. Army Corps Announce Set-Up of DC Convention Center into Alternate Care Facility

Monday, April 20, 2020 District to Enforce Emergency No Parking Restrictions Around Convention Center (Washington, DC) – In coordination with the Bowser Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has issued a design/build contract to Hensel Phelps Construction Co., to convert the Walter E. Washington Convention Center into an alternate care facility to […]

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Mayor Bowser Announces Sidewalk Extension Plan to Support Social Distancing Near Essential Businesses

Monday, April 20, 2020 Sidewalk Extensions Will Be in All Eight Wards; ANCs and BIDs Can Submit Suggested Locations (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily extend sidewalks near grocery stores and other essential retailers to allow pedestrians enough space to practice social distancing during […]

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Coronavirus Data for April 20, 2020

Tuesday, April 21, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Monday, April 20, 2020 includes 171 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 3,098. The District reported seven additional COVID-19 related deaths: 68-year-old female 69-year-old male 70-year-old male 73-year-old male 77-year-old female 79-year-old female 86-year-old female Tragically, […]

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AG Racine Leads Coalition to Stop Trump SNAP Rule That Would Leave 3.1 Million Americans Hungry During Pandemic

April 21, 2020 22 AGs and New York City Say USDA Should Not Cut SNAP Benefits for the Most Vulnerable—Including 8,000+ District Residents—Amid COVID-19 Crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, today led a coalition of 22 Attorneys General and the City of New York demanding that […]

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