News & Politics

April 9, 2020 Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Fiscal Service. District residents should be on high alert for scams related to federal coronavirus relief payments or “economic impact payments.” As early as next week, millions of eligible Americans will begin receiving one-time payments from the federal government as part of the response to COVID-19. […]

Thursday, April 9, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser directed an additional $35 million of the District’s Contingency Cash Reserve Fund to provide support to area hospitals for the need for increased medical services due to coronavirus (COVID-19). To date, Mayor Bowser has directed $129.4 million to the District’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. […]

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the passing of two Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sworn officers – Sergeant Mark Eckenrode and Sergeant Donna Allen. “This week, we tragically lost two of our officers, Sergeant Mark Eckenrode and Sergeant Donna Allen, while serving in the line […]

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that her Administration has launched a new District Economic Recovery Team (DERT) to proactively plan, strategize, and coordinate the economic recovery from the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19). “We are all in this together, we will get through it together, and when we […]

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, to protect the District’s food supply chain and the District’s frontline food workers during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued Mayor’s Order 2020-058. The Order states that no farmers’ market may operate unless issued a waiver. To obtain a waiver, a market […]