News & Politics

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 […]

April 7, 2020 Council’s Bill Grants OAG Authority to Enforce New Consumer Protections for Debt Collection, Funeral Services; Specifies Penalties and Relief Under Antidiscrimination Law   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) will begin enforcing an additional slate of emergency protections for District residents […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today co-led a coalition of eight Attorneys General supporting the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) work to fight employment discrimination by federal contractors. OFCCP, an agency within the Department of Labor, enforces federal laws prohibiting government contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, […]

Monday, April 6, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Sunday, April 5, 2020 includes 99 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 1097. The District reported two additional COVID-19 related deaths: a 67-year-old female and a 69-year-old female. Tragically, 24 District residents have lost their lives […]

Monday, April 6, 2020 Due to the impacts of COVID-19, the District government faces a projected Fiscal Year 2020 revenue shortfall of least $600 million. To address the revenue shortfall, the expenditure restrictions and restrictions on certain personnel actions, travel, and training set forth in this Order are hereby ordered. Mayor’s Order 2020-057: Fiscal Year […]

Monday, April 6, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee announced that starting this week, DC Public Schools (DCPS) will begin distributing devices to students in grades K-8. During the week of March 30, DCPS began distributing tablets to students in grades 9-12 to ensure that high school students […]