Click here to sign up for OAG\’s newsletter. Everyone deserves healthy, happy, and safe relationships. Yet in 2019, one in ten District high school students experienced physical violence from someone they were dating. To help stop domestic and dating violence, OAG works year-round to conduct outreach to thousands of DC teens and young people to […]
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” –Frederick Douglass It’s the month of February, a very special month for African American people— Black History month. What first started off as a week to celebrate the American people, belonging to the lineage of the African Diaspora, became a month-long celebration. This is the …
Show Up for Statehood District of Columbia sent this bulletin at 02/06/2020 02:21 PM EST John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 Phone: (202) 727-2643 Email: [email protected] Chief of Staff: John Falcicchio City Administrator: Rashad Young Director of the Mayor\’s Office of Legal Counsel: Ronald R. Ross Senior Advisor: Beverly Perry Director […]
Thursday, February 6, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced awards of nearly $13.5 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to 23 community-based organizations that will provide an array of housing services […]
Thursday, February 6, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, after Howard University Hospital and Adventist HealthCare announced a new three-year management agreement to operate Howard University Hospital, Mayor Bowser released the following statement: “As we continue to transform the health care landscape in Washington, DC so that it better meets the needs of all our residents, […]
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Parties Agree to Settle Jerry M., the District’s Oldest Consent Decree Case (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the District and Plaintiffs’ counsel have reached a settlement that, if approved by the D.C. Superior Court, will end court oversight and monitoring in Jerry M., et al. v. District […]
February 3, 2020 Prestigious OAG Fellowship Grants New Attorneys Experience in Public Interest Law WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine has welcomed 15 recent graduates from area law schools to join the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) as part of the 2020 Charles F.C. Ruff Fellowship. OAG established the year-long fellowship in 2012 to […]
February 3, 2020 Do you use the car sharing application called “Getaround” to rent your vehicle and make some extra cash? Use the app with caution. OAG has learned of more than a dozen auto thefts in the District that we believe are connected to the use of this app. How does Getaround work? Getaround is an […]
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser broke ground on the new Southwest Library. The $18 million project will feature 22,000 square feet of public space, providing a variety of seating options and spaces for reading, a community meeting room, three conference rooms, four study rooms, separate areas for children, teens, […]
Saturday, February 1, 2020 Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) officially kicked off work on the 16th Street, NW Circle Traffic Signalization Upgrade Project in Ward 4, which will create safer passage for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers through a busy corridor that connects the District and Montgomery County, Maryland. “All […]
