Tuesday, October 22, 2019 Preliminary 2019-20 School Year Enrollment Numbers Show 4% Growth at DCPS (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the number of students enrolled in public schools in Washington, DC increased for the 11th consecutive year, reaching 94,603, with DC Public Schools (DCPS) exceeding 50,000 students for the first time […]
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 9:30 am Participate in Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Women Summit Location: Mandarin Oriental Hotel 1330 Maryland Avenue, SW Open to Pre-Credentialed Press *Closest Metro Stations: Smithsonian and L’Enfant Plaza Stations* *Closest Bus Lines: 52, V1* 3 pm Lead Public Safety Walk in Wards 2 and 6 Starting Location: Shaw-Howard University Metro […]
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Monday, October 21, 2019 Mayor Bowser will highlight her Administration’s efforts on a wide range of issues, from transportation to education to public safety. On Monday, Mayor Bowser will attend the District Department of Transportation’s annual All Hands meeting to acknowledge the hard work of staff. On Tuesday, Mayor Bowser will release the latest student […]
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Two hours ago at 12:20 a.m., a shooting involving three people occurred outside of Cook Hall at Howard University, my place of education. Any Howard student could tell you of the frequent and fairly homogeneous “crime alerts” delivered expressly to our University-provided email addresses. Howard, located by the Shaw neighborhood in
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Awareness of the devastating impact of breast cancer has grown exponentially over the past two decades. The \”Think Pink\” campaign has brought well deserved public attention to this disease. However, a closer look at the District\’s statistics shows we have a lot of work to do. The District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH) reports
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 11 am Welcome Veterans Home to Walter Reed Campus, Delivering 77 Affordable Apartments Location: The Parks at Walter Reed Campus 1324 Main Drive, NW Enter at 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW at Butternut Street, NW Open Press *Closest Metro Station: Takoma Metro Station* *Bus Lines: 52, 53, 54, 70, 79* 1 pm […]
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019 This week, Mayor Bowser will celebrate #DCHousingWeek to highlight her Administration’s investments and initiatives to keep the District affordable and meet her bold goal of creating 36,000 new homes by 2025. On Tuesday, Mayor Bowser will make Washington, DC the first city in the nation to create affordable housing goals by […]
October 15, 2019 Attorneys General Argue that the Right to Bear Arms Allows States to Adopt Gun Safety Laws WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 18 state Attorneys General to defend Vermont’s right to ban large-capacity magazines and protect public safety. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed in the […]
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Mayor Kicks Off DC Housing Week with Release of Housing Equity Report and Full Draft Comprehensive Plan (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by DC Office of Planning (OP) Director Andrew Trueblood to release the Mayor’s Housing Equity Report and the District’s draft Comprehensive Plan proposal. By establishing […]
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement after the Washington Nationals swept the St. Louis Cardinals to capture their first-ever National League pennant and advance to the 2019 World Series. “Our Nats are going to the Fall Classic! These players and coaches battled all the way back […]
