Press Releases

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 $300,000 In Financing from Predevelopment Loan Program Will Preserve Affordable Housing In Wards 5, 7 and 8 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has closed several loans from the Oramenta Newsome Predevelopment Loan Program, which offers nonprofit developers and housing […]

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Monday, May 11, 2020 includes 96 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 6,495. The District reported eight additional COVID-19 related deaths: 56-year-old male 82-year-old male 82-year-old female 83-year-old male 84-year-old male 93-year-old female 94-year-old female 94-year-old […]

Monday, May 11, 2020 (WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser directed $2.3 million of the District’s Contingency Cash Reserve Fund for initial staffing hires at the DC Coronavirus Contact Trace Force, which is housed at the DC Department of Health (DC Health). Today, DC Human Resources and DC Health began onboarding the first 17 contact […]

Monday, May 11, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by local and federal officials, as well as members of the Bowser Administration, to showcase the conversion of the Walter E. Convention Center into an alternate care site to support the District’s coronavirus (COVID-19) medical surge response. “Our hope is that as […]

May 12, 2020 By Karl A. Racine, the first elected attorney general of the District of Columbia. He is president-elect of the National Association of Attorneys General and Chair Emeritus of the Democratic Attorneys General Association. In describing why he fired former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump explained that Mr. Flynn lied […]

Monday, May 11, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, at 11 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will be joined by local and federal officials, as well as members of the Bowser Administration, to showcase the conversion of the Walter E. Convention Center into an alternate care site to support the District’s coronavirus (COVID-19) medical surge response. When: […]

Keep Kids Safe Online May 8, 2020 Between distance-learning and social distancing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency, District kids are now spending more time online than ever before. Unfortunately, more time spent on computers, phones, and tablets can leave children vulnerable to online exploitation. To engage young people and families during COVID-19 and share tips […]

Monday, May 11, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, at 11 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will be joined by local and federal officials, as well as members of the Bowser Administration, to showcase the conversion of the Walter E. Convention Center into an alternate care site to support the District’s coronavirus (COVID-19) medical surge response. When: […]

Sunday, May 10, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Saturday, May 9, 2020 includes 170 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 6,272. The District reported 12 additional COVID-19 related deaths: 47-year-old male 57-year-old male 60-year-old male 65-year-old male 69-year-old female 77-year-old female 77-year-old male 84-year-old […]

Saturday, May 9, 2020 (Washington, DC) –  The District’s reported data for Friday, May 8, 2020 includes 203 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 6,102. The District reported seven additional COVID-19 related deaths: 35-year-old male 54-year-old male 68-year-old male 69-year-old male 70-year-old male 76-year-old male 96-year-old female Tragically, 311 […]