Press Releases

Thursday, August 20, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situational Update for August 20, 2020

Thursday, August 20, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Wednesday, August 19, 2020 includes 55 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 13,409. The District reported one additional COVID-19 related death.  58-year-old male Tragically, 601 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment and Washington, DC’s ongoing fight for full equality: “Today, as we look back on a century of progress in building a more inclusive and diverse democracy, here in Washington,

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Monday, August 17, 2020 includes 52 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 13,325. The District reported two additional COVID-19 related deaths. 67-year-old female 86-year-old female Tragically, 599 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.

Monday, August 17, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situational Update for August 17, 2020

Sunday, August 16, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Saturday, August 15, 2020 includes 61 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 13,220. The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths. Tragically, 597 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data dashboards

August 11, 2020 Judge Ruled that the Real Estate Company Violated District Law; Evolve Must Stop Illegal Discrimination, Implement Anti-Discrimination Policies and Training WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that local real estate company Evolve, LLC will be required to pay a penalty of up to $250,000 to resolve a 2018 housing discrimination

August 10, 2020 Click here to sign up for OAG\’s newsletter. The District of Columbia has one the strongest civil rights laws in America. Under the Human Rights Act, residents and workers in the District are protected from discrimination based on 21 traits. That includes the use of housing vouchers to pay rent. Yet a

Thursday, August 13, 2020 (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the completion of the iconic arches on the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge (FDMB), marking a significant milestone in the construction of the largest public infrastructure project in DDOT’s history. “The new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

Thursday, August 13, 2020 The District Ends Use of Local Hotels As Emergency Shelter for Families Experiencing Homelessness (Washington, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that this month, the District will end its use of the Days Inn, the last local hotel being used as overflow emergency shelter, and completely phase out the use of