Press Releases

Thursday, February 13, 2020 (Washington, DC) – District of Columbia Government offices will be closed on Presidents\’ Day (Monday, February 17, 2020). Below is information regarding critical, on-going District operations for this day. Service Adjustments The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) will observe the holiday; therefore, sanitation services and most parking enforcement will be […]

Thursday, February 13, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, on the eve of 202nd anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that construction of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, the largest public infrastructure construction project in the District’s history, is nearly halfway complete. “The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge is the embodiment of […]

February 13, 2020 Largest OAG Civil Rights Settlement Resolves Lawsuit Against Curtis Investment Group for Refusing to Rent to Housing Voucher Recipients WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that Curtis Investment Group, Inc., a large local real estate company, will be required to pay $900,000 to the District to resolve a 2019 […]

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement after the House Oversight and Reform Committee passed the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. “Today marks another historic day in our fight to become the 51st state. I thank Chairwoman Maloney, Congresswoman Norton, and all of the majority committee members for […]

February 11, 2020 OAG Alleges DARO and Company Executive Targeted Housing Voucher Recipients with Added Fees, Rejected Rapid Re-Housing Applicants, and Subverted Rent Control Laws WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against three real estate companies—DARO Management Services, DARO Realty, and Infinity Real Estate—and company executive Carissa Barry, for illegally discriminating […]

by Executive Office of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser (EOM) Free Event description 2020 Budget Engagement Forums Read more Read less About this Event Join fellow DC residents at forums to share your values, priorities, and ideas with the Bowser Administration as the FY2021 budget is developed. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations, please […]

February 6, 2020 at 11:22 am EST | by WBadmin Queer Women of Washington Award Nominations Share58 Tweet Email Share 58 Shares The D.C. Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs, the Washington Blade and the Mayor’s Office of Women and Policy Initiatives present the 2nd Annual Queer Women of Washington Awards. Nominate a change agent that is […]

Sunday, February 9, 2020 This week, Mayor Bowser is urging residents to attend the House Committee on Oversight and Reform mark up of H.R. 51 on Tuesday, February 11, at 10 am, the first congressional vote on DC statehood in over 25 years. On Monday, Mayor Bowser will hear directly from seniors about their priorities […]

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 […]

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 […]