Press Releases

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on passage of Bill 23-777, “New Hospital at St. Elizabeths Amendment Act of 2020” and initial approval of Bill 23-778 “New Howard University Hospital and Redevelopment Tax Abatement Act of 2020.” “Today’s vote to clear the way for a new, […]

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 (Washington, DC) The District’s reported data for Monday, July 20, 2020 includes 88 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 11,427. The District reported one additional COVID-19 related death. 55-year-old male Tragically, 580 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 (Washington, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives calling for Congress to provide full and equitable funding for the District in the next tranche of federal coronavirus funding. The Mayor’s full letter is below. The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader

Monday, July 20, 2020 Due to Extreme Heat, District’s Public Testing Sites to Operate on a Modified Schedule on Tuesday, July 21 and Wednesday, July 22 (WASHINGTON, DC) – Due to dangerously hot temperatures, the District’s public COVID-19 testing sites will operate on a modified schedule on Tuesday, July 21 and Wednesday, July 22. Firehouse

Monday, July 20, 2020 New DHCD Headquarters to be Part of Phase Two of MLK Gateway on Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, SE (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will enter into a new lease in historic Anacostia keeping its headquarters in an east

Monday, July 20, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situational Update for Monday, July 20, 2020

Saturday, July 18, 2020 (Washington, DC) The District’s reported data for Friday, July 17, 2020 includes 79 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 11,194. The District reported one additional COVID-19 related death. 46-year-old male Tragically, 578 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Visit coronavirus.dc.gov/data for interactive data

Sunday, July 19, 2020 Information about cooling centers open across DC can be found at heat.dc.gov Due to dangerously hot temperatures, on Monday, July 20, the District’s public COVID-19 testing sites, including the downtown and Anacostia sites and firehouse locations, will be closed. Residents are encouraged to call their health care providers if they are

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 (Washington, DC) – To mark today’s filing deadline for tax returns, Mayor Muriel Bowser proclaimed Wednesday, July 15, 2020, “Officially End Taxation Without Representation Day” in Washington, DC. “The only way to permanently end the injustice of taxation without representation for 706,000 DC residents is through statehood,” said Mayor Bowser. “We

July 15, 2020 Repeal of “Borrower Defense” Regulations Makes it Virtually Impossible for Students Defrauded by Predatory For-Profit Schools to Obtain Financial Relief WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of 23 Attorneys General in a lawsuit against Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to