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DC unveils Marion Barry Avenue in honor of former mayor – NBC4 Washington

Mayor Marion Barry is now enshrined through the streets of Southeast. Marion Barry Avenue SE was officially unveiled on Saturday at a ceremony that renamed Good Hope Road SE in Wards 7 and 8 in honor of the man dubbed D.C.’s “mayor for life.” You can watch a recording of the ceremony here. The four-term […]

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DC mayor issues public emergencies on opioid overdoses, juvenile crimes – NBC4 Washington

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared public emergencies in response to the rise in youth violence and opioid overdoses. The number of people dying from opioid overdoses is skyrocketing in the District while the number of young people arrested for serious and violent crimes like carjacking and homicide also is on the rise. To help address […]

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DC mayor revamps sexual harassment policy in light of John Falcicchio scandal – NBC4 Washington

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released a new sexual harassment policy for city employees Tuesday in the wake of the investigation into John Falcicchio, a longtime top aide to Bowser. Romantic relationships among government employees who work in the same chain of command are now prohibited as part of the new policy. Falcicchio, the former deputy […]

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New deputy mayor seeking to jumpstart downtown recovery and lure Commanders back to DC – NBC4 Washington

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has tapped a former Biden administration official to lead her efforts to jumpstart the downtown economy and get control of the former RFK Stadium campus in hopes of luring the Washington Commanders back to the District. The selection of the new deputy mayor for planning and economic development comes as Bowser’s […]

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Deputy mayor tells House committee DC in crime ‘crisis’ – NBC4 Washington

What to Know D.C. Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Lindsey Appiah told the House Oversight Committee there is a crime “crisis” in the nation’s capital House Republicans have vowed to intervene more in D.C.’s local affairs in recent months and have criticized city leaders over rising crime Victims of crime also spoke during […]

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DC mayor’s office to update sexual harassment executive order – NBC4 Washington

Over the past five years, almost 300 D.C. government employees have filed workplace sexual harassment complaints, but for the past year, the District government officials who investigated those claims were not always following current D.C. law that defines sexual harassment in the workplace. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an executive order in 2017 making it easier […]

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DC ex-deputy mayor Falcicchio sexually harassed 2nd staffer: probe – NBC4 Washington

A former deputy mayor of D.C. sexually harassed a second employee, according to an investigation. The Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel released a summary of findings on Monday morning on former Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development John Falcicchio, who was a longtime top aide to Mayor Muriel Bowser. Allegations of physical sexual advances […]

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Investigation finds former deputy mayor John Falcicchio sexually harrassed employee – NBC4 Washington

A D.C. Council member introduced emergency legislation to launch an independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations against a former deputy mayor and top aide to Mayor Muriel Bowser. Former Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development John Falcicchio abruptly departed Bowser’s administration in March a week after the Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel started its […]

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Mayor Bissen meets with Hawaiʻi congressional delegation, attends Hawaiʻi on the Hill in Washington, D.C. : Maui Now

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen met with Hawaiʻi congressional leaders in Washington, D.C., to discuss Maui County priorities during meetings with US Senators Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz, and with US Representatives Ed Case and Jill Tokuda. Interisland transportation between Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi and a need for federal funding to support those and other efforts were […]

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City Council goes to D.C. (not because the mayor told them to)

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, when confronted with criticism of his handling of the asylum-seeker crisis, has often asked why other elected officials aren’t doing more to call for federal funds and assistance. In one of the more blunt examples to date, Adams made this pointed plea to city Comptroller Brad Lander on Thursday: […]