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Arena Stage’s Death on the Nile Is Sumptuous, “Fusty” Fun
D.C.’s Fiscal 2021 Budget Rosier Than Expected
May 18, 2020
•While pay increases and new positions have been largely canceled or postponed for the next four years, only some 14 layoffs and no furloughs of D.C. employees are expected.
Mayor Enlists Big Names for ReOpen DC Advisory Group
April 27, 2020
•Tasked with formulating the District’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, the group will be headed by Secretary Michael Chertoff and Ambassador Susan Rice.
COVID-19 Update: D.C. Deaths Hit 24; Emergency Measures Planned
April 6, 2020
•Mayor Muriel Bowser and District Council Chairman Phil Mendelson discussed “tough choices,” such as a hiring and pay freeze for most of D.C. government and a $600-million budget cut.
Bowser, D.C. Officials Make Compelling Statehood Pitch to Congress
September 23, 2019
•Proposed by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), the legislation would shrink the District — the official seat of the federal government — to two square miles.
If Certified, D.C.’s 2020 Budget Would Benefit Georgetown
June 17, 2019
•Among the increases benefiting Ward 2 in the budget, according to the mayor’s office, is $74.2 million dedicated to fully modernize the Francis-Stevens Education Campus on 2425 N St. NW and 2130 G St. NW.