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Washington Post: Mayor Muriel Bowser gets our endorsement for a third term
Washington Post: Mayor Muriel Bowser gets our endorsement for a third term
By the Editorial Board Public safety and schools. Those two issues are key to the health of any city, and they explain in large part why the District of Columbia rebounded from its …
Muriel Bowser takes on her challengers in latest D.C. mayoral debate
Muriel Bowser takes on her challengers in latest D.C. mayoral debate
via the Washington Post D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser described the two council members challenging her in the June Democratic primary as “equivocating and waffling” as she sought in a radio debate …
Bowser Invests $1.25 Million in 16 Local Businesses
Bowser Invests $1.25 Million in 16 Local Businesses
Sixteen District businesses received a portion of a $1.25 million fund from the D.C. government, designed to address the capital gap that exists for small enterprises who don’t have easy access to …
Opinion: How D.C. targets high-risk individuals to prevent violence
Opinion: How D.C. targets high-risk individuals to prevent violence
By the Editorial Board The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform last year took a look at the District’s efforts to combat violent crime and offered a scathing assessment. “DC is resource rich and …
DC mayor introduces $10M plan to help increase Black homeowner
DC mayor introduces $10M plan to help increase Black homeowner
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Thursday introduced a $10 million fund aimed at increasing Black homeownership in the city. Bowser unveiled the fund, which is part of her fiscal 2023 budget, and …
Washington Post: D.C. voters should elect a mayor willing to run the schools
Washington Post: D.C. voters should elect a mayor willing to run the schools
By the Editorial Board D.C. public schools were in disrepair. Textbooks took forever to move from warehouses to classrooms. New teachers’ paychecks got lost in the system, and daily student attendance went largely untracked. There …
Muriel is helping Black businesses stay in the District through a grant program
Muriel is helping Black businesses stay in the District through a grant program
WASHINGTON (7News) — LaToya Lyles Walker says when she was in 5th grade she wrote in her journal that she wanted to own a beauty salon that also had a car wash, so …
Bowser announces re-election bid for 2022 mayoral race
Bowser announces re-election bid for 2022 mayoral race
Mayor Muriel Bowser will run for re-election in the District’s mayoral race next year. Bowser announced her campaign for her third term via Twitter Thursday, harkening back to her efforts in moving the “city forward” during …