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IUI Becomes Authorized Grainger Reseller to Support District of Columbia Government Procurement Goals
IUI, a HUBZone and CBE-certified firm based in Washington, D.C., has entered a reseller partnership with Grainger to supply MRO products to DC agencies. WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, June 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Information Unlimited Inc...

District of Columbia Unemployment Rate at 5.9 Percent in May
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The District of Columbia’s Department of Employment Services reported today that the seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate is 5.9 percent in May 2025, up 0.1 percentage point from the revised April 2025 rate of 5.8...

District of Columbia Unemployment Rate at 5.9 Percent in May
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The District of Columbia’s Department of Employment Services reported today that the seasonally adjusted preliminary unemployment rate is 5.9 percent in May 2025, up 0.1 percentage point from the revised April 2025 rate of 5.8...

Two Leading Organizations Launch a New Partnership to Support Multigenerational Learning in the District of Columbia.
AppleTree and The Family Place Are Building a New, Sustainable Way of Supporting Students from Both Generations Within the Same Family Through Partnerships. WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, June 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Family Place...

Capital Bikeshare Fare Update Public Meeting on July 16
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts Capital Bikeshare Fare Update Public Meeting on July 16 (Washington, DC) — The District Department of Transportation (DDOT), in partnership with Capital Bikeshare and its participating member jurisdictions,...

District of Columbia, Georgetown University and National Park Service Announce Agreement to Increase Public Waterfront Access along the Georgetown Waterfront
(Washington, DC) – Today, the District of Columbia (District), Georgetown University, and the National Park Service announced an agreement regarding the development of property along the Georgetown Waterfront that will complete a decades long...

District of Columbia, Georgetown University and National Park Service Announce Agreement to Increase Public Waterfront Access along the Georgetown Waterfront
(Washington, DC) – Today, the District of Columbia (District), Georgetown University, and the National Park Service announced an agreement regarding the development of property along the Georgetown Waterfront that will complete a decades long...

*Updated with a Video* MPD Investigating E Street Homicide
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Southeast. On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at approximately 2:05 a.m., First District officers responded to the 1800 block of E Street, Southeast, for the report of...

MPD Seeking Northeast Assault Suspect
The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an assault with a dangerous weapon (Tire Iron) that occurred in Northeast. On Thursday, July 3, 2025, at approximately 1:48 p.m.,...

*Updated with Video* MPD Searching for Retail Theft Suspects
The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying six suspects in a retail theft offense. On Monday, June 30, 2025, at approximately 7:35 p.m., officers responded to a retail theft located in the 3200 block...

H.R. 884, a bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022
H.R. 884 would prohibit noncitizens from voting in District of Columbia elections. The bill also would repeal D.C. Law 24-242, the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, which permits noncitizens to vote in the District’s local...

DC Announces 2026 Proposed Health Insurance Rates
DC Announces 2026 Proposed Health Insurance Rates (Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has received 188 proposed health insurance plan rates for annual review in advance of open...

Request for Applications - Mobile Food Vendor Electrification Pilot Program
DOEE seeks eligible entities to support the electrification of two or more food trucks, food carts, farmers market stands, or other mobile food vendors. A single grantee, with an office or is registered in the District of Columbia, will assist two...

Request for Applications - Mobile Food Vendor Electrification Pilot Program
DOEE seeks eligible entities to support the electrification of two or more food trucks, food carts, farmers market stands, or other mobile food vendors. A single grantee, with an office or is registered in the District of Columbia, will assist two...

DC Announces 2026 Proposed Health Insurance Rates
DC Announces 2026 Proposed Health Insurance Rates (Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has received 188 proposed health insurance plan rates for annual review in advance of open...

DC Announces 2026 Proposed Health Insurance Rates
DC Announces 2026 Proposed Health Insurance Rates (Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has received 188 proposed health insurance plan rates for annual review in advance of open...

DC Announces 2026 Proposed Health Insurance Rates
DC Announces 2026 Proposed Health Insurance Rates (Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has received 188 proposed health insurance plan rates for annual review in advance of open...

DC Announces 2026 Proposed Health Insurance Rates
DC Announces 2026 Proposed Health Insurance Rates (Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has received 188 proposed health insurance plan rates for annual review in advance of open...

Vigna Law Group: 'Never Event' Retained Sponge Case Filed in Las Vegas
Retained surgical sponges are preventable 'Never Events'—RF technology drastically reduces risk LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, July 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- “List of Serious Reportable Events (aka…” Never Events”)… 1D. Unintended retention...

NCLA Asks Appeals Court to Toss Illegal D.C. Judicial Deference Mandate That Is Worse Than Chevron
Washington, DC, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiae brief in conjunction with the Goldwater Institute in LHL Realty Company v. District of Columbia urging the District of Columbia Court of...