DC Celebrates International Human Rights Day. December 10 is International Human Rights Day and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read more >>
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Happy Thanksgiving. Mayor Fenty and Councilmember Jim Graham distributed over 350 turkey baskets to the residents of Kelly Miller and Garfield Terrace in Ward 1 on November 20. Turkey baskets included: frozen turkey, mashed potatoes, broccoli & cheese, frozen green beans, stuffing mix and a frozen sweet potato pie.
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Inauguration Rentals. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty issued an Executive Order, temporarily suspending the enforcement of the District’s regulations that require residents to have a basic business license for short-term rentals of residential property on and around Inauguration Day. Read more >>
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Reform for Medicaid Program. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced that the new Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) has reviewed years of District agency billing and past practices and proposes significant program reforms.Read more >>
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New Collection Days. About 45,000 District households with once-a-week trash and recycling collections will have a new collection day as of December 1, 2008. Read more >>
Making Government Data Useful Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Vivek Kundra announced the winners of the District’s “Applications for Democracy,” a technology contest that allowed developers to design web applications to make DC Government data more useful. Members of the public can still vote for their favorite application by visiting appsfordemocracy.org.
To the Rescue To the Rescue. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Fire and EMS Chief Dennis L. Rubin announced significant accomplishments in the delivery of District emergency medical services (EMS) over the past year. Mayor Fenty also announced the nomination of Dr. James Augustine as DC FEMS Medical Director.Read More