It wouldn’t be a typical day in DC without some crazy announcement or another. Thursday’s news cycle has been taken by storm with Amazon’s official announcement that DC, northern Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland, are all part of the “short” list of cities for their second headquarters. Overshadowed by this news is the fact that […]
Eleanor Holmes Norton, our D.C. delegate, is always looking out for us. Even though outfits such as Newsweek seem to think it’ll be unlikely we’ll head into a shutdown on Friday December 8, the possibility always lingers. While most people aren’t affected directly by this process– unless they work for the Federal Government– D.C. residents […]
If you live on Capitol Hill and don’t work for the federal government –- surprise! You’re not alone. Not following the latest budget negotiations in Congress? No matter, for a furlough impacting federal operations will most certainly get your attention. So, what will (and won’t!) be operational come midnight Friday? Let’s start with some good […]