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Uncertainty Remains Even as Shutdown Ends

by William J. FordJanuary 30, 2019October 31, 2020

Donald Trump

WILLIAMS: How Long?

by WI Guest AuthorJanuary 30, 2019October 31, 2020

The 2019 Martin Luther King Peace Walk and Parade lead off, going south on Martin Luther King Avenue in Southeast with Mayor Muriel Bowser and a number of Council members bringing greetings. (Courtesy of Maurice Fitzgerald/WI Charities)

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Giving MLK His Just Due

by WI Guest AuthorJanuary 30, 2019October 31, 2020

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (at podium) briefly explains proposed legislation to offer federal contract workers back pay during a Jan. 29 press conference at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in D.C. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

National, William J. Ford

Dems Float Bill to Provide Back Pay for Federal Contractors

by William J. FordJanuary 29, 2019October 31, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks about the government shutdown on Jan. 25, 2019, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. Trump says he will sign bill to reopen the government until Feb. 15. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

Politics, Stacy M. Brown

Trump, Dems Reach Deal to End Shutdown, Tentatively Reopen Government

by Stacy M. BrownJanuary 25, 2019October 31, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announces her plan for emergency legislation to ease the burden on furloughed federal workers who have to report to work but who are not getting paid during a press conference at the Capital Area Food Bank January 22, 2019 in Washington, DC. Mayor Bowser announces emergency legislation, giving DC Government the ability to provide more federal employees with much-needed unemployment insurance benefits and she calls for an end to the federal government's partial shutdown. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

D.C. Mayor Offers Assurance, Support to Federal Workers During Shutdown

by WI Guest AuthorJanuary 25, 2019October 31, 2020

Courtesy of First Baptist Church of Glenarden

Faith, Religion

First Baptist Gives out Free Groceries to Federal Employees Amid Shutdown

by WI Guest AuthorJanuary 24, 2019October 31, 2020

TSA Workers are among the many government employees filing for unemployment benefits. (Department of Homeland Security)

National, Stacy M. Brown

Government Shutdown Forcing Many to File for Unemployment Benefits

by Stacy M. BrownJanuary 23, 2019October 31, 2020

Mayor Bowser speaks to volunteers and the press at the Capital Area Food Bank in Northeast on Tuesday, Jan. 22, where she announced ways the DC government is stepping up to assist residents and families impacted by the Federal government shutdown. Standing with Mayor Bowser are (L-R) Jenny Reed, director of the D.C. Office of Budget and Performance Management, Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes, director of the D.C. Department of Employment Services, and Dr. Laura Zeilinger, director of the D.C. Department of Human Services. (Robert Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Bowser Offers Aid to Residents Hurt by Shutdown

by James Wright Jr.January 23, 2019October 31, 2020

PGCPS recently launched the "10,000 Meals Challenge" fund to cover the cost of student meals for or families affected by the federal government shutdown. (Courtesy of PGCPS)

Local

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY EDUCATION BRIEFS: 10K Meal Challenge

by WI WebstaffJanuary 23, 2019October 31, 2020