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WTOP: DC law removes waiting period before divorce
A new law eliminates the waiting period before divorce in D.C. in an effort to help domestic violence survivors more quickly leave abusive spouses.
A new law eliminates the waiting period before divorce in D.C. in an effort to help domestic violence survivors more quickly leave abusive spouses.
The Washington Post: New D.C. law eliminates waiting period prior to divorce
A new D.C. law eliminates a waiting period before divorce, a change spurred by victim advocates who say it will particularly help domestic violence survivors seeking to separate from an abusive spouse.
A new D.C. law eliminates a waiting period before divorce, a change spurred by victim advocates who say it will particularly help domestic violence survivors seeking to separate from an abusive spouse.
WAMU: D.C. Councilmember Robert White on SNAP benefits, crime lab, and rental assistance
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says the city will provide funding for additional SNAP benefits, ending a month-long saga between her administration and D.C. Council.
Washington City Paper: Facing Multiple Lawsuit Threats, Bowser Announces Plans to Reverse Course and Expand SNAP Benefits
Mayor Muriel Bowser says she’s suddenly reversing course on her monthlong refusal to implement a $40 million expansion of SNAP benefits required by law, just as a pair of residents prepared to sue the city over her intransigence.
DCist: D.C. Mayor Agrees To Implement SNAP Increase After Threat Of Lawsuit
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration will implement a legislatively-mandated increase to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) following threat of legal action from the D.C. Council and Legal Aid on behalf of recipients of the food assistance program.
WUSA9: DC DHS to fund increased SNAP benefits amid 'fiscal and administrative pressures'
Despite what officials call "fiscal and administrative pressures," the DC Department of Human Services says the agency will fund increases to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.
WJLA: 'I've had to ration my meals': DC SNAP recipient looks forward to increased program funding
Most of us know when our next meal is coming, but for tens of thousands of D.C. residents, it's not always a guarantee.
The Washington Post: In reversal, Bowser administration will implement temporary SNAP boost
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s administration said late Wednesday that it will use excess city revenue to temporarily increase food assistance benefits for residents in need, reversing course amid pressure from city lawmakers and an imminent threat of a lawsuit.
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