Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Networks:
WAMU
Description:
News features from the Washington, DC Metro Area.
Language:
English
Website:
https://wamu.org/
Episodes
Meet the local Latinos working on NASA’s biggest missions
9/28/2023
At Goddard Space Flight Center, some Latinos are crucial to NASA's missions of research, space discoveries, and launching the latest mission to the moon.
Duration:00:04:16
The federal government is probably shutting down. Here’s how it would impact D.C.
9/27/2023
Due to D.C.'s non-statehood status, a shutdown would have particularly troublesome impacts on the city.
Duration:00:04:01
A new law gave pregnant immigrants in Maryland free health care. Here’s how it’s going
9/26/2023
Residents in Maryland can receive prenatal care, as well as access to dental, mental health care, prescription drug services without copays, and more.
Duration:00:04:20
D.C.’s only Black woman-owned beer company eyes a permanent home
9/25/2023
"These are my roots. It will mean the world to me to be able to build something in my hometown," says Eamoni Collier of Urban Garden Brewing.
Duration:00:03:49
D.C. councilmember focuses on increased penalties and policing in slate of public safety bills
9/20/2023
A provision that would allow police to randomly search anyone on parole for a gun conviction has already received pushback from advocates, lawyers, and some judges who say it might be unconstitutional.
Duration:00:04:22
LISTEN: D.C. Council will consider a call to declare the opioid crisis a health emergency, among other health bills
9/19/2023
“I think the numbers of overdoses that we've seen in the District the number of overdose fatalities that we've seen in the District, the increasing number of children who have been overdosing calls for this moment to be elevated.”
Duration:00:03:32
A new law gave pregnant immigrants in Maryland free health care. Here’s how it’s going
9/18/2023
Residents in Maryland can receive prenatal care, as well as access to dental, mental health care, prescription drug services without copays, and more.
Duration:00:03:50
Get Out There: Theatre Week is back
9/15/2023
Theatre Week is back again this month, offering discounted tickets and behind-the-curtain access to local productions.
Duration:00:03:55
On H Street, some Black business owners say they’re fighting the neighborhood
9/11/2023
Black-owned businesses account for less than half of H Street businesses with active liquor licenses, but accounted for a majority of protests the ANC or neighbors filed against licenses in the last five years.
Duration:00:04:24
D.C. school nurses say new staffing model is ‘a recipe for disaster’
9/7/2023
Due to a nursing shortage, school nurses will work under a new “cluster” model, serving multiple schools. DC Health says it's a necessary short-term solution.
Duration:00:03:48