News & Updates

Newsletter: Fighting Voter Suppression & Intimidation at the Polls

Over the past several weeks, OAG has been working around the clock to ensure voters in the District and nationwide can vote easily and safely in this election.

Don’t Be Scammed By A ‘Phantom Debt’ Collector

Phantom debt is a term for debt that either does not exist, has already been discharged, or has been artificially (and illegally) inflated, but somehow continues to haunt the debtor.

Suicide Prevention Month: Mental Health Resources

This Suicide Prevention Month, the Office of the Attorney General wants you to know that you are not alone.

Topics: Public Safety

Newsletter: D.C. Voter Checklist

We are in the home stretch toward Election Day on Tuesday, November 3rd!

D.C. Voter Checklist

But whether you’re a first-time voter or ballot box regular, it’s so important that every District resident make their voice heard this election.

Cure the Streets Spotlight: Timothy Doyle

Cure the Streets (CTS) violence interrupters working in Ward 5 at the Eckington and Truxton site take turns being on-call each night.

Topics: Public Safety

Investigating the Closure of Providence Hospital & Safeguarding Nonprofit Assets

In 2018, Ascension Health, a national nonprofit healthcare network based in Missouri, announced it would be closing Providence Hospital, a large nonprofit hospital it owned in the District.

Topics: Nonprofit

Derechos de los Inquilinos Ahora Que la Emergencia de Salud Pública Terminó

A continuación, se presentan algunas respuestas a preguntas comunes que los inquilinos han formulado durante esta pandemia.

Topics: Tenant Rights

Newsletter: Our Feet, Our Voices, Our Vote

Today marks the 57th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and it comes as thousands of people once again take to our streets demanding change. 

Topics: Civil Rights

Cure the Streets Spotlight: Frederick Mercer

Walking the streets of Ward 8’s Washington Highlands community, you will likely encounter Frederick Mercer, a Cure the Streets Violence Interrupter.

Topics: Public Safety