This is the second lawsuit against D.C.’s Clean Hands Law in under a year.

Companies involved in the projects would receive and distribute the funds. Hogan said they could be used to cover housing, transportation or childcare costs — or signing and retention bonuses.

D.C.’s Green New Deal uses social housing and lead remediation workforce to limit climate change.

The heart of the mayoral candidate’s plan is 10,000 new government jobs, a significant increase in the size of the city’s workforce. It would cost $1.5 billion a year.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is pushing to fill them with a virtual career fair next week.

The state is piloting a $3 million “Return to Earn” grant program that will match up to $500 in signing bonuses provided by eligible small businesses.

“Asking a little something out of people that are weathering this so well … is the right thing to do,” Councilmember Charles Allen tells DCist.

Jobless claims in the Washington region have remained fairly steady, with increases in D.C. and Virginia and a decrease in Maryland.

Applications for unemployment benefits from contractors and gig workers have ticked up in Maryland and Virginia in the past week.

That’s mainly because the city has so many federal government jobs—the industry with the longest interview process at 53.8 days.