Posts tagged Campaign Finance
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Breakfast links: Deck party
OP wants to restore a L’Enfant avenue; Sidewalk cafes bloom downtown; Walter Reed charging forward; Metro counts bikes; SUVgate, Congressional edition; DC strikes oil in burgers; Discuss R Street bike lane, east of river Circulator; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Build it in Ward 8
Anacostia’s future, too short?; St. E’s triggers TOD; A pedestrian bridge across the Anacostia?; HOT lanes will lose promised transit; Gray donations violate laws; Beware the zoning Death Eaters; Road rage leads to labor (the obstetric kind); Boston neighborhoods 3 different ways; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Zoning and the Bill of Rights
Zoning & 1st Amendment collide; Zoning & 2nd Amendment collide; Brown v. BOEE; Metro offers a sneak peek of the future; Many bidders for car share spaces; Walmart waited for its DC debut; Speed cameras come to PG; Sheiks shun Shaw; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: Dealing with delays
Streetcars delayed a year, but streetscape done; DC supports red light cameras; Mayor wants more police; All bets may be off; BZA might reread library plans; How about affordable housing?; PG mulls liquor regulations; A park for a school; And…. Keep reading…
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Tommy Wells will introduce ethics reform bills
Tomorrow, Councilmember Tommy Wells will introduce 3 bills to reform some of the ethical problems DC has recently faced around inappropriate use of official vehicles and campaign finance, his staff announced today. The bill on official vehicles will: Prohibit DC from buying “luxury-class vehicles” and set other restrictions on vehicle types. Freeze the… Keep reading…
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Real ethics reform goes beyond rearranging the deck chairs
The District of Columbia is in an ethical crisis of unparalleled proportions thanks to the DC Council’s pitiful standards. Real reform needs to address some of the serious problems, including members holding seats on nonprofit boards, having jobs which create conflicts of interest, and accepting nearly limitless corporate contributions. Councilmember Mary Cheh… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Spending money, honestly and otherwise
The day in ethics; Health and taxes up for debate; Not just a political prop; He messed with the wrong cyclist; Labor dispute delays ART; US Open still punishing Metro riders; Hybrid trains?; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Fowl conduct
Olfactory complaints at an old factory; Move over, Navigator; Public pays for Jack Johnson’s hagiography; Speed cameras on the Beltway; Tracing the highways; “Buy America” requirements threaten streetcars; Philly fixing “broken teeth”; Park properly, officials; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Some good changes
Will Four26 prompt reforms?; IRV explained, British style; Higher ridership shrinks gap; Swain’s ouster political payback; Barry wants Near SE, Near SE doesn’t want Barry; Residents oppose development in Bluemont; Workers fired after accident; Important wedding today; And…. Keep reading…