Posts tagged Government
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Metro wins ruling against arbitration award
A federal judge has ruled in WMATA’s favor on one stage of a lawsuit over arbitrator-awarded pay increases to union employees. By law, WMATA’s pay and benefits for union employees are decided by arbitration. In November 2009, an arbitrator awarded workers a 3% retroactive raise and two additional annual 3% raises. WMATA decided to appeal under a law that said… Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Legislators taking action
Rosapape supports marriage equality; Protestors visit Boehner; Drinking? Sarles doesn’t want you; Ticer retiring; Evans pushes smoking; Iraq wants compensation for security walls; PAYD bill becomes PAYD anti-disclosure bill. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Breaking the bank
Virginia roads bill passes House; Where do people go late at night?; UMD to keep Campus Drive open to cars; DC wants ownership of Southwest channel; DCA could get more long-haul flights; VRE breaks ridership record; DC relies heavily on property taxes; It’s Mike Barnes; And…. Keep reading…
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Live chat with Vincent Orange
Vincent Orange, former Ward 5 Councilmember and candidate for the at-large seat in the April special election, joins us today for a live chat. #cil_page .mainchat { position: relative; overflow: auto; } Live chat with Vincent Orange(02/17/2011) Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On the streets of Arlington
Cyclist doored, police don’t take report; Arlington rejects design by fire truck; Is Rosslyn evolving?; Klein defends DDOT; Businesses fight late-night cuts; Various guards don’t know you can photograph buildings; Coucil may raid solar rebates; News without wires; And…. Keep reading…
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Ped/bike safety enforcement stories, part 4: Bad tickets
At the recent pedestrian and bicycle safety enforcement hearing, several people related stories about police misapplying laws and writing erroneous tickets after a crash. Coupled with DC’s “contributory negligence” law, that can leave a victim unable to get their medical bills paid. Each of the four witnesses below was riding a bicycle and was hit by a… Keep reading…
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Where’s Bob? McDonnell MIA on Metro funding
Congressional Republicans are trying to take away the federal contribution to fixing Metro’s safety problems. While he’s clamoring for a seat on the WMATA Board, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is staying silent slow to speak up equivocating on this crucial need, as is Republican Rep. Frank Wolf. Soon, the Senate Finance Committee will consider HB2000, which… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Welcome changes?
The changing face of Montgomery suburbs; Can L’Enfant Plaza become an “ecodistrict”?; Cabbies like the thought of late-night cuts; Attempt to restore Metro funding fails; Montgomery council lists transportation priorities; Wolf, Latham want Silver Line audit; Connaugton on Virginia transportation issues; CaBi coming to Rosslyn in March; And…. Keep reading…
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Live chat with Jacque Patterson
Jacque Patterson, candidate for DC Council at-large and a resident of Ward 8, is joining us today for a live chat. #cil_page .mainchat { position: relative; overflow: auto; } Live chat with Jacque Patterson(02/14/2011) Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: People change, times change
Jobs changing DC’s profile; DC’s rights were bipartisan in 1978; A student of Gerrymander; Mixed attitudes on tranport spending; Perpetuating streetcar stereotypes; Challenging myths of the suburbs; Live chat with Jacque Patterson; Are you in the office? Why?; And…. Keep reading…