Posts tagged Politics
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DC Home Rule almost had… the Mayor picking judges
This is part 4 in a series on the legislative history of the 1973 Home Rule Act. See previous parts on the act’s bipartisan support, nonpartisan elections, and the police chief. While DC’s mayor appoints the District’s CFO, planning director, school chancellor, and despite some debate, the police chief, the mayor does not choose judges for DC’s courts. Keep reading…
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DC Home Rule almost had… the FBI picking the police chief
This is part 3 in a series on the legislative history of the 1973 Home Rule Act. See previous parts on the act’s bipartisan support and nonpartisan elections. Some members of Congress were really concerned in 1973 about letting DC have power over its own criminal justice system. During the debate over the Home Rule Act, there were a few proposals to limit DC’s authority;… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A step back
Court voids DC’s taxi smart meter contract; Maryland to run out of transportation money?; Virginia grounds its speed-enforcing planes; Structured vs. informal on sports fields; Democrats will fill Phil’s old spot; Washington Post’s editor to step down; Where do Uber riders go?; Cities beat GOP; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Veterans
Thank you, veterans; Post not local enough; Fairfax court goes light on speeding, DUI; Efficient transit = expensive housing?; Restonians want less Silver Line TOD; 3 townhouses won’t be parking; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get Smart
More ways to get a SmarTrip; City Dems, rural GOP?; Long poll lines need fixing; Transit agencies announce inauguration service; Get to Georgetown easier; Outreach breeds support; A second term how to; Where’d everyone go?. Keep reading…
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Breakfast results: Less Brown, more rainbow
Grosso beats Brown; Voters say yes; Capitol Hill upholds Hine; Students do well; Euille and Dems win Alexandria; Rail wins in Hawaii; All the transportation votes; Lines were long. Keep reading…
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Republicans and Democrats supported rights for DC (in 1973)
Today, the day Americans exercise their most fundamental right to participate in government, it’s worth remembering what some of this nation’s leaders said forty years ago about District of Columbia residents’ right to participate in government. Here are a few quotations from the legislative history of the 1973 Home Rule Act. The condition of our Capital… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Elect
Vote now; Transportation on other ballots; Time change leaves Metro riders stranded; Storm gives New York temporary BRT; Accessory apartment for rent?; Less driving not just the economy; And…. Keep reading…
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VA question 1: Bad for infrastructure, bad for communities
On Tuesday, Virginians will vote on a statewide ballot measure, Question 1, that would amend the Virginia Constitution to limit the government’s ability to exercise eminent domain. As written, this amendment has severe unintended consequences, and readers should vote against Question 1 to prevent greater costs to all our infrastructure. Greater Greater Washington… Keep reading…
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9 college students running for ANC seats
Something unprecedented is happening at the most grassroots level of DC’s democracy. For the first time ever, 9 college students are choosing to run for seats on Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. These candidates represent part of a broader trend of enhanced student engagement in local affairs. Since DC Students Speak launched at Georgetown only 2 years ago, the organization… Keep reading…