Posts tagged Taxes
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Breakfast links: Preserving history
Local vs. national on the Mall; Are chain link fences historic?; 10-20 fewer people will get to live on 14th Street; Questionable campaign finance practices; Another departure at elections board; Feds won’t pay for parking yet; All Hands in jeopardy; Gray defends bond tax veto; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: “Washington” versus DC
NPS hyperventilates on pedicabs; Union Station v. DC; EoR Circulator route announced; Sarles won’t go to NYC; Union chief denounces long and short workdays; New York putting the ‘park’ in Park Avenue; Paved Louisville and put up a parking lot; And…. Keep reading…
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How much government waste really exists and is easy to cut?
In a surprise move, Mayor Gray vetoed a budget measure that spends some of DC’s reserves to delay an upcoming bond tax. Gray wants some kind of income tax, like he had in his original budget. Kwame Brown insists he’s opposed to that, and wants to create commission to study further cuts. This aversion to a very small income tax increase is silly. Many DC residents face… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: 12 dirty pols
Why nobody spoke up; Bond tax delayed 1 year; No bus garage at Walter Reed; Bulger not a regular rider; Parking required at historic train station; ANC supports waterfront development; Walmart asked for transit improvements; Greens not for transit. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not welcome here
Barry wants ban on apartments; Park Police ruin a family’s 4th; Do we need a cyclist anti-harassment bill?; Alexandria pushing wider roads for Mark Center; No tax breaks for facadectomies; London bike sharing turns one; Metro morsels; And…. Keep reading…
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Kwame Brown pushing tax cuts over his prior promises
When passing DC’s FY 2012 budget, DC Council Chairman Kwame Brown and many other members patted themselves on the back for staving off some of the worst cuts to important services. But avoiding many of the cuts depended on extra revenue, and ultimately got bumped for other priorities. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Walkable retail for C. Park
UMD wants transit, town center; Restore the sidewalk; CSX blocking RI Ave bridge; Bond tax stays in budget; ART strike over sexual harassment, bathrooms; Anderson joins Planning Board; Sex and the city; The mother of all unexpected rankings; And…. 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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Breakfast links: DC Council’s endless day
And…; Redistricting map released; Budget passes with bond tax; Many customers not charged for bags; DC passes on real estate taxes; Carjackings occur at WMATA garages; Asian population grows sharply; One juror’s thoughts on the map contest. Keep reading…
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Budget released; good for transportation, worse for others
DC Council Chairman Kwame Brown released his proposed budget last night. Many transportation priorities will get funded, despite removing graduated RPP. The income tax is replaced with a tax on out-of-state bonds. And many services for the less fortunate remain in limbo. Brown’s budget proposal maintains transportation programs funded in Mayor Gray’s budget… Keep reading…