Posts about Politics
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Breakfast links: Thomas gone
Thomas to resign; Union contract up; Ride sharing drafted; Commission vs. Authority; Go to college; Blame the government; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No money, mo problems
Water infrastructure funding running dry; MoCo’s affordable housing needs to grow; Live free or die (in DC); McDonnell jeapordizes interstate commission; Prince William cool on HOT lanes; Big pay days for DC’s merit pay teachers; The history and future of parking; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Hold it
A matter of personal dignity; ICC beats projections; Micro living for the masses; Our suburban presidential candidates; Closing bars for safety’s sake; Purple Line moves ahead; Bluetooth travel time; Redevelopment agencies lose fight; And…. Keep reading…
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DC Council ethics: C’mon son, we can do better
Tuesday marked just how serious the DC Council is about ethics reform. I am sad to report that they are not very serious at all. Like all besieged governments across the globe that have held power with an insular, corruptible and outdated system, the Council of the District of Columbia is now offering concessions in the hope of easing the unprecedented anger at this crisis. Keep reading…
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Running for office in DC? Tell our readers about yourself
If you’re running for elected office in the District of Columbia in the 2012 cycle, we’d like to run a guest post from you. Keep reading…
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Thomas adopts fair community proposal for ANC map
DC Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. and his colleagues have replaced the controversial and potentially illegal proposals for ANC redistricting in Ward 5 with a map almost identical to the one we proposed last month. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Welcome and unwelcome guests
Developer wants bus stop gone; Wells wants DC United to stay; What to do with Union Station? Tour buses?; DC United not considering Prince George’s; Inflation applies to Dulles tolls; Protest updates; Cyclists’ Ed. comes to elementary school; Test scores and the achieve gap rise; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Emergency responses
Major changes for firefighters; Metro braves the snow; Traffic cameras to find terrorists; Is Georgetown really in trouble?; Downtown residents face unique problems; Line forms for apartments; Wells of 2 minds on bundling; Put all the states on your wall; And…. Keep reading…
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The DC Council should abolish Constituent Service Funds
The draft ethics bill under consideration by the DC Council takes steps to limit the use of Constituent Service Funds. The Government Operations Committee should take a bold step and abolish the funds altogether when they report a final bill. Analysis conducted by DC for Democracy makes this painfully clear. DC for Democracy found that very little money raised for CSFs went to… Keep reading…
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Can Falls Church ban parties endorsing local candidates?
Virginia state law prohibits ballots from listing partisan affiliation for local elections. The Falls Church City Council wants to go a step further, banning political parties from endorsing candidates in city races altogether. Can they do this, and with extremely limited public input? In the wake of two major shakeups to Falls Church city politics, the City Council is set… Keep reading…