Dc City Council

Renee Bowser for Ward 4 Council

Head-Roc | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Dc City Council Elections, DC Primary, Ward 4 Dc, Washington Dc Primary, Renne Bowser Ward 4, Renee Bowser, DC City Council, DC News
Head-Roc

Understanding the challenge Renee Bowser faces with voters possibly confusing her name with the incumbent's on the Democrat primary ticket, I wrote a lil song extolling her virtues.

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Sleaze City: Citizens' Revolt Launched to Ban Corporate Control of DC Elections

Art Levine | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Federal Investigation, Corruption, Sekou Biddle, Peter Shapiro, Vincent Orange, DC City Council, Vincent Gray, Washington Politics, Dc Local Politics, DC Politics, DC News
Art Levine

The growing movement to undo the nefarious impact of the Citizens United decision allowing unlimited corporate campaign spending finds its counterpart in a citizens' revolt against corporate control of local Washington, D.C. elections.

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Why Don't Mary Cheh or Tommy Wells Support $10 Million for D.C. Arts?

Robert Bettmann | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Dc Arts, DC Arts Scene, DC City Council Budget, Dc Budget, Dc Arts Funding, DC City Council, DC Artists, Nea, National Edowment for the Arts, Arts Funding, DC News
Robert Bettmann

Government funding is critically important to local artists and arts organizations, but how much arts funding is the right amount of arts funding?

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Grandma's Hands: Real Ethics Reform in DC

Max Skolnik | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Ward 4, Campaign Finance Reform, Muriel Bowser, DC City Council, Ethics, Washington, Washington DC, Max Skolnik, Dc, Wilson Building, Campaign Finance, DC News
Max Skolnik

This past year, the DC government has dishonored the long history and hard work of its citizens. Rather than resort to cynicism and apathy, let's drive the agenda for change.

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Andrea Stone

Crisis Confusion Reigns In Capital 10 Years After 9/11 With 'No One In Charge'

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, First Responders, Dc Disaster Response, Janet Napolitano, DC City Council, Dc Emergency Plan, Phil Mendelson, Office of Personnel Management, Dc Crisis Management, Metropolitan Washhington Council of Governments, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Dhs, DC Earthquake, Emergency Preparedness, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The nation's capital made it through a rare earthquake and treacherous blizzard this year, laying bare a scary reality: Getting out of W...

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Why D.C. Must Be Free

Avis Jones-DeWeever | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Abortion, DC Abortion, Needle Exchange Program, Dc Needle Exchange Programs, Dc Abortion Funding, DC City Council, Reproductive Rights, Voting Rights, DC Voting Rights, Washington-Dc-Hiv, DC Politics, Taxation Without Representation, Civil Rights, DC News
Avis Jones-DeWeever

How ironic, the basic tenets of U.S. citizenship so freely given throughout the nation remain elusive in the lives of those who live within the confines of the capital city.

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High Noon: Tuesday Protests Take on "Fully Loaded" Chairman, GOP-Style Dems Over DC Cuts to Poor

Art Levine | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Marion Barry, DC City Council, Homelessness, Budget Cuts, City Council Chairman Kwame Brown, Vincent Gray, Politics News
Art Levine

The pending budget deal could cut over $100 million from services for the poor, disabled and homeless. The safety-net is already so tattered that homeless mothers with infants in tow have been given bus fare to ride buses all night rather than shelter.

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As GOP-Style Democrats Slash DC Budget, Activists Ask: Why Is The Plight of Poor Kids, Homeless Largely Ignored?

Art Levine | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Mayor Vincent Gray, Rep. Paul Ryan, Budget Cuts, DC Budget Cuts, Obama, Congress, DC City Council, Democratic Party, Gop Republicans, Democrats, Washington Post, Business News
Art Levine

The ability of local progressive groups to effectively organize will not only determine the outcome of one local budget, but become a symbol of what's needed to get even Democratic cities and states to serve people in need, not just corporations.

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Confessions of a Jailbird

Trish Vradenburg | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: DC Voting Rights, Congressional Budget, Mayor Gray Arrest, Taxation Without Representation, DC City Council, Politics News
Trish Vradenburg

Much to my surprise, I was one of the 41 people arrested on April 11th -- along with the Mayor and six members of the DC council.

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Can Cities Really Opt Out of Secure Communities?

Afton Branche | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DC City Council, Secure Communities Initiative, Immigration Enforcement, Washington DC, Immigration, Sf Board of Supervisors, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, San Francisco, Zoe Lofgren, Politics News
Afton Branche

Secure Communities is touted as a voluntary partnership that strengthens "efforts to remove dangerous criminal aliens from the U.S." Some cities looking to opt out of this "voluntary" program found their hands tied.

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Why I Don't Pay Washington DC Parking Tickets

Eric C. Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Washington DC, Adrian Fenty, DC City Council, Parking Tickets, Politics News
Eric C. Anderson

I can't find the Christian parking clause in D.C. Official Code, so one can only conclude the Sunday parking exemption is a secret handshake that specifically benefits a particular faith.

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Immigration Enforcement: The Growing Federal-Local Battle

Afton Branche | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DC City Council, Secure Communities Initiative, Los Angeles, Immigration, San Francisco, Sanctuary Cities, Immigration Policy, Politics News
Afton Branche

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's federal-local partnership programs continue to proliferate -- but they may undermine local approaches to immigration enforcement.

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Marion Barry Censured, Stripped Of Committee Chairmanship By DC Council Over Conflict-Of-Interest

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marion Barry, Washington DC, DC City Council, Marion Barry Censure, Marion Barry Conflict of Interest, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The D.C. Council voted to censure former mayor Marion Barry over a report accusing him of violating conflict-of-interest laws. The...

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DC Jeweler Set for Gay Marriage Final Approval

Stephanie Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mervis Diamond Importers, Washington DC, Jewelry, DC City Council, Gay Marriage, Style News
Stephanie Green

Mervis Diamond Importers, one of the most established jewelers in Washington, DC, has launched a special line of engagement and wedding rings for same-sex couples in anticipation of gay marriage becoming officially approved in the nation's capital.

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DC Marriage Bill Introduced: What's Next

Michael Crawford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Catania, DC City Council, DC Gay Marriage, Dc Marriage Equality, DC Gay Marriage Bill, Politics News
Michael Crawford

A new bill sets the stage for Washington, D.C. to become the next place where gay and lesbian couples can marry. The bill will pass the Council, but important challenges remain.

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Friday Talking Points [96] -- The Impressiveness of Alan Grayson

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

First, let's get rid of the distractions this week. Chicago will not be getting the Olympics in 2016, even after President Obama went over to Copenha...

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D.C. Mayor and City Council Blame Each Other for Shock Teacher Layoffs

Dan Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Michelle Rhee, Dc Council, Dcps, Vincent Gray, Eduction Reform, American Federation of Teachers, Charter Schools, No Child Left Behind, DC City Council, Washington Post, Teachers Union, Adrian Fenty, Teachers, Politics News
Dan Brown

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee announced that a reduction in force of public school teachers had become unavoidable, and schools are in full-on panic mode.

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