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Kathy Patterson: The mayor and council are killing a key commission created after 9/11
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (553+ words) The DCLine. org - Local News, Views & Events The DC Council created an expert advisory panel in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This year the mayor and council have agreed to kill the District's Homeland Security Commission despite solid successes…...
jonetta rose barras: What a difference a week or two makes to DC budget-making
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (1562+ words) The DCLine. org - Local News, Views & Events Between the DC Council's first budget vote on June 9 and its second earlier this week, its proposed spending jumped by $50 million " ultimately exceeding by nearly $500 million Mayor Muriel Bowser's initial proposal." However, the…...
jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old political era?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1720+ words) The DCLine. org - Local News, Views & Events Still, the primary election earlier this week will likely bring Mendelson closer to Yoda's role of teacher and mentor to a cadre of unseasoned and/or unpolished political players and bureaucrats. As the…...
Dan Kornfield: DC's next mayor should expand 911 mental health responders
2+ week, 2+ day ago (302+ words) The DCLine. org - Local News, Views & Events As we approach DC's first mayoral transition in over a decade, it is worth taking stock of how the city is performing on public safety, and how the next mayor can continue to…...
jonetta rose barras: The DC Council's election year budget panders and jeopardizes
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1378+ words) The DCLine. org - Local News, Views & Events "When you hear long speeches from the dais, that's because of the election," said Mendelson, surrounded by staffers from the council's budget office who had gathered with him in his fifth-floor conference room…...
Charter school parents: DC Council must not shortchange almost half of public school students
3+ week, 3+ day ago (567+ words) The DCLine. org - Local News, Views & Events We are parents of public charter school students from different wards, different schools and different backgrounds. But this week we are joining together with families from across the District to demand that the…...
jonetta rose barras: More financial and budgetary mess in DC
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1442+ words) The DCLine. org - Local News, Views & Events Next week, the DC Council is expected to take the first of two votes on Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed $21. 2 billion Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Financial Plan. Don't expect a smooth landing." The budget,…...
jonetta rose barras: Nine at-large DC Council Democratic primary candidates fight to win a political lottery
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1730+ words) The DCLine. org - Local News, Views & Events When Anita Bonds, the longtime Democratic incumbent, announced in December her decision not to seek reelection, everyone and their uncle jumped into an already crowded race. The field only grew larger after Bonds…...
jonetta rose barras: Everyone can vote in the special election on June 16, regardless of party or nonparty
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1797+ words) The DCLine. org - Local News, Views & Events "It's nice to see everyone so willing to work together," journalist Michael Brice-Saddler quipped while moderating the recent debate sponsored by the DC Office of Campaign Finance principally for candidates certified under the…...
Phillips Collection's new "Mir" and the United States' exhibit focuses on transatlantic cultural exchange rather than conflict
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (702+ words) The DCLine. org - Local News, Views & Events Tellingly, the newest exhibition at The Phillips Collection is titled Mir" and the United States, rather than Mir" vs. the United States. The latter framing might be expected in Washington, where so much…...