Topic: Council Of The District Of Columbia

The Ward 5 D.C. Council Poster Campaign Begins

Even though 19 people have filed their intention to run for Harry Thomas Jr.'s Ward 5 seat on the D.C. Council, I've only seen one poster up...

People Don’t Like D.C. Cab Service

Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh's online taxi survey garnered more than 4,000 responses, Mike DeBonis reports in the Post. Naturally, it skews...
A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District.. . How Local Is Local? "First of all...

D.C.'s gas station bill is hardly dead yet

The Retail Service Station Amendment Act of 2011, introduced last summer in the D.C. Council by Ward 3 Councilmember and nationally recognized...
The District's taxicabs are under a lot of scrutiny these days. One highly publicized comment derides them as "third-world" service, cited...

Virginia is for Stoners Edition

Yes, Virginia, You Put Your Weed In There: In the near future, Virginia may no longer just be the place to buy legal guns and cheap tobacco. It'll...
The nation's capital is the only U.S. jurisdiction that does not tax the interest earned on out-of-state municipal bonds.That tax break could be...
With the Washington DC council slated to take a final vote today on increasing hotel taxes for online travel sellers, major online travel agencies...

WEDNESDAYS YIELDS

Several charts are presented that depict the market performance of the municipal market in the U.S., including the municipal bond index, the trading activity yields, and industrial production. THURSDAY www.bondbuyer.com REGIONS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL approved savings measures ...

Drug Guide

The law passed by Washington, D.C. that allows patients with cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS and other chronic ailments to possess up to four ounces of the drug was not overruled by the United States Congress during the 30 legislative session days ...