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The most compelling, the most vulnerable are babies under 12 months
The mayor was proposing major changes in the Homeless Services Reform Act without any opportunity for public input ... We all had the same reaction. There’s probably some good things in there, probably some not so good. But let’s have a public process.
Depending on the degree of damage, the environment at the scene, sometimes you just can’t rule out all the possibilitiesMore quotes »
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DC Council Strips Controversial Homeless Proposals from Budget
DC Council members voted on Monday to deny Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s proposal to include controversial changes to the city’s homeless law in his budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Instead, Council member Jim Graham (D) introduced the identical reforms as from The Washington Post Read more »
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Food truck reform an all-or-nothing proposition for D.C. Council
When it comes to the mayor's proposed food truck regulations, D.C. Council members are in a bind: They can only vote yes or no. "The council can only act to approve or disapprove the regulations before us in their entirety," said Vincent Orange, the chai from Washington Examiner Read more »
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The Jim Graham scandal continues
Jim Graham speaking at his last meeting as WMATA chairman on January 28, 2010, in Washington. (Photo by Mark Gail/The Washington Post) Although not much has appeared recently in the media to suggest that federal interest in D.C. government misbehavior is from The Washington Post Read more »
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Councilmembers Think D.C. Can End Homelessness in Decade
Two members of the D.C. Council say they have a play to end homelessness throughout the city, possibly within a decade. One possible avenue to the necessary funding? Sales taxes on products purchased on the Internet. The plan comes by way of Councilmembe from DCist Read more »
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Mendelson: No more discipline for Vincent Orange
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said Monday that at-large Councilman Vincent Orange, who received an admonition from the city's ethics board last week, will not face additional discipline from the council itself. "Not every action by the [ethics] bo from Washington Examiner Read more »
