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Md. House passes tax increases
By David Hill - The Washington Times
The General Assembly closed its special session on Wednesday by granting final approval to a set of tax and revenue increases. Published May 16, 2012 Comments
Gray: McDuffie ‘an outstanding choice’ for Ward 5
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Mayor Vincent C. Gray said voters in Ward 5 made “an outstanding choice” in picking Kenyan McDuffie to be their voice on the D.C. Council and restore integrity to a seat marred by scandal. Published May 16, 2012 Comments
Report: Mismanagement rampant at airports authority
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
The regional authority overseeing one of the largest public works projects in the country is rife with mismanagement, a glaring lack of transparency and lavish spending habits that have included thousand-dollar dinners and a $9,200 plane ticket to Prague, according to a scathing interim report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s inspector general. Published May 15, 2012 Comments
McDuffie wins Ward 5 D.C. Council seat handily
By Tom Howell Jr. and Andrea Noble - The Washington Times
Kenyan McDuffie, a born-and-bred resident of the District’s Stronghold neighborhood who touted public policy experience and a laundry list of labor endorsements, soundly defeated a crowded field on Tuesday to replace former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. and begin a new chapter for Ward 5 leadership at city hall. Published May 15, 2012 Comments
Pit bull opinion triggers protests
By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times
The Court of Appeals of Maryland’s opinion last month declaring pit bulls and pit bull mixes “inherently dangerous” has canine advocates and some state legislators furious. Published May 15, 2012 Comments
Worker accused of selling health records
By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times
Six weeks after Howard University Hospital told more than 34,000 patients that a contractor’s laptop containing their personal health information had been stolen, federal authorities have filed criminal charges against a hospital worker accused of selling people’s medical records. Published May 15, 2012 Comments
D.C. Council approves budget without tax hikes
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The D.C. Council tentatively approved a fiscal 2013 budget on Tuesday that does not include new taxes or fees, but dedicates more than $20 million to affordable housing programs by leveraging funds tied to the sale of city-owned land. Published May 15, 2012 Comments
Md. Senate approves tax hike, pension shift
By David Hill - The Washington Times
The Senate voted Tuesday to approve a pair of budget bills that would bolster state revenues by raising income taxes and shifting pension costs. Published May 15, 2012 Comments
House GOP in Virginia blocks gay judicial nominee
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
The Virginia General Assembly blocked the judicial nomination of a prosecutor and Navy veteran who would have become the state’s first openly gay judge after a heated argument in the House of Delegates spilled into the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Published May 15, 2012 Comments
D.C. Council to consider Brown’s budget plan
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The D.C. Council will consider its chairman’s fiscal 2013 budget today, which dedicates more than $20 million to affordable housing programs by leveraging funds tied to the sale of city-owned land, and issue the first of two votes on the plan. Published May 15, 2012 Comments
Maryland Senate approves raising income taxes
By David Hill - The Washington Times
The Senate gave preliminary approval Monday to income tax increases that Democrats say will prevent more than $400 million in spending reductions and reduce the future gap between the state’s revenues and expenses. Published May 14, 2012 Comments
Va. Supreme Court rules in favor of Fauquier County winery
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
The Virginia Supreme Court has delivered a Fauquier County couple a victory in a protracted legal battle over whether they can sell wine in a county subdivision — a bittersweet win that comes weeks after one of the proprietors, Jerry Marterella, died from melanoma. Published May 14, 2012 Comments
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D.C. budget vote scheduled for Tuesday
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
The long, tortured path toward compensating city workers for four furlough days will get a little longer, as the D.C. Council looks ahead to fiscal 2013 instead of taking up the issue on Tuesday during its first round of voting on the upcoming year's budget.
Voters head to polls to pick replacement for Thomas
By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Voters in Ward 5 will replace former council member Harry Thomas Jr. on Tuesday by choosing from a long menu of candidates who hope to restore confidence and integrity to the Northeast ward's seat at city hall.
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