Good morning, Washington. Well, you knew this story was coming: The Post shines some light on the practice of paying parents who adopt from the District’s foster care program. In the wake of the grisly discovery of the bodies of Renee Bowman’s adopted daughters inside her freezer, everyone’s trying to figure out how the system failed those children. Bowman received $2400 a month for her three children. The Post says District officials are considering requiring evidence that children are enrolled in school or have been immunized before checks can be sent to adoptive parents.

Additional Fines for Encroaching on Bike Lanes Considered: The Examiner reports that the D.C. Council is considering instituting a $100 fine on drivers who float into bicycle lanes, and mandating a 3-foot clearance between cars and cyclists. D.C. Council Member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) introduced the bill as a reaction to the death of cyclist Alice Swanson, who was killed on her bike when a garbage truck ran her over just north of Dupont Circle.

Report Blames Board and Voting Machine Company: The D.C. Council’s investigation into the Sept. 9 primary election irregularities is out, and it lays blame both on the Board of Elections and Ethics and Sequoia Voting Systems. But since nothing can be done to fix or replace any of Sequoia’s hardware or software before Nov. 4, the Council is recommending that poll workers be trained to encourage everyone to file a paper ballot and feed it into an optical scanning machine — that way, even if the machines can’t be trusted, there will be a paper ballot record that can be hand-counted if need be. Who’s excited to vote now, D.C.!?

Briefly Noted: Man arrested on murder charge in 1998 shooting … Neighbor charged in killing of Falls Church woman … Bank robbery stole Rabbi’s car that was covered in Stars of David.

This Day in DCist: In 2007, we toasted the official announcement of the end of Dr. Dremo’s.

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