- Want more lowlights from Mayor Fenty’s FY2011 budget cuts? Michael Neibauer, Lydia DePillis and Sommer Mathis are all over it.
- The battle between D.C. Attorney General and Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. has moved to another level — after Thomas finally released documents which some allege prove he has been moving money through a slush fund, Nickles said that Thomas was “in big trouble” and that he was issuing a second subpoena for more details. Mike DeBonis has more.
- Through the magic of YouTube, get to know some of the candidates for the D.C. Democratic State Committee’s temporary appointment to the soon-to-be vacant At-Large Council seat. (Of course, you don’t get to actually vote for any of these people.)
- Local philanthropist William Conway, Jr. is donating $5 million to the Capital Area Food Bank.
- Local leaders Bob McConnell, Martin O’Malley and Vince Gray issue statement on the recent Metro task force report, embracing task force suggestions to reform the way WMATA is governed.
- A small update to yesterday’s post about getting to the airport: MARC is cutting back tomorrow’s afternoon service.
- Montgomery County’s having some budget issues of its own.
- Harry Jaffe’s list of local figures who should be thankful this year includes Dan Snyder and the District’s slumlords.
- So, you thought your Metro commute was bad? VRE troubles left 1,500 stranded today.
- The Black Cat has a spiffy new website.
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