The D.C. Council’s Committee on Public Works and Transportation is talking taxis this afternoon. The big news so far? D.C. Taxicab Commission Chairperson Leon Swain told Committee Chair Tommy Wells that Mayor Vince Gray instructed him to repeal the $19 cap on cab rides inside the District. So should you start carrying around a bit more cash when you’re planning on taking a cab across town? We wouldn’t worry too much: such a repeal would be subject to approval during a full meeting of the notoriously broken Commission — an gathering that hasn’t occurred in quite some time. (UPDATE: Wells’ Chief of Staff Charles Allen informs us that the last full meeting of the Commission was actually held in October, but they are supposed to meet every two months, which is obviously not happening.) A Jackson should do you, at least until the Commission gets its act together — and who knows when that will be?