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Feb 23, 2010

Latest Fenty vs. Council Spat: Taxicab Fare Cap

Photo by Tracy Clayton The Examiner’s Michael Neibauer picks up on just the latest power struggle between the executive and legislative branches of the D.C. government: Mayor Adrian Fenty has decided he doesn’t have to follow the D.C. Council’s budget directive to put an end to the existing $19 maximum fare on all taxicab rides originating and ending inside the District. Once again, the move comes down to a legal opinion justifying the mayor’s…

 
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