We’re not ones to get involved in the internal political battles of the other states, but when it comes to Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.), we’ve got her back. Word is out that Hutchison is looking to challenge incumbent Gov. Rick Perry for Texas’ top job, a move that if successful would see her decamp for Austin in 2010. We’ve got nothing against Perry, but given the chance to send Hutchison back down south, consider…
This Capitol Hill resident is taking the District’s crime emergency seriously, it seems. And no, this isn’t Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s (R-Tex.) house — we checked….
Good morning, Washington. WaPo relays that the debate over D.C.’s cab fares is getting feisty, while WJLA tells us that the film industry is bringing some bucks to Virginia. On that note, for all of you documentary film buffs out there, today is the start of the fourth-annual SilverDocs film festival over in Silver Spring. From today until June 18, you can revel in the glory of the documentary. From one that follows the inspiring…
Do you fear that the District will become more dangerous if its gun laws are relaxed, as legislation moving through the Senate currently contemplates? Are you angry that a Senator from Texas is trying to impose her pro-gun beliefs on a city that did not elect her nor can remove her from office? Does your status as a District resident leave you unrepresented and disgruntled with the state American democracy? If you answered yes to…
Last night DCist and about 200 people gathered at the Black Cat for Unbuckled, which featured local musicians Cartel (at left in a photo from DCJohn) and Bicycle Thieves — proof positive that as old and stuffy as DCist writers can be, we can still throw a mean party. A full review will be up later today, with pictures to boot. Until then, we can all revel in the fact that this long weekend will…
Hearing on D.C. Gun Laws Tomorrow: The District’s three-decade old gun laws, some of the most restrictive in the country, will be the focus of attention at a hearing of the House Government Reform Committee tomorrow. Chaired by Tom Davis (R-Va.), the committee will consider legislation put forth by Rep. Mark Edward Souder (R-Ind.) that would overturn the city’s gun laws and restrict the ability of the City Council to impose other controls upon gun…
It was a mere three weeks ago that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) introduced the District of Columbia Personal Protection Act, a law which if passed would dismantle the District’s three-decades old strict prohibition on the ownership of handguns and limit the ability of the City Council to pass laws regulating the ownership or sale of guns. To date, the law has attracted 31 co-sponsors in the Senate, while its counterpart in the House, introduced…
Again proving that members of Congress know what’s best for full-time residents of the District, Congressional Republicans have again hatched a plan to use their constitutional authority over D.C. to overturn the city’s stringent, yet overwhelmingly popular gun laws. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) announced yesterday that she had introduced the cynically-named “District of Columbia Personal Protection Act of 2005,” which would overturn the Firearms and Control Regulations Act of 1975, the law which banned…