Nov 14, 2006
Morning Roundup: New Metro Manager Edition
Well, D.C. How’s your Emergency Tuesday shaping up so far? It looks like there’s some more exciting Emergency Legislation on the table for the D.C. City Council this morning. Apart from the pay raises we mentioned yesterday, the council’s agenda for the day includes a total of, yes really, 40 emergency bills, including another that would provide for exemptions to the liquor license law that currently prohibits anyone from selling liquor within 400 feet of…
Dec 19, 2005
Opinionist: Reject the Stadium Lease
Editor’s Note: This is the second of two guest writers we invited to comment on the stadium lease, which is set to be voted on tomorrow. First off was Vincent Morris, the mayor’s spokesman, speaking in favor of the stadium deal, and now we have Council-member David Catania (I-At Large) opining against it. The Stadium is Bad News for the District By David Catania “If you build it, they will come,” infers the voice in…