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  • Published on Nov 15, 2018

    D.C. Council Passes Controversial Home-Sharing Regulations

    Darrow Montgomery The D.C. Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass the final version of a contentious home-sharing regulation that will restrict Airbnb users from listing their second homes on the website. It will also place a 90-day cap on how long …

    Source: Washington City Paper
  • Published on Nov 15, 2018

    Sonic Had His Day at the Dais: D.C. Council Moves Toward Legalizing Pet Hedgehogs

    Laura HayesMy first hedgehog used a litter box. We'd take the thin, Styrofoam trays that held grocery store meat, clean them, nestle them into the hay in the corner of her cage, and sprinkle on just enough kitty litter to absorb her waste. Her name was …

    Source: Washington City Paper
  • Published on Nov 15, 2018

    D.C. Council Pushes Forward Bill to End Statute of Limitations for Prosecuting Sexual Abuse

    Darrow Montgomery In D.C., the statute of limitations for prosecuting most sexual abuse cases is 15 years, but a new bill that passed its first vote on Tuesday would eliminate that statute of limitations. The Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations Elimination …

    Source: Washington City Paper
  • Published on Nov 15, 2018

    Actually, Looks Like the D.C. Council May Not Give 16-Year-Olds the Right to Vote

    Councilmember Jack EvansDarrow MontgomeryD.C. lawmakers punted a bill that would have given 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote. The Youth Vote Amendment Act of 2018 appeared to have wide support on the Council until Ward 2 Coucilmember Jack Evans  …

    Source: Washington City Paper
  • Published on Nov 15, 2018

    DC Mayor on Amazon HQ2: ‘We Need More Reliable’ Metro Service

    D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser knows that housing prices and the Metro were some of Washingtonians’ first thoughts when they heard of Amazon’s decision to locate half of their new headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia. “We expect that Virginia is going to be a …

    Source: Roll Call
  • Published on Nov 14, 2018

    D.C. Council votes to decriminalize Metro fare evasion

    The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to decriminalize Metro fare evasion in the District, citing concerns over soaring enforcement levels and disproportionate enforcement against African Americans. The law passed an initial vote of 11 to 2; Metro Board Chairman …

    Source: The Washington Post
  • Published on Nov 15, 2018

    Washington DC council backs curbs on Airbnb and other rental companies

    The Washington city council has voted to impose tight limits on Airbnb and other short-term rental companies. News outlets report the DC City Council voted unanimously to restrict short-term rentals to primary residences, and limit rentals in which the …

    Source: Breaking News from Ireland
  • Published on Nov 15, 2018

    DC Council Approves Strict Short-Term Rental Regulations

    The D.C. Council voted unanimously to enact some of the most restrictive short-term rental regulations in the country. Home sharing is a growing industry with about 9,000 homes, apartments and rooms for rent in D.C. through companies like Airbnb, VRBO and …

    Source: WRC
  • Published on Nov 14, 2018

    D.C. Council votes to limit Airbnb home rentals to 90 days

    The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved legislation to regulate Airbnb home rentals, beginning in October. Lawmakers voted unanimously to restrict short-term home-sharing rentals to a homeowner’s primary residence and to limit to 90 the number of days in a …

    Source: Washington Times
  • Published on Nov 15, 2018

    DC Mayor Won’t Say Anything About ‘Suspected Hate Crime’ Outside Tucker Carlson’s House

    8:40 PM 11/14/2018 | Investigative GroupAndrew Kerr | Investigative Reporter D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, hasn’t responded to multiple requests for comment about the mob that issued threats and damaged property outside Fox News host Tucker …

    Source: Daily Caller
  • Published on Nov 14, 2018

    DC Council suspends action on bill to lower voting age to 16

    The Washington, D.C., Council on Tuesday voted to indefinitely delay action on a proposed bill to lower the city's voting age to 16.  Lawmakers in the body voted 7 to 6 to table the bill, according to The Washington Post. The Post notes that the …

    Source: The Hill
  • Published on Nov 16, 2018

    Bill would mandate body cameras, dash cams for federal police officers

    D.C. congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Virginia congressman Don Beyer introduced a bill Friday to require uniformed federal police officers to wear body cameras and have dashboard cameras in marked vehicles. WASHINGTON — A new bill introduced by D.C. …

    Source: WTOP
  • Published on 00:21 GMT

    Bill requiring body, in-car cameras for federal uniformed officers is introduced, sparked by D.C.-area police shooting

    Two Washington-area members of Congress introduced a bill Friday requiring all uniformed federal police officers to wear body cameras and all federal patrol vehicles to be equipped with in-car cameras. Federal police officers aren’t currently equipped with …

    Source: The Washington Post
  • Published on Nov 16, 2018

    D.C. politics is a tangled web of money and power. Enough is enough.

    The D.C. Council has the chance to end dalliances with corruption — and restore confidence in the city’s political process — by adopting the omnibus campaign-finance-reform bill unanimously passed last month by the council’s Judiciary and Public Safety …

    Source: The Washington Post
  • Published on Nov 16, 2018

    D.C.’s drunken-driving laws are not tough enough

    November 16 at 4:57 PM Kurt Gregory Erickson is president and chief executive of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program. Much attention has been given to the troubling increase in the number of homicides in the city, but we also need to examine the …

    Source: The Washington Post
  • Published on Nov 16, 2018

    Metro shouldn’t decriminalize fare evasion. Just the opposite.

    Regarding the Nov. 16 Metro article “Council votes to fine, not arrest, Metro fare scofflaws”: The D.C. Council’s attempts to decriminalize Metro riders’ failure to pay fares is wrong. Failing to pay the fare is theft, similar to shoplifting or skipping …

    Source: The Washington Post
  • Published on 03:22 GMT

    Podcast: A Bevy of Bills, Mental Health in the Restaurant Industry, and Neal Henderson on Hockey

    This week on Washington City Podcast, we look at a slew of bills the Council considered during a mammoth legislative day. The Council got into, among other things, Metro fare evasion, the statute of limitations for prosecuting sexual abuse, who gets to …

    Source: Washington City Paper
  • Published on Nov 16, 2018

    Metro pitches discount passes as way to compete with Uber, Lyft

    For years, Metro riders fed up by chronic delays and safety problems had little choice: It was ride rail or bus or take an expensive cab — provided solo driving wasn’t an option. Now the agency is increasingly facing the reality that those who feel burned …

    Source: The Washington Post
  • Published on Nov 16, 2018

    Metro pitches passes as way to compete with Uber, Lyft

    For years, Metro riders fed up by chronic delays and safety problems had little choice: It was ride rail or bus or take an expensive cab — provided solo driving wasn’t an option. Now the agency is increasingly facing the reality that those who feel burned …

    Source: The Washington Post
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