Posts tagged Abortion
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In the US, women are losing autonomy while cars are gaining it
Whom and what do we trust with the power to make life-altering decisions? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Gray skies and silver linings
Jury stuck in gray area; Intersection of Doom no more; Budget busts for DC; No relief on the Greenway; Devising density for Brentwood; DC stepping up on schools; McAuliffe on education; Ugly seats. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Common and uncommon
Another indictment; Whose park is it?; CaBi crime; Today in development opposition; DC mayor Franks gets complaints; Don’t bike on me?; Don’t drive the lane; Seniors suspended for cycling; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A new era in Ward 5
Councilmember McDuffie; Metro opens doors?; Res. 13 starts slowly; Budget harmony; Roads getting safer; Tweaks to Ike Memorial; Speed camera torched; Norton not allowed to represent; New Urbanists are the adults in the room; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not open and shut
Metro gets doored; Spurned pot applicants sue; Memorial to Red Line victims; Germantown steps a little forward; Renting success; Downtown needs to perform; Economics reaches Gaithersburg; School gap grows; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: The culture war comes here
Gay rights take step forward; Women’s rights take step backward; Put gentrifiers, not football players, at Res. 13; Simmer down now, DC Council; Council beefs up transportation expertise; Charter schools on the trigger; NO TAGS? $20,000 in tickets; The Tide rolls in; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Honk if you have a vote in Congress
Take action (if you can); Who’s popular in Virginia; Kwame Brown now for ethics; Should Council be full-time or part?; ACT: Build Bethesda entrance faster; No more taking off shoes for kids; Suddenly it’s historic?; And…. Keep reading…
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How much federal money does DC actually get?
Opponents of DC budget autonomy often cite Congressional funding for the city’s budget as justification of federal meddling in DC affairs. But it turns out several states rely on federal largesse even more than the District. A Congressional appropriations subcommittee recently passed a $637 million payment to the District that includes a number of provisions detailing… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What feds are up to
Amtrak privatization plan stirs debate; House keeps riders, doesn’t add more; Park Police make things up; FBI tried hard to bribe Graham; Metro getting safer; Henderson: Still effective, more friendly; On the sidewalk; Bus lanes go far, almost. Keep reading…
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Budget deal keeps government open but hurts DC
As most every news outlet and blog has reported, Congress reached a budget deal that keeps the government open but also imposes policies on DC including a ban on any local funding for abortion and extending the school voucher program. Keep reading…