D.C. Wire: August 30, 2009 - September 5, 2009
Update: Hawkins Chosen to Head WASA
UPDATE: George Hawkins, the respected head of the of the D.C. Department of Environment and a former official at the Environmental Protection Agency, has been chosen as the new general manager at the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority. The announcement by the authority, at a press conference attended by Mayor...
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September 3, 2009; 2:24 PM ET |
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Pfizer Settlement Nets District $430,372
The District will get a $430,372 chunk of a $33 million settlement that 42 states reached with Pfizer, which also agreed to a record $2.3 billion settlement for improperly marketing drugs. The city's agreement involves Geodon, an antipsychotic drug that the city and other jurisdictions said was marketed for pediatric...
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September 3, 2009; 11:09 AM ET |
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D.C. Archbishop Goes on the Offensive on Gay Marriage
(Cross-posted from The Post's God in Government blog bu Jacqueline L. Salmon.) He isn't as polarizing as Scranton Bishop Joseph Martino, but Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., sure has kicked up some dust with his highly-publicized battle against a same-sex initiative in the city. Wuerl sent a letter to...
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September 2, 2009; 6:58 PM ET |
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Peaceoholics's Moten Testifies for Counselor at Sex Assault Trial
Peaceoholics co-founder Ron Moten took the stand Tuesday to defend Barry Harrison, a Peaceoholics counselor accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student. He's also defending former board member Linda K. Harllee-Harper who now works at the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services. Peaceoholics has been criticized for getting no-bid contracts, particularly...
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September 2, 2009; 10:08 AM ET |
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Special Ed Kids Miss The Bus
While the biggest back-to-school problems seem to be in Prince George's County this year, the District hasn't been glitch free. For the last week, about 100 special education students have not been picked up by their buses because of issues with a new computerized routing system. Parents who have spoken...
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Bill Turque
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September 1, 2009; 5:00 PM ET |
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D.C. School Crime Study Vouches for Vouchers
Researchers for the Heritage Foundation and Lexington Institute caution parents to read their new analysis of crime in D.C public schools with, well, caution. Based on Freedom of Information Act requests, they found that police fielded more than 900 calls to 911 to report violent incidents at the school addresses...
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September 1, 2009; 4:05 PM ET |
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Fundraising Audit Finds Problems for D.C. Democrats
In a preliminary audit, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics has found numerous suspected campaign finance violations related to the D.C. Democratic State Committee's spending at last year's Democratic National Convention in Denver. In the report, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, the board's Office...
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September 1, 2009; 1:30 PM ET |
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Ballot Initiative Requested on Same-Sex Marriage
Eight opponents of same-sex marriage formally filed a request today with the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics to hold a ballot initiative to stop efforts to allow couples in the District to marry. The one-sentence initiative reads, "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized...
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September 1, 2009; 12:21 PM ET |
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Hearing Set on CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Finances, Giving
D.C. Appleseed Center for Law and Justice says insurance giant CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has a current surplus of well over $300.million, according to a report filed Monday with the city Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking. CareFirst's finances and its obligation to the city will be the subject of a...
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August 31, 2009; 6:23 PM ET |
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Fenty Vetoes Funds for State Ed. Board Again
For the second time in two months, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty has vetoed a $950,000 provision in the 2010 budget that would allow the D.C. State Board of Education more autonomy. The board's nine members are elected but have no authority over day-to-day school operations. That power rests solely with...
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August 31, 2009; 5:38 PM ET |
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Maya Angelou, Dorothy Height Can't Get Meeting With Fenty
Heavy-hitters Maya Angelou and Dorothy Height are trying to weigh in on the eviction of the Recreation Wish List Committee from the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center. The famous poet and civil and women's rights icon are concerned about the city giving the boot to the organization headed by Cora...
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August 31, 2009; 3:25 PM ET |
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Bishop Continues Fight Against Same-Sex Marriages in D.C.
Bishop Harry Jackson is refusing to relent from his campaign to stop same-sex marriage in the District, despite the drubbing he took before the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics this summer. Jackson sent out a statement Monday stating that he and other opponents of same-sex marriages will file an...
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August 31, 2009; 1:43 PM ET |
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