Kwame: DC Residents should NOT Pay Nationals Metro Costs
April 24, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Community Action, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – Today, At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown responded to reports that the District government intends to cover the cost of late-service fees to operate Metro during Nationals games.
“The District paid an enormous price to build the Nationals Stadium,” said Councilmember Brown. “It’s absurd for District residents to cover the cost of extended Metro service [...]
Committee on Economic Development Hearing Update
April 22, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Economic Development Committee, Legislation, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown, Chair of the Committee on Economic Development, announced an update to the committee schedule. The public roundtable scheduled for Friday, April 24, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. on PR18-128, PR18-129 and PR18-130 has been POSTPONED.
The hearing has been rescheduled for the following date and time at the John A. [...]
$1,013,552,816
April 14, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Community Action, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – On the eve of the federal tax return deadline, District residents had surpassed paying $1 billion in federal income taxes in 2009. A tax message billboard, installed by the Council outside of the John A. Wilson Building, keeps a running tally of taxes paid since the beginning of 2009. This afternoon, total taxes [...]
Kwame, Wells and Mendelson Introduce Neighborhood Business Tax Relief Legislation
April 7, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Local Investment, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – Today, At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown, Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells and At-Large Councilmember Phil Mendelson introduced citywide legislation to give tax relief to businesses in commercial corridors undergoing transportation infrastructure improvements. The legislation was co-introduced by all 13 members of the Council.
“I’ve walked every major business corridor in the city,” said Councilmember [...]
DC Vendors and Stimulus Dollars
April 3, 2009 by Michael Price
Filed under Economic Development Committee, Job Creation, Local Investment, The People's Blog
The Office of Contracting and Procurement has launched a website and public outreach programs to help businesses in the District navigate the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. If you are are a vendor in the District and looking to participate in stimulus projects, this is your opportunity. Use the following links to get informed about [...]
How to Protect Yourself from the Conficker Worm
April 1, 2009 by Michael Price
Filed under Community Action, Real Solutions, The People's Blog
The FBI and others are warning computer users of the “Conficker worm” and advising people to take proactive security measures to prevent infecting their computers with the virus today. The virus currently is reported to only affect PCs and not Macs.
Click here for the official Microsoft article on protecting your computer or network.
Here’s a press [...]
