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Happy Birthday and Emancipation Day Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve (5 "Eve"s!) to former At-Large/Ward 5 Councilmember Vincent Orange!

On this date in 2011, Mayor Vince Gray & a number of councilmembers—including Muriel Bowser, Tommy Wells, Yvette Alexander, Sekou Biddle & others—were arrested by US Capitol Police for blocking Constitution Ave to protest Congressional budget riders & to call for DC voting rights

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Born on this date in 1947: Mark Plotkin. He passed away in 2019. From a DC politics standpoint, he played sort of a Tim Russert role. His plain-spoken, heart-on-his-sleeve truth, passion, & cantankerous advocacy are greatly missed. We honored him in 2017: lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LIMS…

The full slide deck from today’s budget proposal presentation by the mayor is available here: mayor.dc.gov/page/mayor-bow…

The mayor is providing a preliminary look at her budget proposal, delayed by a back-and-forth between the mayor and the CFO. The fully finalized budget will be formally submitted to the Council on Thursday.

Watch live now Markup - Juvenile Curfew Amendment Act - Leading Education Access for Reentry and Necessary Success (LEARNS) Amendment Act lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/heari…

On this date in 2020, we lost Darran Simon of the @washingtonpost. While local elected officials & the media are sometimes at odds, we’re really just one big family united in pursuit of the public good. We miss our departed family member, & mourn his loss washingtonpost.com/local/obituari…

Watch live now Markup - Enhancing Consumer Protection Procedures Amendment Act - Nonprofit Services Preservation Amendment Act - Housing with Integrity Amendment Act lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/heari…

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I really do like the @councilofdc handle. DC has great history.

Tomorrow, 10AM Markup - Enhancing Consumer Protection Procedures Amendment Act - Nonprofit Services Preservation Amendment Act - Housing with Integrity Amendment Act lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/heari…

On this date in 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant 6 weeks later, the Army of the Potomac ceremonially marched up Pennsylvania Avenue, celebrating the Confederate defeat & the Union victory (Present-day Confederate flag wavers: please make note of this)

Watch live now Hearing - Zoning Commission Anthony Hood Confirmation Resolution lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/heari…

On this date in 2020, we lost the icon Faith. She worked on Broadway & in Hollywood, with Ethel Merman & Natalie Wood, & was chums with Brando. Perennial mayoral candidate. If she never interrupted you with her bugle...you were a nobody in DC politics. wapo.st/3fSla1M

Tomorrow, 9AM Hearing - Zoning Commission Anthony Hood Confirmation Resolution lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/heari…

Watch live now Tomorrow, Noon Markup Confirmations - Board of Funeral Directors * Kasey Martin - Board of Nursing * Tiffany Simmons * Patricia Howard-Chittams * Dr. Kami Cooper * Judy Brinckerhoff * Dr. Tyris Ford * Anne Ford lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/heari…

Watch live now Markup - Prenatal and Postpartum Remote Patient Monitoring Clarification Act - Medical Debt Mitigation Act - Judith Heumann Memorial Workers with Disabilities Act lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/heari…

Watch live now The full Council meets for a very, very brief Legislative Meeting in order to amend our rules to allow us to formally receive the CFO-delayed budget submission from the mayor during the Council recess dccouncil.gov/how-to-watch-o…

These two places have the exact same vote in the US Congress

Tomorrow, Noon Markup Confirmations - Board of Funeral Directors * Kasey Martin - Board of Nursing * Tiffany Simmons * Patricia Howard-Chittams * Dr. Kami Cooper * Judy Brinckerhoff * Dr. Tyris Ford * Anne Ford lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/heari…