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Jun 115 min read
DC's Champions of Small Businesses Prepare to Abandon Small Businesses
ON Monday, June 10, Kenyan McDuffie, the DC Council Chair Tempore, had his chief of staff, Derron Parks, convene a meeting outside of the...
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jonetta rose barras
Jun 98 min read
The short path to ruin in DC
The DC Council gave preliminary approval this week to a $21 billion Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and Financial Plan that included dozens of...
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Jun 65 min read
FanDuel Writes DC Council Chair About Sports Wagering Budget Change
May 31, 2024 The Honorable Phil Mendelson Chairman Council of the District of Columbia 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004...
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jonetta rose barras
Mar 107 min read
DC is near the cliff, so grab the reins
It’s all coming together, portending real trouble for DC — its government and, consequently, its residents — regardless of the positive...
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jonetta rose barras
May 13, 20235 min read
Budget Madness in DC, Part2
SOME people have become accustomed to vote trading in national and local politics. There is the belief that such transactions lead to...
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jonetta rose barras
May 13, 20237 min read
BUDGET MADNESS IN DC, PART 1
THE $19.7 billion Fiscal Year 2024 Budget and Financial Plan submitted earlier this year by Mayor Muriel Bowser demonstrates her...
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jonetta rose barras
Mar 17, 20238 min read
Can DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson handle the coming collisions over policy, politics and money?
WARD 3 State Board of Education member Eric Goulet publicly asked on Twitter whether DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson has become...
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jonetta rose barras
Oct 2, 20227 min read
THE BARRAS REPORT
IF YOU DON’T WIN A DC CONTRACT, START A CITIZEN PROTEST THAT surely must be the thinking of leaders at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield...
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jonetta rose barras
Apr 9, 20213 min read
FOLLOW THAT STORY: Education Malpractice
Imagine going to a physician with a complaint about an ailment you have been experiencing for several weeks. Without examining your...
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jonetta rose barras
Apr 2, 20217 min read
Changing the role of police, and confirming a new police chief in DC
A confluence of timely reports, including Decentering Police to Improve Public Safety by the DC Police reform Commission and pending...
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