VIA MYFOXDC: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board issued nine safety recommendations on Tuesday—six of which are urgent— to address concerns about the safety of train control systems that use audio frequency track circuits. The recommendations are a result of the investigation into the deadly Metro crash that killed nine people in June. […]
VIA WASHINGTON POST: About 1,000 taxi drivers went on strike Tuesday in response to a D.C. Council bill aimed at establishing a taxi medallion system or a taxi vehicle certificate system, organizers said. If passed, cabdrivers fear, the bill could substantially increase the cost of operating a taxi in the District. “We see this as […]
VIA WASHINGTON POST: Maryland awarded its first license for slot-machine gambling on Wednesday afternoon, giving Ocean Downs racetrack on the Eastern Shore permission to operate up to 800 machines as early as Memorial Day. Marking a milestone in Maryland’s long-running battle over legalizing slots, a state commission unanimously approved the first of five sites authorized […]
WOL welcomes everyone to Washington, DC for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 39th Annual Legislative Conference. Bernie McCain will be broadcasting live from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Thursday and Friday. Check below to see what sessions he will be covering and tune into to WOL 1450 AM or http://www.WOLDCNews.com to listen. Bernie […]
VIA THE HILL: President Barack Obama will be the surprise special guest at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual Phoenix Awards dinner in Washington on Saturday, according to sources familiar with the event. The black-tie awards gala is the marquee event of the CBCF’s Annual Leadership Conference, which begins Wednesday morning and runs through Saturday […]
Via: News One It can and should be argued that when laws are unjust, the morally righteous man is an outlaw. Therefore, it would be downright loony to consider Harriet Tubman a criminal because she stole people’s property and set it free, or to call Rosa Parks a criminal because equal fare paid should always mean equal […]
