Cincinnati’s anti-parking lease petition drive succeeds, pending court challenge

By   /  April 23, 2013  /  Commentary  /  No Comments

Cincinnati voters will decide on a controversial parking-lease deal -- unless the city stops the referendum in court.

Urban politicians have typically fought tooth and nail against privatizing municipal services, with one exception: when doing so simultaneously raises money to temporarily plug holes in bloated budgets. That is exactly what is happening right now in Cincinnati — except that this time, pesky constituents are getting in the way.

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Obama campaign stop comes with cost for taxpayers, UW

By   /  October 3, 2012  /  Wisconsin, Wisconsin Reporter  /  3 Comments

By Ryan Ekvall | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON – Fresh from the first presidential debate, President Barack Obama hits the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus Thursday, his second campaign stop in Wisconsin in less than two weeks.
But Obama’s campaign photo-op on Bascom Hill near a statue of Abraham Lincoln comes with a cost to taxpayers, and an inconvenience [...]

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Agencies continue to play shell game with Silver Line project costs

By   /  May 18, 2012  /  Local Government, State Government, Uncategorized, Virginia, Virginia Statehouse News  /  No Comments

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News

ALEXANDRIA — As construction of Phase 2 of the Silver Line Metro extension awaits approval from Loudoun County, parking for its two proposed stations has become a hot potato passed back and forth between two project partners, each looking for ways to lighten their bottom lines.

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Agencies continue to play shell game with Silver Line project costs

By   /  May 18, 2012  /  News, Virginia  /  No Comments

Parking is emerging as a major issue in the expansion of the Silver Line on the Metro system.

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News
ALEXANDRIA — As construction of Phase 2 of the Silver Line Metro extension awaits approval from Loudoun County, parking for its two proposed stations has become a hot potato passed back and forth between two project partners, each looking for ways to lighten their bottom lines.
Loudoun agreed to explore paying for three [...]

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Agencies continue to play shell game with Silver Line project costs

By   /  May 18, 2012  /  News, Old Dominion Watchdog, Virginia  /  No Comments

By Carten Cordell | Virginia Statehouse News

ALEXANDRIA — As construction of Phase 2 of the Silver Line Metro extension awaits approval from Loudoun County, parking for its two proposed stations has become a hot potato passed back and forth between two project partners, each looking for ways to lighten their bottom lines.

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