<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Government</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/government?nav=rss_metro/government</link><description>Government</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Sheriff Hopefuls Set Out Early]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12601-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12601-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ One thing is certain about the sheriff's race in Alexandria: Come Election Day in November, incumbent James H. Dunning's name will not appear on the ballot, as it has every four years since 1985.]]></description><author> Jamie Stockwell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ehrlich Warns Loss of Slots Might Cost Md. the Preakness]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7594-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7594-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Maryland could lose its 130-year grip on the Preakness Stakes because of the state legislature's persistent refusal to legalize slot machine gambling, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said yesterday.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rep. Davis Intervenes on Growth in Fairfax]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6031-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6031-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rep. Thomas M. Davis III said he will propose legislation to scale back a massive development planned next to the Vienna Metro station, a project near his own neighborhood.]]></description><author> Lisa Rein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Janey Lists 16 Sites for Lease Plan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6013-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6013-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  School Superintendent Clifford B. Janey issued a report to the D.C. Board of Education yesterday listing 16 underused schools that are candidates for sharing space with charter schools.]]></description><author> V. Dion Haynes</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Planking, Candidates Skewered]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6006-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6006-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It's the Shad Planking, Virginia's long-standing political ritual, where governors were once crowned by a small group of white, male Democrats.The state and the tradition have evolved. But the twin essences of the Shad Planking remain: politics and fish.]]></description><author> Michael D. Shear  and Chris L. Jenkins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Married D.C. Gay Couples Can File Jointly]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2461-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2461-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The unexpected move places new pressure on Mayor Anthony A. Williams to decide whether gay unions will be recognized in Washington.]]></description><author> Spencer S. Hsu and Lori Montgomery</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montgomery Council Mulls Tax Relief's Scope]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2455-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2455-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Montgomery County Council is ready to give residents broad property tax relief next year by cutting tens of millions of dollars from County Executive Douglas M. Duncan's proposed budget.]]></description><author> Tim Craig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Williams Calls for Environmental Agency]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64798-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64798-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams proposes creating a cabinet-level Department of Environment that would focus on providing District residents with cleaner air, clearer water and more inviting parks and open spaces.]]></description><author> Lori Montgomery</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnson Capitulates on Prince George's Tax Cap]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63969-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63969-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[County Executive Jack B. Johnson spent much of his first year in office attempting to build support for rolling back, if not repealing, the county's property taxes.]]></description><author> Ovetta Wiggins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six Va. GOP Mavericks May Face Challenge]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61387-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61387-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[House delegates in Va. who defied party leaders by supporting state tax increases are expected to be challenged in primaries, GOP activists and lawmakers say.]]></description><author> Chris L. Jenkins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gilmore's Glittering Return]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61385-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61385-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Former Virginia governor James S. Gilmore III launched himself back into the political limelight this past weekend with a glitzy fundraiser for a new group created to advance conservative, anti-tax policies.]]></description><author> Michael D. Shear</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Md., Deaths and Hard Work Propelled Teen Driving Bills]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61370-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61370-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Head ducked deferentially, Del. William A. Bronrott scurried across the expansive floor of the House of Delegates, searching out allies while the clerk droned on in listing dozens of the more than 2,600 bills before the Maryland General Assembly.]]></description><author> David Snyder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating the Day Freedom Arrived]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59449-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59449-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ With the syncopated beats of marching bands, a colorful parade down Pennsylvania Avenue and historical characters in costume, Washington yesterday celebrated the day that slaves in the nation's capital were freed 143 years ago.]]></description><author> Carol D. Leonnig</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hornsby Unshaken by Bumpy Finances]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59446-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59446-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Prince George's County school system overshot its initial administrative budget this year by well over 50 percent.]]></description><author> Nick Anderson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two States of Mind]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59306-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59306-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[From slot machines and guns to stem cells and abortion, there's hardly an issue that lawmakers in Maryland and Virginia see the same way.]]></description><author> Michael D. Shear  and John Wagner</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maryland Stem Cell Bill's Last Gasp]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57477-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57477-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Despite emotional public debate and intense lobbying, the private decisions of a few senators ultimately led to the quiet demise of the bill.]]></description><author> John Wagner</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montgomery Weighs Sprinkler Retrofitting]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57528-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57528-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Montgomery County officials announced yesterday they will push to require that older high-rise apartment buildings in the county be equipped with sprinkler systems, a measure they believe would help prevent a repeat of Thursday's deadly high-rise fire in Silver Spring.]]></description><author> Tim Craig  and Jennifer Lenhart</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Pleas, Fairfax Set to Cut Tax Rate By 13 Cents]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57863-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57863-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Fairfax supervisors are preparing to slash 13 cents from the county's property tax rate Monday, making it the lowest in modern history.]]></description><author> Lisa Rein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[D.C. Calls for Doctor Oversight Hearing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51179-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51179-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Council member David A. Catania said the hearing is in response to a series of Washington Post articles that reported the medical board rarely disciplines troubled doctors.]]></description><author> Cheryl W. Thompson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donations Pour Into Governor's Race in Va.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51204-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51204-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_metro/government</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 2:43:03 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Virginia's candidates for governor report that their campaigns have raised almost $5 million  during the first three months of 2005.]]></description><author> Michael D. Shear</author></item></channel></rss>
