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April 24, 2008 - Lawmakers in Virginia were back in Richmond for their annual Reconvened Session to vote on Governor Tim Kaine's recommendations for both legislation and the state budget.
Anne Marie Morgan has more from Richmond...
April 24, 2008 - A Manassas man has pleaded guilty to hiring undocumented immigrants to work at his concrete company. Last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided CMC Concrete Construction in Manassas and took 34 Latin American nationals into custody. Meymo Lyons reports...
April 24, 2008 - A coalition of safety activists says the danger for pedestrians in the suburbs begins where the sidewalk ends.
Alex Hastie explains...
April 24, 2008 - Young men at the Oak Hill Youth juvenile detention center, in Laurel, Maryland, performed William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar for D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and more than 100 other audience members.
Faryl Ury was there...
April 24, 2008 - (Apr 24-May 18) INTIMATE APPAREL Intimate Apparel will drape the stage in drama at the Atlas Performing Arts Center tonight through May 18th. The African Continuum Theatre Company takes on the touching story of a lonely black spinster, who makes her living creating elegant lingerie for wealthy white socialites. Along the way, she discovers her own dreams of finding passion and prosperity. Intimate Apparel made its world premiere in 2003 and was produced on Broadway in 2004.
(Apr 25-May 11) SOME MAKE IT HOT Some Make It Hot premieres at the Sitar Arts Center tomorrow (Friday) evening at 8:00, with performances through May 11th. Put on by City in a Swamp, the play focuses on the world of ecological politics, entertaining and enlightening audiences with a musical message about saving the environment.
(Apr 25) GEMINI PIANO The latest Howard Community College Faculty Concert brings the Gemini Piano Trio to the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center tomorrow (Friday) night at 8:00. For the past 14 years, The Gemini Piano Trio has been thrilling audiences across America and around the world with their fleet fingers, virtuoso technique, and rich tone.
(Apr 25-May 11) THE CHILD BEHIND THE CURTAIN Also featured at Howard, the college's Student Arts Collective presents The Child Behind the Curtain, tonight through May 11th. This heartwarming tale takes audiences from the world of reality to faraway lands enchanted by fairy tales and legends. Theatre-goers of all ages will be enthralled by the often-times hilarious antics of the characters they know and love, finding themselves breathless as familiar creatures encounter and overcome new, but frightening obstacles.
April 24, 2008 - Power Breakfast, our daily look at what's happening on Capitol Hill and at the White House...
April 24, 2008 - D.C.'s taxi drivers are asking a judge to block the implementation of a meter fare system pending an appeal. Cabbies are requesting the injunction following a court ruling earlier this week that upheld Mayor Adrian Fenty's order for all taxis to be equipped with meters by May 1st. Their case will be heard on Friday in D.C. Superior Court. Currently, drivers caught without a meter next month will receive a warning ticket. After that, they must install a meter or be fined $1,000. Beginning June 1, drivers without meters will be fined each time they are caught. Police will assist taxi inspectors in conducting spot checks to catch offending drivers.
Erin Stamper reports...
April 24, 2008 - One Prince William County Supervisor wants to repeal a key part of that county's crackdown on illegal immigrants. Frank Principi is the first board member to challenge enforcement of the county's policy. Principi tells the Washington Post he will propose repealing the requirement that police check the immigration status of criminal suspects and individuals at traffic stops. The policy took effect in March and has resulted in jail overcrowding and unexpected costs. The board voted earlier in the week to cut funding for police video equipment to protect against accusations of racial profiling.
Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
April 24, 2008 - A landmark D.C. theater is expanding. The Lincoln Theater sits on U Street in Northwest, or what D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty says is still "Black Broadway." Behind the theater are two parking lots, which D.C. councilman Jim Graham, also a member of the theater's board of directors, says they have long sought to use differently. That will happen now. The city, which also owns the theater, will develop those two lots, with a portion of the revenue generated by it going to the theater. Offices are the likely development according to the mayor. But whatever does go in, it must contain a restaurant-quality kitchen, for use by the theater.
Matt Bush reports...
April 24, 2008 - The online dealer who sold one of the guns used in the Virginia Tech mass shootings will visit the school to support a campaign in favor of concealed weapons on college campuses.
Ken Stanton of the university's chapter of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus says the planned visit by Eric Thompson on tonight had not stirred controversy until a school spokesman denounced it.
Tech spokesman Larry Hincker said he found it "terribly offensive" that Thompson would set foot on campus.
The school last week marked the first anniversary of the shootings in which 33 died, including the shooter.
Cho bought a Walther .22-caliber handgun through Thompson`s Internet gun store, which also sold handgun accessories to the man who killed five Northern Illinois University students.
Meymo Lyons reports...
April 24, 2008 - Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has signed a stack of bills into law, including ones designed to help the environment. Altogether, O'Malley signed about 200 pieces of legislation. Among the most significant new laws are ones supporters say will help improve the environment. One of the new laws intends to make state buildings and public schools more "green." New and renovated buildings would have to meet tougher standards as defined by the U.S. Green Building Council. Among the supporters is Delegate Bill Bronrott of Montgomery County, who says the law will not only make buildings more environmentally friendly, but will also save the state energy costs. O'Malley also approved measures to set a state goal of reducing energy consumption by 15 percent per capita over the next seven years. He also signed legislation to toughen the state's critical areas law in order to protect the Chesapeake Bay by giving more authority to the commission that supervises shoreline development and also by restricting local officials' ability to grant exceptions to development limits.
Gene Kuleta was in Annapolis as the governor formally gave his approval...
April 24, 2008 - The NAACP has joined community leaders in Maryland to applaud the Frederick County Commissioners for voting down a proposal that would have required the county to publish government documents in English only.
Faryl Ury reports...
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