The Politics Hour
A Virginia lawmaker says its time to decriminalize marijuana. A Maryland county watches its unused federal housing funds go up in smoke. And a debate about the future of a D.C. high school ignites a new fire in the controversy over education reform. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Guests
Resident Analyst; NBC 4 reporter; and Columnist for the Current Newspapers
Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
U.S. Senator, D-Maryland
Democratic Candidate, Mayor, District of Columbia
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R- Virginia, 10th District)
Politics Hour Extra
Democratic D.C. mayoral candidate Leo Alexander talked about his reasons for running and criticized Mayor Fenty's handling of unemployment. Alexander's plan to decrease D.C.'s unemployment rate hinges on cracking down on undocumented workers by placing stricter requirements on employers to check job applicants' immigration status.
Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) said Thursday's Supreme Court decision on campaign finance gives even more influence to corporate America in elections and called it "the most activist decision I've seen to come out of the Supreme Court in many a day."
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What gives, Kojo? I took my lunch break at work specifically so I could hear what you thought about the proposed legislation for the decriminalization of marijuana in VA and you guys didn't even mention it!
I second that! I've been listening at work hoping to catch this story. While the rest of the show was great (particularly listening to the D.C. mayoral candidate get grilled), it would have been nice if you aired the marijuana story earlier so it wouldn't get skipped.
Kojo, are you practicing for politics by breaking promises? This is the first time you've ever disappointed me. What's the reason that your news hook to bait the show's audience wasn't ever touched on OR addressed? Loyal listeners deserve an explanation. Thank you.
Hi all --
Thanks for the feedback -- and for listening to the show.
We try as hard as we can to fit as many topics as possible into each edition of The Politics Hour. The challenge of covering so much ground often makes it difficult to hit on every topic, sometimes even the ones we've mentioned in the Web entry or in our on-air promos.
We apologize that we didn't discuss the marijuana issue on today's broadcast, but rest assured that we will be taking that topic head on in future broadcasts of The Politics Hour and The Kojo Nnamdi Show.
Michael Martinez
Producer