Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Virginia reels in Northrop Grumman to the Commonwealth. Maryland’s gubernatorial candidates cast their first lines in the early phases of the race. And District officials scramble to keep a sensitive teacher contract agreement from swimming away. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Guests
- Tom Sherwood Resident Analyst; NBC 4 reporter; and Columnist for the Current Newspapers
- Peter Nickles Attorney General, District of Columbia
- Sharon Bulova Chairwoman, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (D-Braddock)
Politics Hour Extra
D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles says that the proposed contract between the DCPS and Washington Teachers Union is likely to be approved within the next few days. The contract appeared in danger of collapse after the city’s Chief Financial Officer Natwar Ghandi rejected the funding plan that included $64 million in private foundation donations:
Nickles discusses how a 14 year old was mistakenly implicated in the shooting deaths of four people along South Capitol Street in Washington, DC. Nickles also discusses how the case relates to broader concerns that the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) is too lenient on juvenile offenders.
Nickles discusses legislation proposed in Congress to weaken D.C. gun control laws. The discussion highlighted the recent collapse of the D.C. voting rights bill.
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