Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Marylanders try to beat the heat — despite limits on water consumption. Virginians aim to defeat a plan for more traffic at Reagan National Airport. And a mayoral challenger in D.C. tries to escape the bum rap of an ancient parking ticket. 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
- Walter Tejada Chairman, Arlington County Board (D)
- Jerry Johnson General Manager, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Politics Hour Extra
Jerry Johnson talks about the cause of the recent water restrictions in Maryland during a record-breaking heat wave. He discusses what it’ll take to upgrade the water system and how much it’ll cost.
Arlington County Board Chairman Walter Tejada talks about the movement in his county in favor of changing the structure of the county board and argues that the county management is too successful in its current structure to justify a change:
In light of the Obama administration’s legal challenge to Arizona’s restrictive new immigration law, Arlington County Board Chairman Walter Tejada discusses what he sees as the harmful consequences of similar laws comprising a “patchwork of proposals throughout the country that cause nothing more than divisiveness in local communities:”
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