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"Everything you need every time you listen the wtop whose desk is wired by i'd be w local twenty six where electrical contractors come the morning on john aaron and i'm michelle bash teddy gilman is our producer the top story were following a bill that seeks to bring about the return of the washington commanders to d c is getting its first test run in congress and the district says it's about much more than developing a new football stadium details from wtop's mitchell miller today on the hill a new stadium at the site of the old rfk stadium would be the centerpiece of development but delano hunter acting director of dcs department of general services says the city is considering a wide range of proposals if you look at some of the adjacent developments like in hill east it has a very substantial affordable housing component hunter also told the house natural resources committee the city envisions numerous sports facilities but is also committed to expanding parks and trails nearby the bill would give dc control of the under the federal government the house oversight committee will review the legislation today the panel's chair james warmer is a co -sponsor of the bill on capitol hill mitchell miller wtop news there's been a play in bringing one hundred to two hundred dollar fines for drivers in dc who block the city's red red -painted bus lanes we have been under a forty five day warning period that was set to end on monday but now it appears the warning period is being extended indefinitely drivers in dc will not yet receive hefty fines for blocking those lanes metro is outfitting its buses with enforcement cameras and d dot says it's still finalizing plans with the transit agency have you been considering one of those bikes that makes going uphill less of an uphill battle electric bikes bikes have been growing in popularity but they've been out of reach for many people due to the price so the dc council is taking steps to address that the unanimous vote by dc's council will create a two tiered system of subsidies designed to encourage residents to buy electric bikes under the legislation and he cargo bike buyer could get from one thousand to two thousand dollars in subsidies depending on the income philip copeland owner of ivy city's bicycle space says a decent e -bike starts at about twelve hundred and fifty dollars you know i do get lots of inquiries and increasingly there are better quality bikes at more affordable price points details determining who qualifies for the incentives will be up to the dc department of transportation those specifics are likely to be worked out sometime in the next year kate ryan w t o p news the first house hearing has been set for next week related to republicans impeachment inquiry into president biden that the hearing is set for a week from tomorrow g l p lawmakers say will focus on the constitutional and legal questions related to accusations that mister biden was involved in his son's overseas business dealings the white white house has called the effort by house republicans extreme politics at its worst the county supervisor one supervisor county in our area is accusing a former colleague of corruption it's related to the building of data centers in the area prince william county supervisor janine lawson is calling for former supervisor p kandlin to be investigated for public corruption at a press conference else can listen to a data center developer offering to help navigate land use approval processes virginia has a revolving door law that prevents former elected officials from lobbying on projects they were involved with after leaving office kandlin resigned in december citing conflict of interest because he planned to sell his land p to the w digital gateway project to build data centers lawson says she sent the emails to both the whilst attorney and virginia attorney general the final approval for that data center set for december luke lugar w of utop news and we have reached out to kandlin for comment contract negotiators between the writers guild america and hollywood's big studios are expected to resume today that strike has disrupted production for more than four months in a note to members the w g a encouraged its writers to continue picketing outside studio offices until a deal is reached writers are looking for higher compensation and protections around the use of artificial intelligence anti -affirmative action group is suing westpoint for its admissions policy this group called students for fair admission says the supreme court ruling against affirmative action should apply to military academies as well this suit contends westpoint focuses on race and admissions and therefore violates the fifth amendment for equal protection proponents have argued the military needs to have a diverse officer corps to reflect enlisted troops at a cbs news correspondent kami mccormick and coming up after traffic and weather maryland is a good choice for young 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