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Capital One Arena’s major renovation must be more energy efficient, regulators say

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The owner of the Wizards and the Capitals will need to revise his plans for the renovation of Capital One Arena in the face of pushback from regulators. City officials say the $800 million project needs to get a lot more energy efficient to win needed development approvals.

The owner of the Wizards and the Capitals must significantly revise plans to ensure the “new-look” building is more energy efficient if the $800 million renovation project is to proceed.

WAMU's Week Ahead: Leaders hear from workers on shutdown, green burials in Montgomery County and DC's weed market

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Some of the stories WAMU will be following this week are the reactions from local governments and federal workers to the government shutdown; an examination of green burial practices and a look at the changing contours of D.C.'s weed market.https://buff.ly/DaZonzg

WAMU is following local reactions to the government shutdown, the growing popularity of environmentally-friendly burials, and D.C.'s evolving weed market.

Despite shutdown pain, some federal workers want Democrats to ‘hold the line’

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At a press conference on Capitol Hill recently, members of Maryland’s congressional delegation said they’re hearing from federal workers who want them to keep fighting for healthcare spending. buff.ly/TMy2wNO

At a press conference on Capitol Hill recently, members of Maryland's congressional delegation said they're hearing from federal workers who want them to keep fighting for healthcare spending.

The first open Ward 1 D.C. Council seat in decades kicks off a frenzied race

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WAMU 88.5 @wamu.org · 2d

Pinto will run against her colleague, Councilmember Robert White. Norton, who is 88, has not officially announced that she will run, but has signaled that she plans to. She has been criticized by D.C. Democrats for not being more forceful in opposing President Trump's actions to chip away home rule.

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Ward 2 D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto announced Monday October 6 that she will challenge Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton for her seat in Congress. In a video announcing her candidacy, Pinto says she wants to build on Holmes' legacy but is also reiterating her pro-law enforcement stance.

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WAMU 88.5 @wamu.org · 5d

D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau announced she will not run for re-election. Several candidates have already jumped in to fill the first open Ward 1 seat in decades. wamu.fm/4nVdf3e

Candidates are lining up to replace Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau, who has chosen not to run for another term.

WAMU 88.5 @wamu.org · 5d

Loudoun County Board Chair Phyllis Randall joins us on the Politics Hour. She says appx. 24% of the county’s labor force has ties to the federal government. The shutdown & federal layoffs are having a huge economic effect on the region. She says as Northern Virginia’s economy goes, so does VA's.

The Politics Hour: What a federal government shutdown means for the region

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Rep. Glenn Ivey said the Trump administration’s recent announcement about cutting federal funding for a dozen Maryland infrastructure projects looks like the White House “going after blue states and blue jurisdictions for essentially punitive reasons."

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Rep. Glenn Ivey says the federal shutdown is causing a significant economic ripple effect across Prince George’s County, which has about 65,000 federal employees and contractors.

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We are now live on the Politics Hour with Maryland Congressman Glenn Ivey to talk about the federal shutdown. Call in at 800-433-8850 to join the conversation with Rep. Ivey.

U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey on the economic fallout of the federal shutdown and Loudoun County Board Chair Phyllis Randall on federal worker anxiety.

What a government shutdown could mean for D.C.

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You can join the conversation by commenting your questions below or calling in during the live show at (800)-433-8850.

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This week on The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi, we’re joined by Congressman Glenn Ivey and Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chair Phyllis Randall to discuss the federal government shutdown and its impact on the region.

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In D.C., with its lack of statehood and close relationship with the federal government, the prospect of a shutdown is particularly troubling. Here’s what it could mean for the District. buff.ly/yCV66Hh

In D.C., with its lack of statehood and close relationship with the federal government, the prospect of a shutdown is particularly troubling. Here’s what it could mean for the District.

Voices of Wards 7 and 8: The Anacostia Community Museum

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For this month’s Voices of Wards 7 and 8, WAMU arts and culture reporter Darryl C. Murphy and photojournalist Dee Dwyer spoke to community members about what the Anacostia Community Museum means to them. buff.ly/ugZwk1D

"When I learned that it focused on often D.C. centric, local stories and engaged our community, it was just a pleasure to even engage with it. What community has a Smithsonian in their neighborhood…

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The Anacostia Community Museum was founded as the Anacostia neighborhood museum in 1967 as an outreach effort by the Smithsonian to the local Black community. Now, the neighborhood is likely to lose it as the Trump administration proposes to eliminate its federal funding.

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Councilmember Fisher is a long-time advocate of the Purple Line, despite it being years behind schedule and billions over budget. It will be a huge economic development boon and will lead to more transit-oriented housing.

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Councilmember Fisher says the county needs to consider data center development "thoughtfully and carefully," but she is not against allowing developers to build them.

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We are now joined on the Politics Hour by Prince George's County Councilmember Wanika Fisher. She says federal job cuts are the county's biggest issue, noting Prince George's is first in the state for foreclosures.

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Republican candidate for VA Lt. Governor John Reid said he supports gay marriage. However, he opposes the Democrat-proposed constitutional amendment, saying it doesn't protect churches or pastors who are against gay marriage.

"I want to protect everyone's rights."

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Republican candidate for VA Lt. Governor John Reid says he has loved ones who are being impacted by federal job cuts. “When people are stressed out [and] worried, I get it, because I'm living it," he says.

The Politics Hour: Why Virginia's lieutenant governor's race may be the election's most competitive

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We are now live on the Politics Hour with the Republican candidate for Virginia lieutenant governor, John Reid. Tune in and call 800-433-8850 to ask your question live!

Republican candidate for Virginia Lieutenant Governor John Reid talks the campaign, data centers, and school gender policies. Prince George's County Councilmember Wanika Fisher discusses pausing data…

Get Out There: Fall music festivals around D.C.

WAMU 88.5 @wamu.org · 12d

From pop punk on the beach, to jazz and go-go in the park, there’s an eclectic range of music festivals happening across the D.C. area. For this week’s Get Out There, we have your previews of Ocean's Calling in Ocean City, All Things Go in Columbia and Home Rule Festival. buff.ly/HSqqp1W

Fall festival season is upon us -- we have your mix of pop punk, independent and go-go music festivals to check out across the D.C. region.

The D.C. Council passed a last-minute change to tenants rights laws. Some lawmakers are rethinking their vote

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D.C. lawmakers passed a host of changes to one of the city's most consequential tenants' rights laws. But one last-minute amendment could have a bigger impact than lawmakers anticipated. Some are already having second thoughts.

The D.C. Council moved to exempt small apartment buildings from a longstanding law giving renters the right of first refusal to buy their properties if they go up for sale. Some fear the change will…