AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoD.C. Taxes: Council members are weighing a 3% surcharge on investment income for high-earning residents and higher taxes on luxury second homes as the District faces a weaker revenue outlook. A D.C. Policy Center official urged lawmakers to study the proposals further, arguing that tax increases alone won’t fix spending that outpaces revenue growth. National Guard: A federal appeals court pressed the Trump administration on the legality of its deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, as D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb continues his lawsuit to end it. Voter Privacy: Voting-rights and privacy groups sued in federal court in D.C., challenging the administration’s effort to collect voter records from at least 47 states for a national database. Local Politics: Independent mayoral candidate Rhonda Hamilton is campaigning across the city ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Federal Oversight: A House committee opened an investigation into D.C. community groups over alleged jury-nullification trainings.
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