October 8, 2009 7:27 am Connecting With The Mayor: 10/8/09 D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty discusses teacher firings, taxi scandals and more. Local 2:24 DC Council chairman intends to ignore CFO's budget request 2:45 US House passes Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid, potential TikTok ban 2:30 Virginia Democrats push to guarantee access to contraception 3:33 Virginia lawmakers start over on state budget 2:05 Maryland's $63 billion budget includes some tax and fee increases