August 27, 2009 8:04 am Connecting With the Mayor: 8/27/09 District Mayor Adrian Fenty talks is sons’ school, Sen. Kennedy, the Homestead Exemption 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