Weekend Metro Wait Times Could Increase, Ban on Dancing at Memorials Upheld: Morning Links

Weekend Metro Wait Times May Increase: Metro faces a $66 million budget shortfall, and one proposal to cut costs includes increasing weekend wait times between trains. Saturday riders will see an increase in wait times of 12 minutes to 18 minutes during the day, and up to 25 minutes after 9:30 PM. Sunday riders can expect to see wait times increase from 15 to 20 minutes between trains during the day and 25 minutes after 9:30 PM. Metro riders are about to get very good at Angry Birds. [WJLA]
Dancing Ban Upheld: A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that declared dancing inside the Jefferson Memorial illegal and not protected by the First Amendment. Sorry, libertarians. [WTOP]

Brown Proposes Ethics Reform: DC Council Chairman Kwame Brown proposed sweeping ethics reforms for city officials. Does that include your "fully loaded" Lincoln Navigator, Kwame? [Washington Examiner]
Amtrak Lacks Security: Joseph Bordman, president of Amtrak, testified before a Senate committee yesterday that trains are more vulnerable to terrorist attacks than planes. New technologies could help prevent. [AP]

O'Malley to Sign Energy Bill: Maryland governor Martin O'Malley released a statement yesterday saying he intends to sign a controversial energy bill that counts incinerated trash as a renewable resource. O'Malley says this will help the state meet an "aggressive" goal of generating 20 percent of its energy from renewable resources. [Baltimore Sun]
Gay Adoption Advocates Want More Time: After Virginia's Department of Social Services voted to remove legal protections for gay couples who want to adopt children, advocates supporting gay rights are requesting more time for comment. [Inside NoVa]
Bill Clinton's Guest Performance?: Indie rock band the Antlers performed last night at the Black Cat, and joked, "Pretty sure Bill Clinton's gonna do a guest sax solo on every song." [Twitter]

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