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This was the week Civil Beat’s Adrienne LaFrance opened Hawaii’s only Washington, D.C., news bureau and launched her blog, . We’re already providing exclusive stories from Washington that you wouldn’t have found anywhere else. Here are 10 stories from Civil Beat this week that you wouldn’t want to have missed.

• Welcome to DC808 – Civil Beat’s New Blog from Washington, D.C.
• Ryan Exacts His Revenge, Reveals Berg ‘Corruption’
• Broken Buoys Create Gaps in Hawaii Tsunami Warning System
• Abercrombie vs. Hawaii Teachers: What’s at Stake
• Case Raised Barely Half Hirono’s Total for Senate Run in Latest Quarter
• Special-Interest Groups Boost Mazie Hirono in Hawaii U.S. Senate Race
• Hawaii Ethics Director: Lawmakers ‘Pushed’ the Line on Gifts
• FACT CHECK — Case: Support Has ‘Never’ Come From PACs
• From May to July, Carlisle Changed Tune on Sludge
• Is HART Board Member’s Link to Biggest Rail Landowner a Conflict?

And there’ll be more next week. I hope you’ll put on your calendar noon Tuesday to watch a live interview with Randy Perreira, executive director of the state’s largest union, the Hawaii Government Employees Association. Here’s the link where you’ll be able to watch that interview and send in your questions. Read the responses he’s already provided by email: Newsmaker: Interview With HGEA Executive Director Randy Perreira.