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D.C. summer school expanded in passage of $241m supplemental budget
Alan Blinder
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
The D.C. Council backed a $241 million supplemental budget on Tuesday, opening up thousands of additional seats in summer school and funneling millions of dollars into housing initiatives. Lawmakers gave swift approval to the proposal from Mayor Vincent Gray, who submitted the supplemental...
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Pol protests D.C. Council contract vote
Alan Blinder
Updated: Mon, May 6, 2013
When D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's aides count votes ahead of D.C. Council debates about major city contracts, they can skip one office. At-large Councilman David Grosso isn't going to vote for or against any contract. He'll vote only "present." "I don't think the council should be in the business...
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Cheh, Graham: D.C. should end homelessness within a decade
Alan Blinder
Published: Mon, May 6, 2013
Two District lawmakers are asking members of the D.C. Council to set a goal of ending homelessness in the city within 10 years. "In a growing, thriving city like ours, there is no excuse for allowing individuals, families and children to live on the street, in a car, or without a home. We are...
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Mendelson: No more discipline for Vincent Orange
Alan Blinder
Published: Mon, May 6, 2013
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said Monday that at-large Councilman Vincent Orange, who received an admonition from the city's ethics board last week, will not face additional discipline from the council itself. "Not every action by the [ethics] board should require a council action,"...
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District poised to spend $35,000 to answer SEC probe
Alan Blinder
Published: Sun, May 5, 2013
The District is poised to spend at least $35,000 to respond to a "confidential, informal inquiry" from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which opened a probe in October into disclosures surrounding sales of the city's municipal bonds. According to billing records obtained by The...
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The 3-Minute Interview: Scholarship winner Daijon Rice
Alan Blinder
Published: Sun, May 5, 2013
Rice, a senior at Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School, recently earned a $2,500 scholarship after participating in a Pepco-sponsored leadership development program. She'll start her college education at Bowie State later this year. What did you learn from the program? It...
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D.C. cops union seeks deal with ethics board
Alan Blinder
Published: Sun, May 5, 2013
The D.C. Police Union is trying to strike a deal with the District's ethics board that would give police officers additional protections and rights if they come under scrutiny from the new panel. "You do have employees who are members of bargaining units, and different rules apply to them than...
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