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Alan Blinder

Staff Reporter, D.C. City Hall

Alan Blinder covers Washington, D.C. government for The Washington Examiner, which he joined in January 2012. Prior to moving to the Washington, D.C. area, Blinder covered business and state government for a newspaper in Louisiana. He also interned for the Houston Chronicle and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News and worked as a stringer for The Associated Press. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama.
  • D.C. ethics panel seeks greater authority, stricter rules

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Wed, Apr 24, 2013

    Less than a year into its work and already realizing the limits of its power, the District's ethics board is asking lawmakers to broaden its authority, criminalize certain conduct for the first time and strengthen laws intended to prevent conflicts of interest. Government Ethics Director...

  • D.C. sues ex-employee for tax fraud

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Tue, Apr 23, 2013

    The District on Tuesday sued a former employee for tax fraud, nearly five months after she pleaded guilty to federal charges tied to the same plot. The city contends that Kimberle Davis, who worked in the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue, helped perpetuate a scheme of filing false tax returns by...

  • Union chief takes aim at Gray amid overtime dispute

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Mon, Apr 22, 2013

    The leader of the D.C. chapter of America's largest labor group said on Monday that Mayor Vincent Gray's "assault upon the collective bargaining process" was jeopardizing his relationship with the unions that have been vital to his political success. "It's unbecoming of a city that prides...

  • D.C. wraps audit of Gray campaign, doesn't release findings

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Mon, Apr 22, 2013

    The District's campaign finance regulators have completed their audit of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's 2010 campaign, but they declined to say Monday when they would release the findings of their two-year investigation to the public. "The final audit report has been completed," the D.C. Office of...

  • D.C. finishes audit of Gray campaign, refuses to release findings

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Mon, Apr 22, 2013

    The District's campaign finance regulators have completed their audit of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's 2010 campaign, but they declined to say Monday when the probe's findings will be released to the public. "The final audit report has been completed," the D.C. Office of Campaign Finance said in a...

  • D.C. starts campaign to fix potholes

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Mon, Apr 22, 2013

    The District on Monday launched its annual push to fix the city's pervasive potholes quickly, saying that it will try to repair troublesome locations with 48 hours of learning of the problems. "Even though we have had two relatively mild winters in a row, there are always potholes to fill,"...

  • Tax season lets D.C. collect $2.5 million in unpaid tickets

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Sun, Apr 21, 2013

    After turning to an old tactic with expanded reach to pursue unpaid debts, the District government said Friday that it had seized nearly $2.5 million from residents with unpaid parking and traffic tickets by garnishing their tax refunds. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi's office said that...

  • Advocates to seek law requiring interpreters for D.C. pharmacies

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Sun, Apr 21, 2013

    A coalition of immigration and health care advocates will launch a campaign on Monday urging the D.C. government to require pharmacies to provide interpreters for customers with limited English skills, a measure that could lead city lawmakers to mandate for the first time that the private sector...

  • D.C. camera ticket revenues fall in March

    Alan Blinder

    Updated: Thu, Apr 18, 2013

    After months of 10-figure hauls, income from the District's controversial network of traffic cameras plunged in March to $2.6 million, a steep drop that did little to quiet the program's persistent critics. Despite the puzzling plummet, the city remained on track to set another annual...

  • Sulaimon Brown backs Anita Bonds in D.C. special election

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Thu, Apr 18, 2013

    Sulaimon Brown, the minor mayoral candidate whose allegations of corruption in D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's 2010 campaign set off an ongoing federal investigation, has endorsed Councilwoman Anita Bonds in Tuesday's special election for an at-large council seat. "Anita Bonds is a real Democrat,...