Washington, D.C. News
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Washington area spends big bucks on its students
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
D.C. ranks second in country behind New York state D.C. public schools spent $18,475 per student in fiscal 2011, more than any state outside of New York, according to census data released...
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Number of holiday travelers down, but roads will remain clogged for Memorial Day weekend
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
Memorial Day weekend in the D.C. area traditionally means cars full of coolers, kids, grandparents and stressed-out parents stuck in traffic and inching their way to the beach. And it's not...
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D.C. sues feds over $20m wage ruling
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
The District is moving a long-running regulatory clash with the U.S. Department of Labor to a courtroom after a series of rulings that threaten to add $20 million in underpaid wages to the cost of...
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Harry Jaffe: D.C. mayor weighs a second term
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
In working the streets and the phones to figure out where our nascent mayoral campaign is headed, I realized I was dealing with two realities -- parallel universes, if you prefer. In one,...
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D.C. woman pleads guilty to DUI crash that killed pedestrian
Updated: 10 hr ago
A District woman who had been drinking alcohol and smoking crack cocaine before she drove a car up onto a sidewalk and killed a pedestrian last month in Southwest D.C. has pleaded guilty. Maria...
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D.C. gets OK for June unveiling of U.S. Capitol statue
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
The House has approved a measure that will allow Emancipation Hall to host the June unveiling of the first District-selected statue inside the U.S. Capitol. "Today, after years of work, our city...
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Mayor Vincent Gray: D.C. will help Oklahoma 'in any way we can'
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
"My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Oklahoma City and Moore, as well as to the residents of the District who have family members and other loved ones in the affected areas," Gray said...
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Jonetta Rose Barras: White-black political prison
Updated: 20 hr ago
Oh, let's nip it right now. Tommy Wells isn't running to be the city's first white mayor. If Jack Evans or David Catania jumps in the race, as has been predicted, they won't be vying to be the...
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Audit: District missed out on $6.5 million windfall
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
The District didn't collect $6.5 million in tax penalties because its chief financial officer refused to enforce a D.C. law tied to electronic-filing requirements for certain businesses, the...
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D.C. to make up to 16 vacant schools available for charters
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
District Mayor Vincent Gray announced Monday that 16 former public school buildings would be made available for public charters and other community organizations to use.
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