Eric P. Newcomer

Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

D.C. Councilwoman Muriel Bowser hopes that a flourishing Ward 4 will springboard her into the mayor's office. At a campaign event Thursday night, Bowser -- the new chair of the Council's Committee on Economic Development -- highlighted the economic progress in her ward. That includes...

Alan Blinder

Published: Thu, May 2, 2013

In its first public sanctioning of a District lawmaker, the city's ethics board admonished D.C. Councilman Vincent Orange on Thursday for intervening when health regulators tried to close a rat-infested warehouse owned by a campaign contributor. "His intention was to provide good constituent...