Alan Blinder

Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013

After months of publicly flirting with a citywide run for public office, D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells will on Saturday enter the 2014 mayoral race. Wells, who launched an exploratory committee in February after hinting last summer that he would run, said on Monday that will formally open his...

Jonetta Rose Barras

Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013

The D.C.Council, through David Catania's leadership, began this week to find its education reform voice. It sent an unequivocal message to Mayor Vincent Gray, DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson and others about the standard it expects. Further, it redirected taxpayers' money to programs...

Rachel Baye

Published: Thu, May 9, 2013

A panel of D.C. lawmakers on Thursday voted to cut nearly $16 million from a proposed renovation of Malcolm X Elementary School, a move that schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson warned would be "detrimental" to the school's planned partnership with Achievement Preparatory Academy Public Charter...

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...

Jonetta Rose Barras

Updated: Mon, May 6, 2013

That rumbling sound coming from the John A. Wilson Building is D.C. Council members tussling over recommended changes to Mayor Vincent Gray's $12 billion 2014 budget. Committees have begun reducing expenditures or searching for additional funds to address select programs or satisfy demands of...