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Mayor Vincent Gray, Councilwoman Muriel Bowser trade barbs over D.C. budget
Alan Blinder
Published: Tue, May 14, 2013
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's administration intensified its criticism of Ward 4 Councilwoman Muriel Bowser on Tuesday as it dismissed her adjustments to Gray's $10.1 billion budget proposal as ignorant and politically tainted, allegations that Bowser, a mayoral candidate, said were baseless....
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Councilman Tommy Wells set to enter D.C. mayoral race
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...
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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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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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D.C. Councilwoman Muriel Bowser campaigns for mayor on growth in Ward 4
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...
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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...
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Metro sidesteps D.C. Council questions on train breakdowns, employee perks
Liz Essley
Published: Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Metro missed a deadline to answer key oversight questions from the D.C. Council, despite being given an extra month to respond. A D.C. Council committee in March asked Metro to list its employees who received cellphones and iPads or who were assigned vehicles or took trips on Metro's dime. It...
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Mayor Vincent Gray's flare-up could signal re-election bid
Alan Blinder
Published: Thu, Apr 4, 2013
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray on Thursday took public aim at Ward 4 Councilwoman Muriel Bowser, the only person who has formally entered next year's mayoral race, in the clearest signal yet that Gray may seek a second term leading the city. "It's the most preposterous thing I have ever heard," Gray...
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With Michael Brown out, D.C. Council at-large race is wide open
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Wed, Apr 3, 2013
Reading the tea leaves in the D.C. Council at-large race was already a Herculean task, but after a few recent announcements -- including the decision by former Councilman Michael Brown to drop out of the race -- predicting the outcome to the April 23 special election looks harder than ever....
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Harry Jaffe: Money and the mayor's race: Who can raise big dough?
Harry Jaffe
Published: Tue, Mar 26, 2013
Money being the mother's milk of politics and all, where might it wash up in the upcoming mayoral campaigns? Who will be the recipient of all that pay-to-play cash, known in more refined circles as campaign contributions? Experts tell me it will take about $2 million to win. I suspect Muriel...
