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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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D.C. councilman wants disclosure rule axed
Alan Blinder
Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013
Frustrated by what he contends is a plethora of "gotcha" rules, a senior District lawmaker wants D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson to review the tightened ethics regime that regulates legislators' conduct. "My recommendation would be that the chairman do a review of all of this stuff since...
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Pol protests D.C. Council contract vote
Alan Blinder
Updated: Mon, May 6, 2013
When D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's aides count votes ahead of D.C. Council debates about major city contracts, they can skip one office. At-large Councilman David Grosso isn't going to vote for or against any contract. He'll vote only "present." "I don't think the council should be in the business...
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D.C. food trucks close for business to protest mayor's regulations
Eric P. Newcomer
Updated: Mon, May 6, 2013
District food truck owners closed their windows in Farragut Square on Monday to protest new regulations they fear will cripple their business. "This is a vision of the future," said Pascal Halabi, owner of a Mediterranean food truck called Kafta Mania. "If it's not broke, don't fix it." But...
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Mendelson: No more discipline for Vincent Orange
Alan Blinder
Published: Mon, May 6, 2013
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said Monday that at-large Councilman Vincent Orange, who received an admonition from the city's ethics board last week, will not face additional discipline from the council itself. "Not every action by the [ethics] board should require a council action,"...
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Mayor builds legacy with $1.38b in D.C. construction budget
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Sun, Apr 14, 2013
One way to build a lasting legacy is with bricks and mortar. Facing flush budget times, Mayor Vincent Gray plans to pour city money into construction projects across the District. Altogether, Gray's budget proposal calls for $1.38 billion in construction projects, including new schools and...
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Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments reverses support for gun control following local outcry
Taylor Holland
Published: Wed, Apr 10, 2013
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments on Wednesday reversed its controversial statement of support for gun control following an outcry from many of its municipal members. Lawmakers voted 24-4 to drop the group's official support for universal background checks, a ban on...
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Proposal would let D.C. charter schools favor neighborhood kids
Rachel Baye
Updated: Tue, Apr 9, 2013
Students who live near a top-performing charter school would have greater odds at winning a seat in the school's lottery under a bill introduced in the D.C. Council Tuesday. Present law requires D.C. public charter schools to open enrollment to all students in the District through a lottery...
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Harry Jaffe: D.C. asks Congress to erase $36 million bill to firefighters
Harry Jaffe
Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013
It might seem a tad hypocritical for Mayor Vincent Gray to appeal to Congress to intervene in a local budget matter at the same time he's asking for budget autonomy. But that's where he finds himself. In the fine print of the 2013 Budget Request Act, Gray has asked Congress to enforce a 2000...
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D.C. Councilwoman Mary Cheh seeks ban on time limits for sex-crime prosecutions
Alan Blinder
Published: Mon, Apr 8, 2013
Anxious about the prospect of rushing abuse victims into the justice system, a D.C. councilwoman is poised to introduce sweeping legislation Tuesday that would eliminate the District's statute of limitations for dozens of sex crimes. The proposal from Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh would...
