WASHINGTON (AP) — A D.C. councilmember says he’s in touch with a producer for the ABC TV drama “Scandal” who’d like to bring the show to the city to shoot […]
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Muriel Bowser Defeats Gray in DC Mayoral Primary
(Updated 4/2/2014) WASHINGTON (AP) — Muriel Bowser won the District of Columbia’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday, defeating incumbent Vincent Gray in a race defined by a scandal involving Gray’s campaign […]
DC Mayor Trails Challenger in Initial Returns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The embattled mayor of the nation’s capital was trailing his top challenger in initial returns from the city’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, with many voters saying the […]
DC Mayor Signs Pot Decriminalization Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray has signed a bill that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana. Like all new laws in the district, the bill […]
A Body in DC Park Believed to be Murder Suspect’s Last Seen with Missing Girl
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital say they believe that a body found in a park is believed to be that of a murder suspect who was the […]
Despite Scandal, DC Mayor Makes Pitch for 2nd Term
WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray pressed ahead Tuesday with his re-election bid but acknowledged he took a political hit from allegations that he led a “shadow […]
Former Owner of D.C. Chartered Health Plan, Jeffrey Thompson, Charged with Funding Illicit Campaign Activity
WASHINGTON (AP) — Influential District of Columbia businessman Jeffrey Thompson was charged Monday with conspiring to violate federal and local campaign finance laws by funding off-the-books campaign activity for candidates […]
Feds: DC Mayor Knew of Illegal Shadow Campaign
(Updated 3/10/2014) WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray knew about an off-the-books “shadow campaign” to support his 2010 bid for the office and personally requested the funds […]
DC Council decriminalizes pot possession
WASHINGTON (AP) — Possession of less than one ounce of marijuana would no longer be a criminal offense in the nation’s capital under a bill approved Tuesday by the D.C. […]
D.C. Council member Tommy Wells Calls for Fire Chief, Deputy Mayor to Resign
WASHINGTON (AP) — A D.C. councilmember says the city’s fire chief and deputy mayor for public safety should resign because of a man who died after collapsing outside a fire station and […]
Watered-down pot decriminalization advances in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia lawmakers took a long-awaited first step Tuesday toward decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, but not before watering down the bill to maintain […]
D.C. Council sends minimum wage hike to mayor
WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Council has given final approval to raising the city’s minimum wage to $11.50 an hour by 2016. Tuesday’s vote was a formality, with the council […]