The $25 noncriminal high
City officials on Thursday floated reducing marijuana possession penalties to a $25 fine.
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A close, contentious race in Virginia’s 87th District
Republican David Ramadan (Loudoun), a House incumbent, is challenged by Democrat John Bell.
D.C. opens battle over minimum wage increase
Momentum is building to make the city’s minimum wage the nation’s highest.
Legal bills grow for taxpayers in McDonnell investigation
The number of lawyers appointed is a sign of the complexity of a months-long investigation.
D.C. poised for giant leap toward decriminalizing pot
Election-year politicking turbocharges a bill to replace jail time for possession with a token $25 fine.
D.C. Council could vote to approve its new CFO on Nov. 5
Jeffrey S. DeWitt, the financial official for the city of Phoenix, sails through a confirmation hearing.
Prospects: Federal government still open for business
Jobs may be fewer, but they are still out there if you are looking for government opportunities.
D.C. mayor backs decriminalizing marijuana
Possession of 1 ounce or less would draw $100 ticket, replacing threat of jail time, big fine, criminal record.
Campaign finance reform will get D.C. Council vote
Bill takes new step in ethics push that began two years ago in the wake of high-profile federal investigations.
Where’d Adrian Fenty go? West. And he’s fitting in nicely.
Three years after being voted out of the D.C. mayor’s office, he’s fashioning a life in Silicon Valley.
D.C. medical marijuana sales off to slow start
Advocates for a robust medical marijuana program urge the city council to relax the rules.
Supreme Court petition may prolong Gray campaign probe
Attorneys for D.C. businessman Jeffrey Thompson say documents may have been improperly seized.
‘Uber Wars’ featured in short film
The roughly two years of high-profile battle between Uber and the District government have been distilled into 11 minutes of film.
Budget autonomy efforts still stuck, Gray says
Shutdown battle may have changed the public’s minds, the mayor says, but not Congress’s.
Federal Faces: Erica Keen Thomas
She tweeting air pollution alerts in Beijing and other Chinese cities.
Where Cuccinelli, McAuliffe stand on issues in Va. race
We examine the views of the gubernatorial candidates on a variety of topics.
Turned-off Va. voters abound in bellwether district
In the federal shutdown’s aftermath, voters in a bellwether district vent about the Virginia governor’s race.
Alexandria to steer NSF-site funds to affordable housing
City council wants $500,000 set aside from expected tax revenue to replace bargained-away housing contribution.
Religion events from around the Washington area
Community shredding event, costumed actors on hymns, Marian Wright Edelman on gun violence.
Jackson’s stories of childhood deprivation are challenged
Those who knew the Va. candidate’s foster home say food and amenities were readily available.
D.C. Council wrestles with fixes to troubled tax lien system
Council, mayor debate whether investors should keep all the profits when foreclosed homes are sold.
Budget measure allows for pay raise
A presidential order would be needed in December to finalize the raise, which would take effect in January.
Fact Check: Cuccinelli claims ‘only McAuliffe’ under investigation
FACT CHECK | We look into the claim that McAuliffe is under investigation for his role at Green Tech Automotive.
D.C. government scores victory in Hill spending deal
City gets year-long spending authority as part of the deal ending the federal shutdown.
With stricter Army rules coming, tattoos are a priority
Troops race to tattoo shops as military prepares to tighten guidelines on body art
Pr. George’s executive urges Redskins to weigh new name
Rushern Baker echoes Obama and calls on team owner Daniel Snyder to consider changing the moniker.
Region’s leaders decry shutdown: ‘Inaction is killing us’
‘Big Four’ executives, in rare assemblage, blast Congress as it finally moved toward a deal.
D.C. bills include $100K college grants, kids’ fields at RFK
Ambitious council members have introduced a flurry of proposed legislation.
Md. board clears doctor in death of abortion patient
A Maryland panel closed its inquiry into the death of an abortion patient. It took no action against the doctor.
Cuccinelli ‘not afraid to be an outsider’
Virginia’s Republican gubernatorial candidate has drawn deep lines between what he believes is right and wrong.
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