Union endorsements keep coming in D.C.
Incumbent Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) continues to receive more labor support ahead of April 1 primary.
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In D.C. mayor’s race, Bowser’s flier causes stir
Bowser’s team never sought permission to use photo of her with day-care kids, nonprofit CEO says.
D.C. judge accused of ethical lapses says she’s the victim
Mary Oates Walker challenges the legal basis for the charges, says workers begrudge her reform efforts.
Measure to legalize marijuana called unfit for D.C. ballot
D.C. Attorney General Irvin Nathan says it will put District law and federal law in conflict.
D.C. cabbies accused of demanding cash
Council member says her daughter was briefly locked in a cab until the fare was paid in cash, not credit card.
D.C. mayor to ask for emergency powers on homelessness
Measure would give city 14 days to determine whether families need taxpayer-funded shelter.
Five things you don’t know about Jack Evans
He likes the Stones, jogged with Clinton and knows something about life on a nuclear submarine.
D.C. mayor’s race — as seen through the stained glass
Heated rhetoric in a church sanctuary made sense in this context: early voting begins in a month.
Evans makes second run at being mayor of D.C.
The candidate acknowledges that he faces long odds in a city accustomed to electing blacks for the city’s top job.
Chaotic D.C. mayoral debate schedule kicks into high gear
With 8 candidates, 5 incumbents and no centralized planning, good luck picking a debate to attend.
Gray keeping Lanier as D.C. police chief hailed
Political opponents say the mayor has done little else on the public safety front.
On the stump with mayoral candidate Muriel Bowser
Knocking on doors in Ward 4, councilwoman shows she isn’t afraid to tell constituents “No.”
Debate Watcher: Young voters in focus at AU forum
D.C. mayoral candidates speak with American University students.
D.C. attorney general vote delay to go to highest local court
Lawyer and candidate Paul Zukerberg says he will make last attempt to keep AG vote in 2014.
Marion Barry is admitted to hospital for 2nd time this year
The former D.C. mayor “is doing much better than the public is speculating,” a spokeswoman said.
Spokeswoman: D.C.’s Marion Barry is back in the hospital
The four-term former mayor was admitted to an area hospital on Monday, a spokeswoman says.
Waging a one-on-one battle over Va.’s gun laws
A Va. Tech victim’s father and an unbending gun-rights supporter spar over what it means to be safe.
Five things you don’t know about Tommy Wells
The lawmaker and mayoral candidate is a youth mentor, a crock-pot chef and an occasional sailor.
D.C.’s top attorney argues against election proposal
Attorney general tells D.C. Council that his office must be contested in primaries before the general election.
Wells’s challenge: Connecting to a broader swath of D.C.
In his run for mayor, the council member is refining his image as “the smart-growth candidate.
Mayor Gray discusses D.C. homeless ‘crisis’
Don’t call his approach ‘tough love,’ he says, and he doesn’t want to throw more money at shelters.
D.C. homeless crisis puts in play Gray’s record as steward
Vincent Gray’s tough love for the poor is under a microscope as the number of homeless families soars.
Of Gray’s rivals, Bowser seems to be the candidate to beat
COLUMN D.C. Council member Bowser gains early edge in contest to be “top challenger” to mayor.
Thompson secretly funded 2008 campaign, lawyers say
The D.C. contractor allegedly pumped more than $100,000 into Michael A. Brown’s D.C. Council run.
Attorney general’s race won’t appear on D.C. ballots
Superior Court judge denies candidate’s bid to reverse delay to election mandate passed by voters.
Top city judge allegedly steered contract and lied about it
Mary Oates Walker, D.C.’s chief administrative law judge, has clashed with colleagues for nearly two years.
Judge dismisses lawsuit against D.C Council member
A developer alleged that Jim Graham had improperly interfered with a disputed Metro real estate deal.
The Debate Watcher: Ward 4 Dems speak
Council member Muriel Bowser wins vote in home ward, and second straw poll over D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray
D.C. mayoral candidates clash over homelessness
Council member Muriel Bowser wins straw poll in home ward, her second over D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray.
Textbook change acknowledging East Sea passes Va. House
The measure created a diplomatic flap when the Japanese ambassador said trade relations could suffer.
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