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The D.C. Council will vote Tuesday on whether to award a $66 million contract for medical care at the city jail to a for-profit company that has been criticized for providing poor services at other facilities — setting lawmakers up for their first major clash with Mayor Muriel Bowser. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. Council rejects Corizon contract proposal for prison health care

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants footage from the Metropolitan Police Department's expanding body camera program to be exempt from public records requests, making the District one of an increasing number of jurisdictions trying to limit access in order to balance the technology with privacy concerns. (Associated Press)

D.C. wants police body camera footage exempt from public records requests

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (Associated Press) **FILE**

D.C. Council picks at Mayor Muriel Bowser’s budget, questions spending cuts and tax hikes

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

The D.C. Council will vote Tuesday on whether to award a $66 million contract for medical care at the city jail to a for-profit company that has been criticized for providing poor services at other facilities — setting lawmakers up for their first major clash with Mayor Muriel Bowser. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. Council to vote on medical care contract for city jail

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks to reporters during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington on Nov. 5, 2014, a day after being elected mayor. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser offers $13B budget with sales and parking tax increases

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

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Title IX says D.C. Schools need to treat all students equally.

DEBORAH SIMMONS: D.C. needs Title IX accountability from leaders, schools

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

D.C. Jail (File photo)

D.C. Jail medical contract sparks city council criticism

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. police Chief Cathy Lanier (left) and Mayor Vincent Gray announce that the police department is testing five different kinds of body-worn cameras as part of a pilot program during a press conference at the Wilson Building in D.C. on Sept. 24, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. police’s expanded body-cam program not enough for protesters seeking accountability

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

The Accessible Parking Amendment Act of 2012 would involve creating some 1,800 red-top meters such as this that are specifically designated for the disabled, but the devices were installed in such a haphazard manner that incoming transportation officials plan to remove a slew of them before advancing the program. (The Washington Times)

D.C.’s parking meters for disabled drivers cause confusion

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Campaign signs seen Dec. 15 are still posted around the District. The city should send out eight, single-member patrols to each wards to log and capture campaign scofflaws. The campaigns and the candidates must be held accountable. (Deborah Simmons/The Washington Times)

In D.C., old campaign signs linger, drawing few, if any, fines

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

D.C.’s Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Act gets amended

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Rica Madrid poses for a photograph as she smokes pot in her home on the first day of legal possession of marijuana for recreational purposes, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 in Washington. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser defied threats from Congress by implementing a voter-approved initiative on Thursday, making the city the only place east of the Mississippi River where people can legally grow and share marijuana in private. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

D.C. Council passes bill to ban marijuana smoking in private clubs

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Gregory Dean, 64, had been with the Seattle Fire Department for 44 years before stepping down in December. (Associated Press)

Muriel Bowser taps ex-Seattle Fire Chief Gregory Dean to lead D.C. fire and EMS

By Chris White - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks to reporters during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington on Nov. 5, 2014, a day after being elected mayor. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Congress sends terse letter to Muriel Bowser as D.C.’s marijuana legalization looms

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Muriel Bowser, Karl Racine split on D.C. budget autonomy lawsuit

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Allowing marijuana legalization in the District leaves the United States vulnerable to charges it is violating international treaties aimed at stemming the drug trade, the nonpartisan research arm of Congress concluded in an analysis that could strengthen the resolve of lawmakers on Capitol Hill to overturn the measure. (Associated Press)

D.C. Council skirts federal threat, holds forum on marijuana

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Give D.C. lawmakers a drug test

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Washington, D.C. Interim Fire Chief Eugene Jones at Engine 11 in Colombia Heights, Washington, D.C., Friday, August 22, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

D.C. first responders better using cellphones than radios

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

A passenger who was injured in the Jan. 12 Metro fire claims that three transit officers saw smoke coming from the tunnel and went to investigate before the train became disabled. (Associated Press)

New account of deadly Metro smoke incident emerges as D.C. Council inquiry set to begin

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser introduced a bill to clarify language in an anti-descrimination law to state that it does not require any specific type of insurance coverage. (Associated Press)

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser introduces bill to fix anti-discrimination law

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times