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Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said that even before decriminalization took effect, police did not actively pursue many marijuana possession charges. "Officers for the last 20 years have avoided possession of marijuana arrests because they've not been prosecuted for many, many years," Chief Lanier said. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

D.C. police marijuana possession citations heavily target poor, mostly are ignored

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member David Grosso, at-large independent (The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. lawmakers float bill to allow voting without U.S. citizenship

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

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

D.C. Council sets up marijuana bill hearings

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C.'s newly sworn Mayor Muriel Bowser was noncommittal on whether she might file a lawsuit on behalf of the city against Congress to defend the city's right to legalize marijuana. "We're going to explore every option," Ms. Bowser said Sunday on "Meet the Press." (Associated Press)

D.C. Council to prioritize statehood, marijuana law

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser will take her oath of office as the seventh elected mayor of the District shortly before noon, along with D.C. Council members and the city's first elected attorney general. (Associated Press)

Muriel Bowser, D.C. council to be sworn in Friday

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Mayor-Elect Muriel Bowser, speaks to reporters during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, a day after being elected the next mayor of the District of Columbia. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

EDITORIAL: Muriel Bowser, new D.C. mayor, arrives with tight spending challenge

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Then-D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray speaks in Washington, in this March 19, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

D.C. bill allowing abortion coverage faces uncertain future

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council gives final approval to concealed-carry gun regulations

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Artist's rendering of the proposed D.C. United soccer stadium near Nationals Park in Southwest D.C. (D.C. United)

D.C. Council gives final OK to soccer stadium deal

Associated Press

Mayor Vincent C. Gray Wednesday delayed the Corizon Health's $66 million, 3-year contract to provide health care to D.C. Jail. He pulled the contract to give Corizon more time to "get the facts out" after activists made allegations of poor care. (Associated Press)

D.C. Jail health care contract pulled to give Corizon time to ‘get the facts out’

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. United Fans cheer on their team on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. Luis Silva's goal in the 10th minute was enough to lift United to a 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union at RFK Stadium. (Pete Marovich for the Washington Times)

D.C. Council unanimously passes legislation to build stadium for D.C. United

By Thomas Floyd - SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

D.C. Jail (File photo)

D.C. Jail health care contract raises activists’ ire

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

The D.C. Council has stripped religious schools of legal protection against certain discrimination lawsuits, voting unanimously to repeal an exemption that had been in place for decades. (AP Photo/Conroe Courier, Jason Fochtman)

D.C. lawmakers threaten religious schools’ freedoms

By Matt Hadro - Catholic News Agency

A.J. Cooper III, a candidate for D.C. Council, died suddenly early Wednesday. (Facebook photo)

D.C. Council hopeful dies suddenly

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Artist's rendering of the proposed D.C. United soccer stadium near Nationals Park in Southwest D.C. (D.C. United)

D.C. Council approves soccer stadium deal

Associated Press

Jennifer Deasy shoots a pistol at the target range at Niagara Gun Range in North Tonawanda, N.Y., Thursday June 26, 2008. Americans can keep guns at home for self-defense, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday in the justices' first-ever pronouncement on the meaning of gun rights under the Second Amendment. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

D.C. Council advances permanent gun bill regulating concealed carry

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Artist's rendering of the proposed D.C. United soccer stadium near Nationals Park in Southwest D.C. (D.C. United)

Eminent domain eyed in D.C. soccer stadium deal

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

In this July 20, 2014, photo, shooters practice with pistols at the gun range at Dragonman's, a gun dealer east of Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) ** FILE **

D.C. inches closer to contempt with concealed carry gun laws

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Mayor Marion Barry arrives at a meeting of the Financial Control Board at the headquarters on Thomas Circle in Northwest on June 10, 1996. (Kevin T. Gilbert/The Washington Times)

Marion Barry, former D.C. mayor, dies at 78

By Matthew Cella and Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

As a D.C. Council member representing Ward 8, Marion Barry represented the city's most downtrodden and least-educated residents. (The Washington Times)

Marion Barry: A deal-maker who championed home rule

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times