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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. fire dysfunction recedes under interim chief

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Jeff Smith

Former D.C. Council candidate sentenced to 60 days in jail

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Muriel Bowser

Let it roll: D.C. Council hits Las Vegas on taxpayer’s dime, leaves $14,000 tab

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: What happened in Vegas can’t stay in Vegas

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Gray

Council overrides mayor’s veto of fiscal 2015 budget

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Gray

D.C. Council to vote on Gray’s budget veto

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

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Amanda Galzer (front row, left), Lauren Weeman (white tank top) and others move into the Warrior I pose during a Yoga III class at Tranquil Space Yoga.

D.C. Council rejects bid to remove ‘yoga tax’ from budget

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member David A. Catania is running as an independent in the mayoral election in November. He is a lawyer known for his prosecutorial style and his quick temper, and will have to distinguish himself in a heavily Democratic city. (Associated Press)

Council OKs $10.6B budget with ‘yoga’ tax intact

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

**FILE** D.C. Council member Marion Barry (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Marion Barry: I never smoked crack

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member David A. Catania, at-large independent and candidate for mayor, poses with fitness studio owners and yoga instructors as he announces his plan to scrap a proposed "yoga tax" (Andrea Noble/The Washington Times).

D.C. gym rats find a champion in Catania

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

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

D.C. Council approves biggest tax cut in 15 years

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Judge bars DC from putting budget law into effect

Associated Press

Federal judge reaffirms Congress’ authority over D.C.

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Mayor Vincent Gray

Judge: Courts might be ‘powerless’ to uphold D.C. budget autonomy

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council passes tax on health insurance to fund Obamacare exchange operations

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

District of Columbia Republican Mayoral candidate, City Councilman David Catania poses for a portrait before an interview with the Associated Press in Washington, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Conventional wisdom dictates that Catania is an underdog in the race for mayor of Washington. He is white, a former Republican and openly gay in a city that has only elected African-American Democrats to its top local office. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Catania on DC mayor’s race: ‘I know I’ll win’

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

DC Council sues mayor over budget autonomy law

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (third from left) announces a lawsuit filed by the council against Mayor Vincent C. Gray, seeking to compel Mr. Gray to comply with the Budget Autonomy Act (Andrea Noble/The Washington Times).

D.C. Council sues Mayor Gray over budget autonomy law

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: In D.C. budget battle, another who’s-in-charge decision awaits

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

The D.C. Council is suing Mayor Vincent C. Gray for his refusal to implement a voter-approved law, which would give the District the right to set its 2015 budget without congressional interference. Council seeks to set its own fiscal calendar. (Khalid Naji-Allah /Special to The Washington Times)

D.C. Council sues Mayor Gray, CFO over budget autonomy law

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times