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Former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams (The Washington Times/File)

D.C. tax commission eyes business levy on employees, cut in middle-class rate

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Ward 3 Council member Mary M. Cheh questions members of the Metropolitan Police Department about automated camera ticket delivery delays during a meeting of the traffic enforcement task force on Tuesday. Ms. Cheh is co-chairperson of the panel. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

D.C. Council to weigh November vote for attorney general

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council members (from left) Vincent B. Orange, Muriel Boswer, Jack Evans and Mary M. Cheh gather Tuesday before a spirited debate over marijuana laws. By the end of the session, a watered-down decriminalization bill had been approved. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

D.C. set to make penalty for marijuana possession $25 — less than a parking ticket

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

DC Council votes to create scholarship program

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

Watered-down pot decriminalization advances in DC

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

In this photo taken Wednesday June 20, 2012, David Kosmecki, left, talks to Idaho State Police Trooper Justin Klitch in Fruitland, Idaho. Kosmecki was stopped and charged with possession of marijuana after leaving Oregon. (AP Photo/Nigel Duara)

D.C. Council passes watered-down marijuana decriminalization bill

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Norton again warns council about tuition grants

Associated Press

DC Council to scale back scholarship program

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

DC Council to debate scholarship program

Associated Press

Marijuana decriminalization bill set for Feb. 4 vote in D.C. Council

By Matthew Cella - The Washington Times

FILE - The proposal that is expected to be submitted to the D.C. Board of Elections would allow residents to legally grow up to six marijuana plants per household. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

D.C. proposal would allow ounce of weed, 6 plants per household

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

The Firearms Registration Section at D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department. (Photo by Emily Miller)

MILLER: Gun re-registration law in D.C. goes into effect in 2014, may lead to arrest, confiscation

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Talking shop: D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, who touts his economic record, visits one of the first Wal-Marts in the city on the eve of its opening. Story, A11. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Vincent Gray’s scandals promise to tangle D.C. mayoral campaign

By Andrea Noble and Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times

An aerial view of Washington D.C, USA including the Capitol Building around Jan. 3, 1931. (AP Photo)

Agreement in D.C. a tall order

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray (The Washington Times)

Gray to seek second term as D.C. mayor

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray is all smiles Monday as he files paperwork to run for a second term at the Board of Elections. He is one of 11 people seeking the Democratic nomination. (associated press)

D.C. Mayor Gray opts to run for re-election in D.C.

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Ruling due next week in D.C. attorney general election

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council calls for Redskins to change nickname

By Ben Nuckols - Associated Press

DC Council urges Redskins to change nickname

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times
Former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. is serving time in a federal prison in Alabama for stealing public funds.

Imprisoned former council member makes mystery trip to D.C.

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times