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This photo taken Oct. 16, 2013 shows marijuana clone plants that are used to grow medical marijuana displayed under a light, at The Joint, a medical marijuana cooperative in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

Pot capital of America? D.C. on fast track to decriminalizing marijuana

Associated Press

D.C. attorneys defend law to push back AG election

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

DC Council to take up resolution on Redskins

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

** FILE ** Experts call teen risk behavior a canary in the cavern. (Seattle Times via Associated Press)

D.C. mayor, AG support bill decriminalizing marijuana

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Mayor Vincent Gray said that approval of the referendum would send a signal that we are sick and tired of the special burdens imposed on the District. (The Washington Times)

Gray won’t endorse bill delaying AG election

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Election in April for D.C. attorney general still up in the air

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

In 1998, voters in the District approved the Medical Use of Marijuana Initiative. Last month, President Obama signed the D.C. appropriations bill that removed prohibitions. Advocates anticipate D.C. officials will follow the lead of states such as California and enact the 1998 measure into law. (The Washington Times)

Medical marijuana off to slow start in D.C.; dispensaries note hassles

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Reserve fund running dry, D.C. finally faces prospect of shutdown

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Jeffrey S. DeWitt (left), Phoenix's chief financial officer, was announced by D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray as his pick to serve as D.C.'s next chief financial officer, subject to D.C. Council approval. The District is reviewing options if a federal shutdown occurs. (andrew harnik/the washington times)

D.C. may use contingency fund in event of shutdown

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Then-D.C. Council member Marion Barry (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

D.C. Council censures Marion Barry for not disclosing cash from contractors

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Protesters exit the D.C. Council chambers after members failed to override the mayor's veto of the "living wage" bill. (Andrea Noble/The Washington Times)

D.C. Council fails to override mayor’s veto of ‘living wage’ bill

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray eventually will have to decide whether to sign or veto the "living wage" bill. Meanwhile, large retailers other than Wal-Mart call the D.C. Council legislation "misguided."
(The Washington Times)

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray vetoes ‘living wage’ bill with nod to Wal-Mart

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member Tommy Wells, Ward 6 Democrat, aware of the city's reputation for issuing tickets, said he has modeled the marijuana bill after legislation in Massachusetts, where the law has already been road-tested. (The Washington Times)

Change to pot laws could be cash cow for D.C. with fines instead of jail

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Experts call teen risk behavior a canary in the cavern. (Seattle Times via Associated Press)

Recreational marijuana bill to be introduced in D.C. Council

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times
D.C. firefighters and paramedics listen to Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe announce the hiring paramedics and the purchase of 30 new ambulances by the end of the year.

Cross-training put aside to hire paramedics for D.C. fire department

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

The construction site where a 106,000 square foot Wal-Mart is being built at 5968 Georgia Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 18, 2013. Wal-Mart is stoping plans to build 3 new stores and reconsidering what to do with the 3 stores already under construction after the D.C. City Council passed a living wage bill on July 10th, requiring big box stores to pay their employees a minimum wage of $12.50 per hour. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

D.C. ‘living wage’ bill still in limbo

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Before he was D.C. Council chairman, Phil Mendelson urged that D.C. police Sgt. Mark Robinson be regarded as a whistleblower, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Times. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

EDITORIAL: Guns across the river

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said the bill requiring certain larger retailers to pay a higher minimum wage still has not yet reached his desk. It will then go to Mayor Vincent C. Gray to sign off on it or veto it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

D.C. minimum wage bill controversy may continue through summer

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

**FILE** A worker pushes shopping carts in front of a Wal-Mart store in La Habra, Calif., on May 9, 2013. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: A veto for big-store bashing

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

D.C. City Council council member, Jack Evans speaks during the first whole city council meeting after the summer recess. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Washington, DC. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

D.C. self-rule campaign takes ‘step backwards for democracy’

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times