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** FILE ** D.C. Council member Tommy Wells (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

Wells forming traffic task force to lower camera fines

By Shannon Odell - The Washington Times

** FILE ** D.C. Council member Tommy Wells (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

SIMMONS: Donor ban on corporations no solution

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: A Gray rally protesting ‘persecution’

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Thompson

Not all giving back tainted donor cash

By Jeffrey Anderson, Jim McElhatton and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray is surrounded as he answers reporters' questions about campaign operative Jeanne C. Harris who pleaded guilty Tuesday to funneling undocumented campaign funds to his campaign. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Three on D.C. Council ask Mayor Gray to resign

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Taxicab drivers demonstrate Tuesday in Freedom Plaza against a bill that, among its provisions, requires cabs to have credit card readers and new meters that provide printed receipts. The D.C. Council passed the bill. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Verizon Center signs, new cab rules OK’d

By Shannon Odell and Elizabeth Sallie - The Washington Times

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, a Democrat, says the city has gone through a detailed, science-based review of its breath-testing program since it "fell apart" two years ago. On Tuesday, the council will vote on reviving the program as part of "a fairly busy" agenda before the summer recess. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

D.C. Council to consider breath testing return

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** A woman walks through a line of cabs outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

D.C. takes steps to make cabs more rider-friendly

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: High jinks with D.C.’s low-number plates

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray stressed accountability as he swore in Sandra Mattavous-Frye on Tuesday to her reappointment as the D.C. People's Counsel, an advocate for ratepayers in their disputes with utilities such as Pepco. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

D.C. Council member calls for Pepco investigation

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

An electrical engineer from Pepco electric company attempts to repair and replace downed power lines, in Bethesda, Md., Monday, July 2, 2012. The storm left hundreds of thousands of people without power and caused wide spread property damage. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

Outages put Pepco on multiple hot seats

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member Michael A Brown (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

D.C. Council member ‘very disappointed’ by theft of funds

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** Former D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Brown: ‘Unauthorized disbursements’ made from campaign account

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: How Mendelson handles schools to test leadership

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Kenneth Ellerbe

D.C. fire department going overboard on overtime

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Pedestrians, veterans and members of the media walk around the grounds of the newly renovated District of Columbia WWI Memorial after a rededication ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011.
(T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

Congressman abandons plan to ‘nationalize’ D.C. WWI memorial

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan tells a D.C. Council committee that restoring "the public trust in our electoral system" a priority. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Council hears Gray’s outline in reforming campaign finances

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson (The Washington Times)

Mendelson will tackle campaign finance, education in D.C. Council

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: Trolley folly for Ward 5 stakeholders

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Michael A. Brown

At-large races for D.C Council draw a crowd of non-Democrats

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times