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D.C. Council member Marion Barry, who owes the federal government more than $277,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties, answers questions of reporters after leaving the federal court house where he testified in Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 16, 2009. (Astrid Riecken/The Washington Times)

Barry: New tax lien a result of poor communication

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

City State: Morning Roundup

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

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

Wells pressing three proposals for D.C. ethics bill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration: Charter schools by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

CANE:Treat D.C.’s charter school students fairly

By Robert Cane - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser

D.C. ethics reforms set for more negotiations

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: Ethics bill needs time to get it right

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

City State: Morning Roundup

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

**FILE** D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

Council member’s bill would ease D.C. gun restrictions

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. (The Washington Times)

D.C. Council passes ethics-reform bill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Council to hold closed-door talks after Thomas raid

By Andrea Noble and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FBI and IRS Criminal Investigative Division agents leave the scene after they served a search warrant on the home of Washington D.C. City Council member Harry Thomas, Jr., on 17th Street NE in Washington, D.C., on Friday, December 2, 2011. (Pratik Shah./The Washington Times)

FBI raids D.C. Council member Thomas’ home

By Andrea Noble and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

City State: Morning Roundup

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

D.C. Fire and EMS Chief Kenneth Ellerbe said Wednesday that his staff-scheduling plan "will not reduce services one bit," adding that "safety is not an issue." (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

D.C. firefighters pour cold water on chief’s rescheduling plan

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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

D.C. funds for needy used more for perks

By Luke Rosiak and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

Bowser introduces D.C. ethics-reform bill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

"I will keep the light on this issue until we have a law," Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican and chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said of the D.C. budget-autonomy issue. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Budget autonomy for D.C. still on the table

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

New D.C. bill cuts time frame for detaining illegals

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican

Proposal offers D.C. budget autonomy

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

Council chief not in loop for trip to Tampa

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Council member Jack Evans (The Washington Times)

Questions about Evans cloud probe of lottery bid

By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times