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The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to bar city agencies from providing voting information requested by President Trump's election integrity commission. The District joins a number of states that have rebuffed the request over privacy concerns. (Emma Ayers / The Washington Times)

D.C. Council unanimously passes campaign finance reform bill

By Julia Airey - The Washington Times

Legal prostitution in D.C. should be considered carefully

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

A man waits in line at The Source dispensary, Saturday, July 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. Recreational marijuana became legal in Nevada on Saturday. (AP Photo/John Locher)

D.C. legal pot sales go to black businesses under city bill

By Emma Ayers - The Washington Times

At-large D.C. Council member David Grosso said "public financing of campaigns would give greater voice to all voters and reduce the disproportionate influence of big city donors in D.C. politics" under a bill he has crafted. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

D.C. Council approves $100 million in tax cuts for businesses, wealthy residents

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

On Tuesday, Mayor Muriel Bowser pledged keep in place automatic tax cuts triggered by the city’s recent financial success. “What we did was, we looked at what we needed and what we could invest in this year and in the whole financial plan and what those investments would turn into. And this is where we landed,” she said. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

D.C. business leaders call on lawmakers to keep $100 million tax cut plan

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

Why Johnny can’t read, Mary can’t do math

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2014 file photo, then-Washington Mayor Vincent Gray speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gray has begun his political comeback after a lengthy federal investigation ended with no charges against him. The 73-year-old Democrat announced Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, that he will run for the D.C. Council in his home ward east of the Anacostia River. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Vincent Gray, D.C. Council member, resumes push to bring end to tax on fitness clubs

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

D.C. family leave bill would impact business, opponents say

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

D.C. Council pushes to hire more cops to reduce homicides

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

"Vincent Gray... needs to slow the roll of this new hospital train. The only reason to build a new hospital from scratch or to renovate a former acute facility is because acute-care demand is not meeting health-care supply — and that is not the case in the District," says columnist Deborah Simmons. (Associated Press)

D.C. Council weighs bonus bill to retain retiring officers

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

At the end of 2015, the Metropolitan Police Department employed fewer than 3,800 officers, well below the 4,200 officers that leaders have said were needed to police the District. (The Washington Times/File)

Vincent Gray proposes D.C. police retention bonuses in emergency council legislation

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

(The Washington Times/File)

Mary Cheh seeks Muslim liaison unit for D.C. Metropolitan Police Department

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine
(Associated Press)

D.C. lawmakers look to strengthen campaign finance laws

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

Former mayor Vincent Gray sworn in to DC Council seat

Associated Press

A spokesman for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the mayor isn't worried about the new council and is focusing on "building on the administration's legislative successes." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Muriel Bowser critics gain power on D.C. Council

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

Illustration on the impact of a rising minimum wages by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

D.C. Council slows labor bills, eyes business impact

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

Sponsored by Ward 3 Democrat Mary M. Cheh, the Death With Dignity Act passed by an 11-2 vote. (Associated Press)

Physician-assisted suicide gets green light from D.C. Council

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

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

Phil Mendelson’s D.C. paid leave bill proposes 1% payroll tax

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

FILE-In this Oct. 26, 2015, file photo, right to die advocates rally outside the New Mexico Supreme Court in Santa Fe, N.M., after a lawyer asked justices to allow terminally-ill patients to end their lives. In a 5-0 opinion issued Thursday, June 30, 2016, the high court overturned a previous district court decision that doctors could not be prosecuted under the state's assisted suicide law, which classifies helping with suicide as a fourth-degree felony. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File)

D.C. Council wrestles with ‘dealth with dignity’

By Patrice Hirsch Feinstein and Tara Sonenshine

FILE - In this June 22, 2012, file photo, a smoker snuffs out a cigarette. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

D.C. lawmakers say making cigarettes illegal won’t deter teens

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times