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The D.C. Council reprimanded member Jim Graham on Monday for “affecting adversely the confidence in the public in the integrity of the government” by using his positions on the council and Metro board to influence the city’s lottery contract.

D.C. Council reprimands Graham

By Matthew Cella - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: Mendelson puts school truancy on D.C.’s front burner

By Deborah Simmons - 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)

Lingering concerns on D.C. speed cameras find deaf ear

By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times

Marion Barry, current D.C. Council member and former mayor, says he will try to pass his measure protecting ex-offenders from discrimination at the council’s final legislative session on Tuesday. He has openly criticized other council members and called out a prominent business leader over the issue. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Sometimes toes get stepped on when Barry takes a stand

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The D.C. Council is calling for a ban on the sale of synthetic cannabinoids — sold as incense under names including Spice, K2 and Yucatan Fire — because of their easy availability and danger. (Associated Press)

D.C. joins states on synthetic drug ban

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Committee on Government Operations Chairman Muriel Bowser, Ward 4 Democrat, asks a question of D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan on ways to improve campaign finance rules during a meeting Tuesday with other D.C. Council members. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Crafting D.C. ethics bill proving difficult

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

D.C. mandate to report child sex abuse moves ahead

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former Rep. Thomas M. Davis III, Virginia Republican

Referendum approach to D.C. budget autonomy hailed

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

SIMMONS: Election brings changes for D.C. politics

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

Ethics issue looms over D.C. campaigns

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Ellerbe

Ruling on D.C. fire chief called ‘sobering’

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

An employee of Williams Electric Co. in Shelby, N.C., pulls a rope uphill to hook onto a new utility pole in order to raise it into place Wednesday in a wooded area off Georgetown Pike in McLean as power restoration was post-storm priority No. 1. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

A return to normal for Washington after Sandy

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Lisa Sutter, program manager of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homeland Security Bureau, is accused of a range of ethical violations. The chairman of the Fraternal Order of police says she has not been disciplined because “the unit that she heads is a cash cow” for the District. (The Washington Times)

D.C. traffic whistleblower’s efforts stall

By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times

A Metropolitan Police Officer mans a mobile speed camera in the Ninth Street tunnel. Motorists who exceed speed limits at a “reckless” level of more than 20 mph are subject to a fine of $200. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

D.C. Council signals a turn on traffic-camera fines

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Jim Graham

Mendelson to talk to Graham before acting on Metro report

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton

Norton walking tightrope on D.C. referendum

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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

D.C. Council to seek budget freedom from Hill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. officials, Nats mascots and LivingSocial leadership unveiled LivingSocial's deal to pay for extra hours of post-season Metro service at a press conference at the Navy Yard Metro station last week. (Tom Howell Jr./The Washington Times)

Mendelson praises LivingSocial Metro deal for Nats playoffs

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

D.C. Council to consider charter amendment on budget autonomy

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. police Assistant Chief Alfred Durham looks on as Deputy Attorney General Andrew Foi testifies Monday on a proposed gun bill in the District. Mr. Foi said the bill would send the wrong message about gun laws in the nation’s capital. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Scope of proposed D.C. gun bill questioned

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times