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As Mayoral Race Begins, Gray Absent

By Johnny Verhovek November 15, 2013

The D.C. mayoral race formally went underway Nov. 8, with candidates beginning to circulate petitions to get their names on the ballot. Absent from the pool of nine contenders, however, was incumbent...

DC Seeks Higher Wages

By Katherine Richardson October 8, 2013

Only four weeks after Mayor Vincent Gray vetoed a bill that would have hiked the minimum wage for large retailers in D.C. to $12.50 an hour, mayoral candidate and Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) has...

District Sees HIV Drop-Off

By Sam Abrams October 1, 2013

The District of Columbia, which has historically had the highest rate of HIV/AIDS in the United States, has seen a 46 percent drop in the rate of infection between 2007 and 2011 from 3.2 percent to 2.4...

Gray Silent on Mayoral Race

By Natasha Khan October 1, 2013

With only seven months before the Democratic primary in April, Mayor Vincent Gray, still entrenched in an ongoing corruption investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, has yet to announce plans to...

DC Braces for Possible Shutdown

By Rebecca Driessen September 27, 2013

With the possibility of a federal government shutdown looming Oct. 1, Congress is scrambling to negotiate a deal that would raise the debt ceiling. But with compromise in short supply on Capitol Hill and...

DC Mayor Makes Case For Budget

By Mallika Sen April 23, 2013

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray touted Washington’s economic rebound while presenting his budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 to residents of Ward 2 at the Charles Sumner School on Saturday. According to...

Students March for Gun Control

By Lily Westergaard January 29, 2013

About 6,000 protesters rallied on the National Mall for the March on Washington for Gun Control to demand greater restrictions to the access of deadly firearms Jan. 26. The event began with remarks from...

University, Neighbors Near Agreement on 2010 Campus Plan

By Kelly Church June 6, 2012

As the D.C. Zoning Commission’s June 25 hearing on the 2010 Campus Plan approaches, it appears that the university and neighborhood groups are close to reaching an agreement. At last night’s monthly...

Georgetown Community Partnership Unveiled

By Mariah Byrne June 6, 2012

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, University President John J.DeGioia, Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans and ANC 2EChair Ron Lewis formally announced the creation of the Georgetown Community Partnership Wednesday...

Council Rejects Extended Bar Hours

By Katherine Foley May 17, 2012

Mayor Vincent Gray’s proposed legislation to keep District bars open until 3 a.m. on weekdays and 4 a.m. on weekends was rejected in a 3-2 vote by the D.C. Council’s Committee on Human Services...

Campus Plan Battle Continues

By Braden McDonald April 27, 2012

Following a year of rocky relations between the university and its neighbors, recent developments in the debates surrounding the 2010 Campus Plan suggest that a final compromise may be on the horizon. After...

Mayor Proposes $9.4 Billion Budget

By Sarah Kaplan March 27, 2012

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray unrolled a $9.4 billion budget proposal for the fiscal year 2013 that contains no new taxes or fees but includes spending cuts and several initiatives to increase revenue. The...

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