FILE PHOTO: Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser talks with DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson before the start of the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on H.R.51, the "Washington, D.C. Admission Act" in Washington, U.S. March 22, 2021. Caroline Brehman/Pool via...
WASHINGTON -- A city council member won the Washington, D.C., Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday, defeating incumbent Vincent Gray in a race defined by a scandal involving Gray's campaign four years ago. Muriel Bowser tapped into an electorate that tired of the allegations surrounding Gray. Five...
Washington, D.C., remains a territory, not a state. Since 1974, it has been governed by a locally elected mayor and a 13-member city council, over which Congress retains the power of veto. Therefore, it has no voting representation in Congress. Residents elect a non-voting delegate to t...
(1861–65), the city of Washington expanded beyond its originally planned boundaries and became legally indistinguishable from the District of Columbia. Washington, D.C., remains a territory,not a state, and since 1974 it has been governed by a locally elected mayor and city council over which...
The Electronic Payments Coalition has responded to a bill introduced by D.C. Council member Charles Allen that would prohibit banks and credit card companies from… B. Doyle Mitchell Jr. Excels Like His Paternal Kin, Continues Family Legacy ...
Heather is a principal at Washington Council Ernst & Young, where she guides health care companies, nonprofits, employers and stakeholders through the complex...
Nearly 100 years later,in 1973, the government of Washington, DC, changed again with the establishment of home rule. Congress granted "the Government of the District of Columbia the powers of local self-Government" with a mayor, a 13-member council, and independent agencies...
Areas of focus Tax Office Washington, DC, United States Tara provides clients with legislative and government affairs strategies related to a broad range of policy areas, including financial services, corporate taxation and health tax issues. In addition, she provides clients with integrated advocacy...
There has been an underlying tension between the mayor and the city council over education policy, providing the background for increased attention toward the major themes of D.C. school reforms—namely accountability, school closings and consolidations, and school choice. DCPS enroll about 45,500...
COUNCIL MINUTES Washington, DC June 6, 1991 Development SIG, Special Education Dr. Shakeshaft recalled from the ini (Editor's note: The following is a draft of an abbreviated version of the minutes.) Research SIG, and the International tial discussio